雅思写作评分标准： Scoring Guides for Writing‏

>For IELTS/TOEFL candidates in China
A letter from Mr. Jeenn Lee Hsieh,
an IELTS writing instructor 谢振礼
whose native language is not English

As an IELTS preparation instructor in Latin America, I have often been asked some common questions, principally about how to deal with the ordeal of sitting Writing Task 2. An English composition exam like this is a headache to the majority of candidates in many other countries, particularly IELTS' No. 1 market-- China. In the IELTS writing module, China's average band score has never been anything better than 5.3 in the past years.

Like their Spanish-speaking counterparts, Chinese candidates are having obvious problems related to an ability to write an English essay at rhetorical, syntactic and lexical levels. However, less obvious problems seem to be about managing a thesis, structure and content. A similar experience happens to TOEFL's Task 2:Test of Written English. There is of course room for improvement in IELTS or TOEFL writing, but how?

Tips for better writing are many, the most practical being common sense--read extensively, practice constantly, ask for correction when necessary. In addition, try to imitate but need not memorize as many quality model essays as possible. I would like to recommend reading textbook-like essays on Web pages, including those provided by www.ielts-blog.com or www.ryanenglish.com for free.

To score higher in an independent writing task, whether with IELTS or TOEFL, it is important to get a clear idea regarding how a test essay is rated. For example, how well one writes is much more important than how much one writes. According to the official scoring guides of TOEFL and IELTS, a most successful paper should include the following features--

>英文合文法

1. language effectiveness=rhetoric 语言效率

TOEFL--displays consistent facility in the use of language

IELTS--uses cohesion in such a way that it attracts no attention

2. sentence variety=syntax 句型变化

TOEFL--demonstrates syntactic variety

IELTS--uses a wide range of structures with full flexibility and accuracy; rare minor errors occur only as 'slips'

3. word choice=lexicon 字汇恰当

TOEFL--demonstrates appropriate word choice

IELTS--uses a wide range of vocabulary with very natural and sophisticated control of lexical features; rare minor errors occur only as 'slips'

>作文合逻辑

1. [a thesis well-focused] 主题有焦点

TOEFL--effectively addresses the writing task

IELTS--fully addresses all parts of the task

2. [a structure well-organized] 结构有组织

TOEFL--is well organized and well developed

IELTS--skillfully manages paragraphing

3. [a content well-supported] 内容有支持

TOEFL--uses clearly appropriate details to support a thesis or illustrate ideas

IELTS--presents a fully developed position in answer to the question with relevant, fully extended and well supported ideas

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