Comprehensive IELTS Performance Report: Putter

 

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Date of Report: May 24, 2025

Assessment Centre: Teacher Hasan's Education Hub, Thailand

This report provides a holistic analysis of Putter's performance across the four modules of the IELTS Academic test: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. It synthesizes the findings from individual grading reports to calculate an overall band score and offers a strategic action plan to achieve the target score of 6.5.

1. Overall Band Score Calculation

The overall IELTS band score is the average of the four component scores, rounded to the nearest half-band.

Test Component	Band Score
Listening	6.0
Reading	4.5
Writing	4.5
Speaking	5.0
Overall Band Score	5.0

Calculation:

(6.0+4.5+4.5+5.0)÷4=5.0

Putter's current overall band score is 5.0. To achieve the target of 6.5, a significant and focused effort is required across all skills, particularly in Reading and Writing.

2. Consolidated Performance Analysis

This analysis identifies recurring strengths and critical weaknesses observed across all four test components, providing a clear picture of Putter's current English language proficiency.

Overall Strengths

• Positive Communicative Attitude: Putter consistently demonstrates a willingness to engage and communicate. He attempts to answer all questions in the Speaking test and understands the core topics in the Writing tasks.
• Good Comprehension of Questions: Across all modules, Putter generally understands what is being asked of him. His pronunciation in the Speaking test is a notable strength, making him intelligible despite grammatical errors.
• Ability to Identify Specific Details: In both Listening (Part 1) and Reading (Passages 1 & 2), Putter shows an ability to locate and extract specific, concrete pieces of information like names, nouns, and numbers.

Critical Weaknesses & Priority Areas for Improvement

Three foundational weaknesses consistently impact Putter's scores across all modules. These must be the top priority.

1. Grammatical Range and Accuracy: This is the most critical issue. Frequent and basic errors in verb tenses (especially past vs. present), subject-verb agreement, article usage (a/an/the), and prepositions severely limit the clarity and quality of his Writing and Speaking. This also leads to errors in Reading (e.g., singular vs. plural).
2. Limited Lexical Resource (Vocabulary): Putter relies on simple, repetitive vocabulary. This prevents him from expressing ideas with precision in Speaking and Writing. In Reading and Listening, it leads to a failure to understand paraphrasing and synonyms, a key skill for higher bands.
3. Task Fulfillment and Strategic Gaps: There is a pattern of not fully meeting task requirements.
• Writing: Essays are underdeveloped, under the word count, and fail to address all parts of the prompt.
• Reading: A critical time management failure resulted in 12 blank answers in Passage 3, drastically lowering the score.
• Listening: Leaving questions blank and struggling with more complex question types (e.g., Matching in Part 3) indicates difficulty in sustaining focus and applying the right strategy.

3. Strategic Action Plan: The Pathway to a 6.5 Band Score

This plan integrates the recommendations from all four reports into a unified strategy. Progress requires working on foundational skills and test-specific strategies simultaneously.

Step 1: Build the Foundation (The Non-Negotiables)

• Launch a Grammar Overhaul:
• Action: Undertake a systematic review of English grammar, focusing on the most frequent errors: verb tenses (past simple, present simple), subject-verb agreement, and articles.
• Method: Use a grammar workbook for targeted exercises. For every piece of writing or recorded speech, proofread/listen specifically for these errors and correct them.
• Start an Active Vocabulary Notebook:
• Action: Create a thematic vocabulary notebook with sections for common IELTS topics (e.g., Environment, Technology, Society, Data Description).
• Method: When you learn a new word (e.g., from a practice test or a news article), write down the word, its meaning, a synonym, and your own example sentence. Challenge yourself to use 3-5 of these new words in your next practice essay or speaking session.

Step 2: Implement Skill-Specific Strategies

Listening (From 6.0 to 6.5+)

• Focus on Precision: Pay close attention to details like plural endings (-s) and exact wording. In practice, if the answer is "roads" and you wrote "road," mark it as incorrect and analyze why you missed the detail.
• Master Part 3: This was a major weak point. Practice matching tasks specifically. Before listening, analyze the options and think of possible synonyms. During listening, focus on understanding the speaker's overall opinion, not just individual words.
• Rule: Never leave an answer blank. A guess is better than a zero.

Reading (From 4.5 to 6.0+)

• Solve the Passage 3 Crisis: The 1/14 score shows a time management or stamina failure.
• Build Stamina: Read an article from a source like BBC News, National Geographic, or The Economist for 20 minutes every day without a break.
• Change Strategy: In your next few practice tests, attempt Passage 3 first, while your mind is fresh. This can be a highly effective strategy for some students.
• Rule: Never leave a question blank. For the 12 blanks, guessing could have added 3-4 marks, pushing your score towards a 5.0 instantly. This is the single most important habit to fix.
• Learn to See Paraphrases: For every question you get wrong because you didn't understand a synonym, add both the original word and the paraphrase to your vocabulary notebook.

Writing (From 4.5 to 6.0+)

• Plan Before You Write: Always spend 2-3 minutes creating a simple plan.
• Task 1: Intro / Overview (the main trend) / Body Paragraph 1 (key feature 1) / Body Paragraph 2 (key feature 2).
• Task 2: Intro (with your clear opinion) / Body 1 (first reason) / Body 2 (second reason) / Conclusion.
• Fully Address the Question: Reread the prompt after writing your introduction. In Task 2, you failed to discuss whether the situation was "positive or negative." This must be addressed to score above a 5.0.
• Develop Your Ideas: Support every point with a specific example. For Task 1, your examples are the data from the chart. For Task 2, use real-world scenarios to make your argument convincing.

Speaking (From 5.0 to 6.0+)

• Apply Your Grammar Study: Focus on correcting one major error at a time. For one week, concentrate only on using the past simple tense correctly when talking about the past (like in Part 2). Record yourself and listen back to check.
• Use More Precise Vocabulary: Instead of "keep the trash," practice saying "collect the rubbish" or "manage waste disposal." Use your vocabulary notebook to practice sentences aloud.
• Improve Fluency and Coherence: Better grammar will naturally improve your flow. Practice structuring your answers, especially for Part 3. Start with a direct answer, explain why, and then give an example.

Conclusion

Putter has a solid foundation in his willingness to communicate and his ability to understand questions. The current score of 5.0 is being held back by systematic issues in grammar and vocabulary. By diligently following the integrated action plan above—focusing relentlessly on building these foundational skills while implementing smarter test-taking strategies—Putter has a clear and achievable path to bridge the gap and reach his target of Band 6.5.