SCOR CONTENT COMMUNICATIVE ORGANISATION LANGUAGE

E ACHIEVEMENT

All content is Uses the conventions Text is well- Uses a range of

relevant to the of the communicative organised and vocabulary, including
task. Target reader is task effectively to coherent, using a less common lexis,
fully informed hold the target variety of cohesive appropriately.
5 reader’s attention and devices with
communicate with generally good Uses a range of
ease, fulfilling all effect. simple and complex
communicative grammatical forms
purposes. with control and
flexibility.

Occasional errors
and slips may be
present.
4 Performance shares features of Scores 3 and 5
Minor irrelevances Uses the conventions Text is generally Uses a range of
3 and/or omissions of the communicative well-organised and everyday vocabulary
may be present. task to hold the coherent, using a with occasional
reader’s attention and variety of cohesive inappropriate use of
Target reader is communicate devices. less common lexis.
on the whole straightforward ideas
informed. appropriately. Uses a range of
simple and some
complex grammatical
forms with a good degree
of control.

Errors do not
impede communication.
2 Performance shares features of Scores 1 and 3

Irrelevances and/or Produces a text that Uses simple Uses basic vocabulary
misinterpretation of communicates connectors and a appropriately.
task may be present. straightforward ideas limited number of Uses simple
1 Target reader is using the conventions cohesive devices grammatical forms
minimally informed. of the communicative appropriately. with a good degree
task reasonably of control.
appropriately. While errors are
noticeable, meaning
can still be determined.
Content is totally
0 irrelevant. Performance below Score 1
Target reader is
not informed.

WRITING PART 3: ASSESSMENT SCALE