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Playing The IELTS Examiner

Playing The IELTS Examiner

Update: 2025-03-105
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In this podcast, our essay corrector Ellen puts YOU in the driver’s seat as you review a student’s essay with her, deciding what band score the essay should get.  With the band descriptors as your guide, you will learn



  • How the introduction makes a first impression on the examiner

  • How mistakes and missteps can influence the examiner along the way

  • How some strong arguments, precise vocabulary and accurate grammar can redeem your score

  • How important the last impression your essay leaves is


In the end, you will see how challenging the task of the examiner is and all the elements they take into consideration.  This knowledge will help you to construct stronger essays.


Click here for IELTS essay correction


Learn more about the IELTS writing task


Full online IELTS course


Massive IELTS vocabulary guide


Click here to read the full transcript.


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Playing The IELTS Examiner

Playing The IELTS Examiner

Ben Worthington