Common mistake
A fluent essay can still be off-topic when it answers a nearby topic instead of the prompt.
Break the problem into one blocker, one piece of diagnostic evidence, and one next revision target first. The smaller the problem, the more focused the revision becomes.
Make the problem smaller first so revision can actually focus.
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Marked line: where the diagnosis located the main blocker in this learner-written essay.Coherence & cohesion 6
Sample diagnostic, not an official IELTS score.
A fluent essay can still be off-topic when it answers a nearby topic instead of the prompt.
If topic sentences do not contain prompt keywords or faithful paraphrases, body paragraphs may have drifted.
Split the prompt into object, action, limits, and required questions.
Rewrite the thesis and topic sentences so each points back to the prompt.
Break the problem into one blocker, one piece of diagnostic evidence, and one next revision target first. The smaller the problem, the more focused the revision becomes.
Banfen Writing focuses on targeted score-gap repair. Use a real essay to pinpoint your conservative band range, core blockers, text evidence, and next revision steps.
These pages explain the Banfen Writing diagnostic and blocker-repair method, Task 1 overview, Task 2 development, and common score blockers.
Submit the prompt and essay, find the criterion that most affects the score, then decide which paragraph to rewrite.
More than a simple comment list. Identify the priority blocker in your draft and guide you to revise with proven results.