CoCo IELTS - Skill Exercise

The criterion that does not belong to "Coherence & Cohesion" band 6 is:

• arranges information and ideas coherently and there is a clear overall progression

• uses cohesive devices effectively, but cohesion within and/or between sentences may be faulty or mechanical

• may not always use referencing clearly or appropriately

• presents a clear central topic within each paragraph

The criterion that does not belong to "Coherence & Cohesion" band 7 is:

• logically organises information and ideas; there is clear progression throughout

• uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately although there may be some under-/over-use

• uses paragraphing, but not always logically

• presents a clear central topic within each paragraph

The criterion that belongs to "Coherence & Cohesion" band 6 is:

• may not write in paragraphs or their use may be confusing

• presents a clear central topic within each paragraph

• may not write in paragraphs, or paragraphing may be inadequate

• uses paragraphing, but not always logically

The criterion that belongs to "Coherence & Cohesion" band 7 is:

• logically organises information and ideas; there is clear progression throughout

• arranges information and ideas coherently and there is a clear overall progression

• presents information with some organisation but there may be a lack of overall progression

• presents information and ideas but these are not arranged coherently and there is no clear progression in the response

The criterion that belongs to "Coherence & Cohesion" band 7 is:

• uses cohesive devices effectively, but cohesion within and/or between sentences may be faulty or mechanical

• uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately although there may be some under-/over-use

• makes inadequate, inaccurate or over use of cohesive devices

• uses some basic cohesive devices but these may be inaccurate or repetitive

The criterion that belongs to "Coherence & Cohesion" band 6 is:

• has very little control of organisational features

• does not organise ideas logically

• may not always use referencing clearly or appropriately

• may be repetitive because of lack of referencing and substitution

The criterion that belongs to "Task achievement" band 7 is:

• responds to the task only in a minimal way

• addresses the task only partially; the format may be inappropriate in places

• addresses all parts of the task although some parts may be more fully covered than others

• addresses all parts of the task

The criterion that belongs to "Task achievement" band 6 is:

• presents a relevant position although the conclusions may become unclear or repetitive

• presents a clear position throughout the response

• expresses a position but the development is not always clear and there may be no conclusions drawn

• presents a position but this is unclear

The criterion that belongs to "Task achievement" band 6 is:

• presents a relevant position although the conclusions may become unclear or repetitive

• presents a clear position throughout the response

• expresses a position but the development is not always clear and there may be no conclusions drawn

• presents a position but this is unclear

The criterion that belongs to "Task achievement" band 7 is:

• responds to the task only in a minimal way

• addresses the task only partially; the format may be inappropriate in places

• addresses all parts of the task although some parts may be more fully covered than others

• addresses all parts of the task