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IELTS Writing Band Descriptors: Task 1 Band Task achievement Coherence and cohesion Lexical resource Grammatical range and accuracy 9 fully satisfies all the requirements of the task clearly presents a fully developed response uses cohesion in such a way that it attracts no attention skilfully manages paragraphing uses a wide range of vocabulary with very natural and sophisticated control of lexical features; rare minor errors occur only as slips uses a wide range of structures with full flexibility and accuracy; rare minor errors occur only as slips 8 covers all requirements of the task sufficiently presents, highlights and illustrates key features/ bullet points clearly and appropriately sequences information and ideas logically manages all aspects of cohesion well uses paragraphing sufficiently and appropriately uses a wide range of vocabulary fluently and flexibly to convey precise meanings skilfully uses uncommon lexical items but there may be occasional inaccuracies in word choice and collocation | 
