‼️ IELTS news: full assessment scales are now available on the official website. ‼️

"Full" means they are the exact ones used by examiners. But don't get your hopes up - they are very similar to the good old band descriptors. So nothing is really changing - we will keep working on developing ideas fully, using cohesion in a way that attracts no attention, et cetera, et cetera.

https://www.ielts.org/news/2023/ielts-writing-band-descriptors-and-key-assessment-criteria

‼️ Make sure to read both PDFs:

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https://www.ielts.org/-/media/pdfs/ielts-writing-key-assessment-criteria.ashx

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https://www.ielts.org/-/media/pdfs/ielts-writing-band-descriptors.ashx