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In today's world, education is very important for everyone. Some people think university should be free for all students. I agree with this idea to some extent, but I also think there are some problems. Firstly, if university is free, more people can go to university. Many good students cannot study because their family is poor…

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6.5Overall Band
Task Achievement / Response6.5
Coherence & Cohesion6.0
Lexical Resource6.5
Grammatical Range & Accuracy6.5

Your #1 score-losing issue

Coherence & Cohesion — unclear progression / paragraphing

Evidence from the essay
“Firstly, if university is free, more people can go to university.”

Ideas are present but progression is mechanical: each paragraph is a container of separate points rather than a developing argument. At Band 7, each paragraph must build — claim, extension, consequence — and link internally, not just open with a sequencer.

Band 7+ rewrite example

Model rewrite of the opening (Band 7+ pattern): "Whether the state should fund university education for everyone is a question that goes to the heart of what a society owes its citizens. On balance, I believe tuition should be abolished, provided that places are allocated on merit rather than on demand alone." — a clear position in sentence two, a condition that previews the counter-argument, and no wasted first sentence.

Your 14-day repair plan

Day 1Write topic sentences only: outline one Task 2 essay in 5 topic sentences, one per paragraph.
Day 2Rewrite yesterday's weakest paragraph with exactly one controlling idea; delete every off-idea sentence.
Day 3Linking audit: take a past essay, highlight every linking phrase; replace repeats with precise alternatives.
Day 4Plan-first drill: 4 minutes planning, then write the introduction and one body paragraph from the plan only.
Day 5Reverse outline: summarise each paragraph of a Band 7.5 sample in 6 words; compare with your own outline.
Day 6One-idea paragraphs: rewrite two body paragraphs so each opens with a topic sentence and ends with a consequence.
Day 7Cohesion swap: rewrite a paragraph replacing 'Firstly/Secondly/Finally' chains with internal progression (this, such, the result).
Day 8Timed repeat under exam conditions (25 min): write topic sentences only: outline one Task 2 essay in 5 topic sentences, one per paragraph.
Day 9Timed repeat under exam conditions (25 min): rewrite yesterday's weakest paragraph with exactly one controlling idea; delete every off-idea sentence.
Day 10Timed repeat under exam conditions (25 min): linking audit: take a past essay, highlight every linking phrase; replace repeats with precise alternatives.
Day 11Timed repeat under exam conditions (25 min): plan-first drill: 4 minutes planning, then write the introduction and one body paragraph from the plan only.
Day 12Timed repeat under exam conditions (25 min): reverse outline: summarise each paragraph of a Band 7.5 sample in 6 words; compare with your own outline.
Day 13Timed repeat under exam conditions (25 min): one-idea paragraphs: rewrite two body paragraphs so each opens with a topic sentence and ends with a consequence.
Day 14Timed repeat under exam conditions (25 min): cohesion swap: rewrite a paragraph replacing 'Firstly/Secondly/Finally' chains with internal progression (this, such, the result).
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