If you’re wondering what your IELTS score might be, take a look at these descriptions of language performance prepared by IELTS! What do you think your band scores might be in IELTS Speaking and Writing?
IELTS speaking and writing is assessed according to the following criteria:
Speaking
- FC - Fluency and Coherence (How well did you answer the question and how easy, or difficult, was it to understand what you said?)
- LR - Lexical Resource (Vocabulary)
- GRA - Grammatical Range and Accuracy
- PRON - Pronunciation
Writing
- TA - Task Achievement (Task 1 - How well did you answer the question?)
- TR - Task Response (Task 2 - How well did you answer the question?)
- CC - Coherence and Cohesion (How easy, or difficult, is it to read and understand what you have written?)
- LR - Lexical Resource (Vocabulary)
- GRA - Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Click (or touch) skills and criteria to see descriptions of what you should be able to do at each band 0-9