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Band 7
5 posts tagged Band 7 from Dr Mariam's IELTS writing team.
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A Real IELTS Writing Band 6 to Band 7 Editing Example: Before and After
A full ielts writing band 6 to band 7 editing example: a real Task 2 essay corrected paragraph by paragraph, with every change explained against the four official IELTS Writing criteria.
Band 6Band 7Task 2EditingSamplesUpdated 23 October 2026
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IELTS Writing Band 6 vs 7 vs 8: One Task 2 Prompt, Three Real Example Answers
See the same IELTS Writing Task 2 prompt answered at band 6, 7, and 8, side by side, with a full ielts writing band 6 vs 7 vs 8 example breakdown of exactly what changes in each of the four official criteria.
Band 6Band 7Band 8Task 2SamplesUpdated 19 October 2026
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Common IELTS Lexical Resource Mistakes: Why 'Impressive Words' Won't Get You Band 7
The most common IELTS Lexical Resource mistakes aren't about vocabulary difficulty — they're collocation errors, register slips, and spelling mistakes hiding behind 'impressive' words. Here's what examiners actually reward instead.
Lexical ResourceBand 7VocabularyCommon MistakesUpdated 15 October 2026
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5 Grammar Patterns That Signal Band 7 Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Five specific sentence patterns — not vocabulary or length — that examiners read as Band 7 Grammatical Range and Accuracy in IELTS Writing, with before-and-after examples.
Grammatical Range and AccuracyBand 7Task 2Sentence StructureUpdated 13 October 2026
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IELTS Writing Band 7 vs Band 8: What Actually Separates Them
IELTS Writing band 7 vs band 8 explained criterion by criterion: what changes in Task Response, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and how to close the gap.
Band 7Band 8Band ScoresGrammatical Range and AccuracyUpdated 15 September 2026