Examiner comment
Band 5.5
The key features are all covered, but reporting is somewhat mechanical and data is provided to
support only some of the descriptions. The response also lacks an overview. Information and
ideas are generally arranged coherently, though this is lost towards the end of the response.
Cohesive devices are used effectively and there is a clear progression overall. The range of
vocabulary is both adequate and appropriate and spelling is accurate, but there is insufficient
flexibility and not enough use of less common vocabulary to justify a higher band. There is a mix
of simple and complex sentence structures, used fairly accurately, but again, there is not a wide
enough variety of structures to achieve a higher band.
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