IELTS Band 6.5 - 7 - Examiner Commentary

In this tutorial we have a Band 7 essay graded by an EX-IELTSexaminer (from our team of essay correctors!).   First you can read the essay, and after we break down which sentences helped this essay score a Band 7.   Each criteria has been considered and the sentence in the essay has been colour coded to correspond to the fours marking criteria used by the British Council / IELTS IDP. This tutorial will help you understand:   How an essay gets a Band 7 What sentence structures and language is needed for a Band 7 How you can link ideas smoothly Here is the essay question:  At the present time, the population of some countries includes a relatively large number of young adults, compared with the number of older people. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantages?     GET THE FULL TUTORIAL HERE: https://www.ieltspodcast.com/audio-tutorials/band-6-5-7-examiner-commentary/