Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
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colossal”
are examples of uncommon vocabulary and would have
a positive effect on the
candidate's ―Vocabulary‖ score.
Candidates often neglect this area because they focus too much on the answer to the
question.
There is a section later in this book on vocabulary building.
3.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy (1~9)
There are two aspects of this score - ―range‖ and ―accuracy‖. This score is often
misunderstood because many people believe that a high score
is awarded if the candidate
doesn't make any grammar mistakes. The score in this section is based on a number of
different factors including:
Sentence
formation
Use of clauses (subordinate etc.)
Use of complex structures
Range
of tense use
Error density (the amount of errors in each sentence)
The level of errors (whether the errors occur in basic or complex
structures)
