"Irina, is #IELTS assessment by AI reliable?"
I personally think all IELTS assessment except one type is unreliable.
AI, instructors, former examiners, examiners -- they are all unreliable, in my humble opinion. All scores by all these people (and machines) are just opinions that don't guarantee anything.
Think about this: If your score is changed after a remark, what does it mean? It means the original assessment -- assessment by a trained, paid examiner -- was wrong. If even this assessment can be unreliable, then how can assessment by people (or machines) who never got examiner training or who got it a decade ago be reliable?
The only reliable IELTS assessment, in my humble opinion, isthe assessment by a current senior examiner .
In the face of this overall unreliability --you are unlikely to have consistent access to senior examiner assessment -- I think it makes more sense to focus on skills, not scores.
I personally think all IELTS assessment except one type is unreliable.
AI, instructors, former examiners, examiners -- they are all unreliable, in my humble opinion. All scores by all these people (and machines) are just opinions that don't guarantee anything.
Think about this: If your score is changed after a remark, what does it mean? It means the original assessment -- assessment by a trained, paid examiner -- was wrong. If even this assessment can be unreliable, then how can assessment by people (or machines) who never got examiner training or who got it a decade ago be reliable?
The only reliable IELTS assessment, in my humble opinion, is
In the face of this overall unreliability --
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A student runs his IELTS report through Claude and gets
I run it through Gemini and get
That's how accurate IELTS assessment by AI is.
I don't think humans would disagree by this much.
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#IELTS Writing Task 1 is a report, not an essay ❗️
I hear students carelessly calling all IELTS tasks essays. IELTS Writing Task 1 is not an essay. It's a report.
An essay is a text that presents an argument, perspective, and/or an opinion.
A report is a text that reports factual information in an impartial way.
Don't call IELTS Writing Task 1 an essay. Call it a report.
Words have meanings. Use them carefully and intentionally -- always.❤️
I hear students carelessly calling all IELTS tasks essays. IELTS Writing Task 1 is not an essay. It's a report.
An essay is a text that presents an argument, perspective, and/or an opinion.
A report is a text that reports factual information in an impartial way.
Don't call IELTS Writing Task 1 an essay. Call it a report.
Words have meanings. Use them carefully and intentionally -- always.
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Forwarded from IELTS CDI Report
13.10.2026 - Tashkent IDP
#writing
Part 1:
The diagram below shows a fire exit plan in a college accommodation. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Part 2:
Some people think they have the right to use as much fresh water as they want, while others believe that governments should strictly control the use of freshwater as it is a limited resource. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
📩 Report your questions: @cdireport_admin
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📝 To take mock tests based on these reports: @diyorbeksielts_mock
#writing
Part 1:
The diagram below shows a fire exit plan in a college accommodation. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Part 2:
Some people think they have the right to use as much fresh water as they want, while others believe that governments should strictly control the use of freshwater as it is a limited resource. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
📩 Report your questions: @cdireport_admin
🔗 cdireport.t.me
📝 To take mock tests based on these reports: @diyorbeksielts_mock
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🦋 Writing Incubator - where writing skills hatch 🦋
"Writing Incubator" is a series of workshops by stellar professionals who love writing. Please welcome our first workshop of the season!
🦋 "Cohesion in CPE Writing" by Alena Nikitina 🦋
In #CPE writing, you need to organize your ideas impressively. Can you?
But you have to – this is what Cambridge requires to give you Band 5 for the Organisation scale (and they never define what it means exactly… but there are signs.)
In the workshop, we will take a close look at what it is about cohesion that makes a piece of writing stand out in the eyes of Cambridge. You will also learn the distinction between “a wide range” of cohesive devices and just a “variety”, which is vital for the top score.
At the end, you will write a paragraph in which you will use a few more types of cohesive devices than you usually do. Hopefully, some will eventually become a part of your active writing repertoire.
P.S. And if you don’t see a full range of devices in this description, then the workshop is definitely a must-visit for you!
📆 18 October, Sunday, 11.00 am MSK, Zoom.
💌 The workshop is free. To join dm me @iraluts with a meaningful ending to this phrase: “Wow! I can’t miss this one because…”
❗️ Please note that this is a workshop, not a webinar or a lecture. If you join, you will have to write. “Ghosts” will be kicked out.
❗️ Please note that there will be no recording, so it's a safe space to participate. The materials are for the attendees only.
🦋 Writing Incubator - where writing skills hatch 🦋
"Writing Incubator" is a series of workshops by stellar professionals who love writing. Please welcome our first workshop of the season!
🦋 "Cohesion in CPE Writing" by Alena Nikitina 🦋
In #CPE writing, you need to organize your ideas impressively. Can you?
