How IELTS Writing is scored and where Band 6 turns into Band 7
IELTS Writing is judged on four equally weighted criteria. If you do not know exactly what each one measures, practice becomes guesswork. These guides explain the real differences between Band 6 and Band 7 performance and what to improve next.
What this methodology page gives you
The four criteria
Start with the criterion that is most likely holding your score down
If your essays feel organized but your score is still stuck, the weak area is often Task Response or Lexical Resource. If your ideas are good but the writing feels messy, Coherence or Grammar is usually the bottleneck.
Task Response
IELTS Task Response Band 6 vs 7
Task Response is about answering the exact question, maintaining a clear position, and supporting each main idea with relevant development.
Coherence & Cohesion
IELTS Coherence and Cohesion Band 6 vs 7
Coherence and Cohesion measure how logically your ideas are organized and how naturally your sentences and paragraphs connect.
Lexical Resource
IELTS Lexical Resource Band 6 vs 7
Lexical Resource is about range, precision, collocation, and using less common vocabulary accurately instead of stuffing essays with difficult words.
Grammar
IELTS Grammar Band 6 vs 7
Grammatical Range and Accuracy reward writers who control a mix of sentence types with relatively few errors that distract the reader.
How to use these pages properly
1. Learn the criterion
Read one criterion page and understand what examiners actually reward there.
2. Check a real draft
Run one of your own essays through the free checker and compare the feedback against the guide.
3. Rewrite one thing
Do not fix everything at once. Pick one weakness and improve it deliberately in the next draft.