Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2015 8:52:39 GMT
For task 2, it is important that the examiner knows what you think from the start, and that you support your views throughout the essay and give a clear conclusion at the end. It does not matter how the question is written - it may not directly ask for your opinion at all - but you must give one!
Look at the band descriptors:
Band score 2: does not express a position
The examiner has no idea what your opinion is.
Band score 3: does not express a clear position
The examiner doesn’t really know what your opinion is.
Band score 4: presents a position but this is unclear
The examiner isn’t sure what your opinion is.
Band score 5: expresses a position but the development is not always clear and there may be no conclusions drawn
The examiner knows what you think, but you haven’t explained why.
Band score 6: presents a relevant position although the conclusions may become unclear or repetitive
The examiner knows what you think, but you haven’t summed up your views or you repeat things
Band score 7: presents a clear position throughout the response
The examiner knows what you think from start to finish.
If you are aiming at band score 7 or higher, you MUST say what you think from the beginning, support your viewpoint throughout the essay and draw logical conclusions which you state at the end.
Teacher Jill
Look at the band descriptors:
Band score 2: does not express a position
The examiner has no idea what your opinion is.
Band score 3: does not express a clear position
The examiner doesn’t really know what your opinion is.
Band score 4: presents a position but this is unclear
The examiner isn’t sure what your opinion is.
Band score 5: expresses a position but the development is not always clear and there may be no conclusions drawn
The examiner knows what you think, but you haven’t explained why.
Band score 6: presents a relevant position although the conclusions may become unclear or repetitive
The examiner knows what you think, but you haven’t summed up your views or you repeat things
Band score 7: presents a clear position throughout the response
The examiner knows what you think from start to finish.
If you are aiming at band score 7 or higher, you MUST say what you think from the beginning, support your viewpoint throughout the essay and draw logical conclusions which you state at the end.
Teacher Jill