But you have to – this is what Cambridge requires to give you Band 5 for the Organisation scale (and they never define what it means exactly… but there are signs.)
In the workshop, we will take a close look at what it is about cohesion that makes a piece of writing stand out in the eyes of Cambridge. You will also learn the distinction between “a wide range” of cohesive devices and just a “variety”, which is vital for the top score.
At the end, you will write a paragraph in which you will use a few more types of cohesive devices than you usually do. Hopefully, some will eventually become a part of your active writing repertoire.
P.S. And if you don’t see a full range of devices in this description, then the workshop is definitely a must-visit for you!
📆 18 October, Sunday, 11.00 am MSK, Zoom.
🦋 Writing Incubator - where writing skills hatch 🦋
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#IELTS Writing Task 1: topic-specific vocabulary for the recent task attached above ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
Many people don't realize that the key to a high Lexical Resource score is not necessarily fancy lexis. It's topic-specific lexis – very narrow and precise lexical items on the topic.
So, one of the first things I think about when I see an IELTS writing task is: What is the topic-specific vocabulary here?
Here is my list for the attached task.
✅ More universal words:
- a zone
- a section
- an area
✅ More specific but still broad words for zoo sections:
- a sanctuary, e.g. a bird sanctuary
- a habitat, e.g. the penguin habitat, the outdoor habitat
- an exhibit, e.g. the bear exhibit
- an enclosure, e.g. the elephants enclosure
✅ Very specific words:
- a paddock: a zone for grazing animals and hoofed animals (elephants, giraffes, zebras)
- an aviary / a bird sanctuary: a section for birds
- a pen: a pen for farm animals
✅ Other potentially useful words:
- primates (shell noun for chimpanzees)
- predators (shell noun for lions)
- hoofed animals (shell noun for zebras and giraffes)
Do you think you would ace this task if you saw it for the first time in the exam room? Honestly, I am not sure I would. But my students (and my subscribers) won't be caught off guard.
Many people don't realize that the key to a high Lexical Resource score is not necessarily fancy lexis. It's topic-specific lexis – very narrow and precise lexical items on the topic.
So, one of the first things I think about when I see an IELTS writing task is: What is the topic-specific vocabulary here?
Here is my list for the attached task.
- a zone
- a section
- an area
- a sanctuary, e.g. a bird sanctuary
- a habitat, e.g. the penguin habitat, the outdoor habitat
- an exhibit, e.g. the bear exhibit
- an enclosure, e.g. the elephants enclosure
- a paddock: a zone for grazing animals and hoofed animals (elephants, giraffes, zebras)
- an aviary / a bird sanctuary: a section for birds
- a pen: a pen for farm animals
- primates (shell noun for chimpanzees)
- predators (shell noun for lions)
- hoofed animals (shell noun for zebras and giraffes)
Do you think you would ace this task if you saw it for the first time in the exam room? Honestly, I am not sure I would. But my students (and my subscribers) won't be caught off guard.
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What does CC stand for to you?
Anonymous Quiz
9%
Coffee and cakes
75%
Coherence and cohesion
1%
Cadence and carb-loading
7%
All of the above
8%
None of the above
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IELTS CDI Report
Part 2 📝
A traditional situation between a teacher and students in a classroom will not exist by 2050
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
A traditional situation between a teacher and students in a classroom will not exist by 2050
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
I had this topic in 2023 and got 8999 for the essay. The essay below is clearly not the same, but it's close. I reconstructed the essay and then improved it.
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My #IELTS 8999 essay 🦋
I had this topic in 2023 and got 8999 for the essay. The essay below is clearly not the same, but it's close. I reconstructed the essay after the exam and then improved it. 🦋
Topic: Some people believe that the typical classroom situation with a teacher will disappear by 2050. Do you agree or disagree?
The world is changing, and so too is education. So much so that some people argue that the classical classroom setting with a teacher and a student present will no longer exist in the future. I, however, completely disagree with this opinion for two reasons.
One is that students will increasingly opt for synchronous classes with an educator teaching in real time. They will do so because they will seek live interaction with both the teacher and the other students in order to be able to ask questions immediately or exchange ideas as such interaction not only facilitates learning but also reinforces motivation. This has become evident in recent years after the proliferation of self-paced online courses, which people first welcomed as a more convenient way to study but then struggled to complete, with the average completion rate being only 5-15%. Thus, despite other formats being available, students will likely prefer more traditional ones, a choice that will generate demand and, consequently, supply on the part of the educational institutions.
