FORM 3 WRITING DESCRIPTORS

COMMUNICATIVE
SCALE CONTENT ORGANISATION LANGUAGE
ACHIEVEMENT
Uses BASIC VOCABULARY
Produces a text that APPROPRIATELY, Uses
ALL content is RELEVENT to communicates Uses SIMPLE SIMPLE grammatical forms
the task. CONNECTORES and with GOOD DEGREE OF
STRAIGHTFORWARD
5 Target is
LIMITED
FULLY IDEAS using the conventions COHESIVE
number of CONTROL.
DEVICES
INFORMED. of the communicative task While errors are noticeable,
appropriately.
reasonably appropriately. meaning can still be
determined.

4 PERFORMANCE SHARES FEATURES OF BANDS 3 AND 5

MINOR IRRELEVANCES Produces a text that Text is connected using Uses BASIC VOCABULARY
and / or IMISION may be communicates SIMPLE BASIC, HIGH FREQUENCY REASONABLY. Uses
present. BASIC ideas in simple ways. CONNECTORS. SIMPLE GRAMMATICAL
3 FORMS with SOME DEGREE
OF CONTROL.
Errors MAY IMPEDE
MEANING AT TIMES.

2 PERFORMANCE SHARES FEATURES OF BANDS 1 AND 3

Target reader is MINIMALLY Produces ISOLATED short Production UNLIKELY to be Produces BASIC
1 informed. units about SIMPLE and connected, though VOCABULARY of
CONCRETE matters, not PUNCTUATION and SIMPLE ISOLATED WORDS AND
always communicating CONNECTORS(i.e and) may PHRASES.
successfully. be used on occasion.
Produces FEW SIMPLE
 GRAMMATICALLY FORMS
with ONLY LIMITED
CONTROL.
Content is TOTALLY
0 IRRELEVANT.
PERFORMANCE BELOW BAND 1