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Band7: Practise IELTS Writing Task 2 towards Band 7

Write a timed Task 2 essay, get a band for each of the four criteria, and see the one thing holding you back, quoted from your own sentences.

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Example

Some people think university education should be free for everyone. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

  • TREducation should be free because it is important for everyone.
  • CCAlso, many graduates move abroad after they finish.
  • LRUniversity is important for jobs and it is important for society.
  • GRAStudents who they come from poor families cannot pay the fees.
TR
6.0
CC
6.0
LR
5.5
GRA
6.0
Estimated Band
6.0
FIX

Next essay, fix this: State how far you agree in your first sentence, then tie every body paragraph back to that position.

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Coach, Mock, one fix, the next essay

The same loop every time: plan with help, write under the clock, read the one fix, then take that fix into the next essay.

  1. 01

    Coach

    Pick a Task 2 prompt and plan it with Task analysis, Brainstorm and Outline. You stay the author.

  2. 02

    Mock

    Switch to a 40-minute timer with AI help off, and write the way the exam feels.

  3. 03

    Report

    Get a band for each of the four criteria, and one fix quoted from your own sentences.

  4. 04

    Next essay

    Carry that one fix into the next essay. That is how you move towards Band 7.

A coach while you plan and write

Most checkers only see your essay once it’s finished. Coach mode helps before and during writing, and you stay the author.

The Band7 Writing Desk in Coach mode: a Task 2 prompt, an essay draft, and Brainstorm ideas in the Coach column.

  • Task analysis

    Names the question type, the parts you must answer, and the traps to avoid.

  • Brainstorm

    Arguments, examples and counter-arguments for the prompt. Add the ones you like to your Outline.

  • Outline

    A paragraph plan that stays beside your essay while you write.

  • Selection coach

    Select one or two sentences and get a Learning Rewrite. It changes your text only if you confirm.

  • Checkup

    A quick read of your draft for grammar, repetition, structure and length.

Then practise it the way the exam feels

Switch to Mock: a 40-minute countdown, AI help off, and a live word count. Your draft saves on this device as you go, so a closed tab doesn’t cost you the essay.

  • 40:00 countdown you can start, pause and reset
  • AI help off while you write
  • Word count towards 250, always visible
  • A 5-minute warning, and you can still submit when time’s up
The Band7 Writing Desk in Mock mode: the countdown timer and the word count above an essay draft.

The Grade Report names one fix for the next essay

Bands for the essay and each criterion, feedback quoted from your sentences, and a single change to take into the essay you write next.

  • A band for your essay and each of the four criteria

    Overall, plus Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy, in 0.5 steps.

  • Feedback on your own sentences

    The feedback quotes the lines it is about, then tells you what to change in the next essay.

  • One next fix for the next essay

    Each Grade Report ends with one concrete change to carry into your next Task 2 essay.

How the Estimated Band works

Grade Report

Example

Some people think university education should be free for everyone. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Estimated Band, overall

6.0

  • TR

    Task Response6.0

    Your opening states a view but doesn’t say how far you agree.

    “Education should be free because it is important for everyone.”
  • CC

    Coherence and Cohesion6.0

    The second body paragraph switches to a new idea halfway through, so the point about cost gets lost.

    “Also, many graduates move abroad after they finish.”
  • LR

    Lexical Resource5.5

    “Important” stands in for three different ideas. Name the actual benefit each time.

    “University is important for jobs and it is important for society.”
  • GRA

    Grammatical Range and Accuracy6.0

    You attempt relative clauses, but an extra pronoun keeps breaking them.

    “Students who they come from poor families cannot pay the fees.”
FIX

Next essay, fix this: State how far you agree in your first sentence, then tie every body paragraph back to that position.

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