Even more important is the second reason – the equality this type of education setting provides. Were all materials to be available in the digital form or online only, those who do not have access to technology or to a quiet learning space would have no access to education at all. Coming from deprived backgrounds already, such people would therefore be put at a further disadvantage. The traditional school-based system, while not impeccable or all-encompassing, still gives every student a chance to learn, thereby allowing them an opportunity to improve their social status. Given how crucial this system is as a social mobility mechanism, governments will preserve it in order to ensure equal access to education.
In conclusion, the classical, well-established form of education – one with teacher-led, classroom-based instruction – offers significant benefits in terms of knowledge acquisition and equality of opportunity. It is for this reason that this form of education will, in my opinion, exist well into the future, regardless of how the world might change.
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#Irina_writes_IELTS
I had this topic in 2023 and got 8999 for the essay. The essay below is clearly not the same, but it's close. I reconstructed the essay after the exam and then improved it. 🦋
Topic: Some people believe that the typical classroom situation with a teacher will disappear by 2050. Do you agree or disagree?
The world is changing, and so too is education. So much so that some people argue that the classical classroom setting with a teacher and a student present will no longer exist in the future. I, however, completely disagree with this opinion for two reasons.
One is that students will increasingly opt for synchronous classes with an educator teaching in real time. They will do so because they will seek live interaction with both the teacher and the other students in order to be able to ask questions immediately or exchange ideas as such interaction not only facilitates learning but also reinforces motivation. This has become evident in recent years after the proliferation of self-paced online courses, which people first welcomed as a more convenient way to study but then struggled to complete, with the average completion rate being only 5-15%. Thus, despite other formats being available, students will likely prefer more traditional ones, a choice that will generate demand and, consequently, supply on the part of the educational institutions.
Even more important is the second reason – the equality this type of education setting provides. Were all materials to be available in the digital form or online only, those who do not have access to technology or to a quiet learning space would have no access to education at all. Coming from deprived backgrounds already, such people would therefore be put at a further disadvantage. The traditional school-based system, while not impeccable or all-encompassing, still gives every student a chance to learn, thereby allowing them an opportunity to improve their social status. Given how crucial this system is as a social mobility mechanism, governments will preserve it in order to ensure equal access to education.
In conclusion, the classical, well-established form of education – one with teacher-led, classroom-based instruction – offers significant benefits in terms of knowledge acquisition and equality of opportunity. It is for this reason that this form of education will, in my opinion, exist well into the future, regardless of how the world might change.
336 words
#Irina_writes_IELTS
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🦋 Writing Incubator - where writing skills hatch 🦋
"Writing Incubator" is a series of workshops by stellar professionals who love writing. Please welcome our second workshop of the season!
🦋 "To AI Or Not To AI" by Svetlana Kukharevich https://t.me/lemon_sqwizzy
A single em-dash is now enough to make people think you used ChatGPT.
Some writers have started adding slang and typos to their posts just to prove they're human. Others let AI write the first draft and then edit it until it sounds like them. So where does writing with AI end and AI writing begin?
At our workshop, we'll discuss this new trend and learn to spot the patterns that give AI writing away.
We'll also discuss whether using a chatbot is cheating or just a smarter spellcheck. You'll leave with new vocabulary for talking about writing and a sharper eye for texts that weren’t written by a human.
📆 8 November, Sunday, 11:00 am Moscow time, Zoom.
💌 The workshop is free. To join dm me @iraluts with a meaningful ending to this phrase: “Wow! I can’t miss this one because …”
❗️ Please note that this is a workshop, not a webinar or a lecture. If you join, you will have to write. “Ghosts” will be kicked out.
❗️ Please note that there will be no recording, so it's a safe space to participate. The materials are for the attendees only.
"Writing Incubator" is a series of workshops by stellar professionals who love writing. Please welcome our second workshop of the season!
🦋 "To AI Or Not To AI" by Svetlana Kukharevich https://t.me/lemon_sqwizzy
A single em-dash is now enough to make people think you used ChatGPT.
Some writers have started adding slang and typos to their posts just to prove they're human. Others let AI write the first draft and then edit it until it sounds like them. So where does writing with AI end and AI writing begin?
At our workshop, we'll discuss this new trend and learn to spot the patterns that give AI writing away.
We'll also discuss whether using a chatbot is cheating or just a smarter spellcheck. You'll leave with new vocabulary for talking about writing and a sharper eye for texts that weren’t written by a human.
📆 8 November, Sunday, 11:00 am Moscow time, Zoom.
💌 The workshop is free. To join dm me @iraluts with a meaningful ending to this phrase: “Wow! I can’t miss this one because …”
❗️ Please note that this is a workshop, not a webinar or a lecture. If you join, you will have to write. “Ghosts” will be kicked out.
❗️ Please note that there will be no recording, so it's a safe space to participate. The materials are for the attendees only.
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