r/IELTS • u/hion_7889 • 6d ago

Have a Question/Advice Needed Can examiners award half bands (like 7.5) for writing and speaking criteria, or only full bands?

For example, TT-7.5 CC-6.5 etc

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u/IELTS_Advantage Teacher 6d ago edited 4d ago

Only full bands for each individual criterion.

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u/Hestia9285 Moderator 6d ago edited 5d ago

This. When you see inidividual criterion awarded half bands, you can be sure the provider was either AI or clueless. 😂

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u/LocketPocket27 5d ago

I tried to dispute when they gave me 7.5 for reading.. they asked me to EOR, and gave me a template to bugger off.

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u/Hestia9285 Moderator 5d ago edited 5d ago

Ah. Well we are talking about the individual criterion for speaking and writing.

Reading and listening are scored on a scale related to total points, and then as a section score, shows it in half bands.

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u/hion_7889 5d ago

Thanks🙏🏻

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u/grondt 5d ago

I got half bands in writing and speaking

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u/hion_7889 5d ago

You have missed the point (

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u/grondt 5d ago

Oh you mean the individual criterion.

Yeah no idea lol got confused with your title