The IELTS Descriptors Decoded
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So, you’ve decided to take IELTS. You’ve found out what band score you need to achieve in the speaking and writing parts of the test (almost certainly it’s between 5 and 7.5) and you are now asking yourself a very simple, yet very important, question. ‘What do I need to do to get that band score?’
Mark Griffiths
I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 1990, mainly in the Czech Republic and China. I have written several books on IELTS that have been published in China, selling over 200,000 copies. My work has also been used to create various apps which have been downloaded tens of thousands of times.The books that I will be publishing on Smashwords are updates of my published works, modified for the international market.The majority of books will be in the 'English 101 Series' which has proven so popular in China.The cover photographs on the Smashwords editions are all by the author.
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The IELTS Descriptors Decoded - Mark Griffiths
The IELTS Descriptors Decoded:
A short guide to achieving the score you want in the speaking and writing tests
Mark Griffiths
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2013 Mark Griffiths
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Table of Contents
Introduction
I need to get band 5 in my speaking test
But I need to get band 5.5!
I need to get band 6 in my speaking test
But I need to get band 6.5!
I need to get band 7 in my speaking test
But I need to get band 7.5!
I need to get band 5 in my writing test
But I need to get band 5.5!
I need to get band 6 in my writing test
But I need to get band 6.5!
I need to get band 7 in my writing test
But I need to get band 7.5!
Samples from my other books
About the author
Introduction
So, you’ve decided to take IELTS. You’ve found out what band score you need to achieve in the speaking and writing parts of the test (almost certainly it’s between 5 and 7.5) and you are now asking yourself a very simple, yet very important, question. ‘What do I need to do to get that band score?’
I’ve been involved in IELTS since first qualifying as an IELTS examiner at the beginning of 2001. Let me tell you