Overview
Each major test assesses writing and speaking differently. IELTS examiners use four descriptors for each skill; the Cambridge exams use Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language; PTE combines AI scoring with some human part-scoring; the new TOEFL tasks include short emails and academic discussion posts; the French and Spanish diplomas use their own grids. Our feedback uses the criteria of the test you are taking.
For each response you receive an estimated band or score range, annotations tied to specific sentences or timestamps, and a short list of the two or three changes most likely to raise your score. We avoid long lists of every error. A focused priority, practiced until it changes, is what moves a band.
You can use this as a one-off check before your test or as a subscription-style series where you resubmit revised responses and new tasks, so that we can see whether each change has held.
Who it’s for and the problems it solves
This is for you if you are…
- Candidates preparing independently who need an outside view of their writing and speaking
- Candidates stuck at the same Writing or Speaking band across several attempts
- Teachers who want a second marker's view for a student (with the student's consent)
- Candidates for tests that are hard to practice alone, such as paired Speaking in Cambridge exams
Common problems we help with
- You do not know whether your essay is band 6 or band 7 quality
- Free online checkers correct grammar but not task response or organization
- Your speaking recordings sound fine to you, but your score says otherwise
- Feedback from previous courses was too general to act on
What’s included — and what isn’t
Included
- Writing feedback for IELTS Task 1 and Task 2, TOEFL email and academic discussion, PTE essays and summaries, Cambridge tasks, DELF/DALF, DELE and Goethe writing tasks
- Speaking feedback on recorded responses for IELTS Parts 1–3, TOEFL interview tasks, PTE speaking tasks, Duolingo speaking tasks and oral exam simulations
- Estimated band or score range with the reasoning for each criterion
- In-text annotations or timestamped comments
- A revised version of selected sentences to show the change, not a rewritten response
- Targeted drills for the next submission
- Optional live review call to discuss feedback
Not included
- Rewriting whole responses for you to memorize
- Feedback on work that will be submitted for a grade or certification — this service is for practice only
- Official scores, or any promise that a practice band will match your test result
What you receive
- Annotated response
- Your essay or transcript with comments linked to the relevant criterion.
- Criterion summary
- One or two sentences per criterion explaining the estimated level and the evidence.
- Priority list
- The two or three changes that would most improve the next response.
- Follow-up drill
- A short exercise or new prompt designed to practice those changes.
How it works
Choose test and task
Tell us the exam and task type; we can supply a prompt if you need one.
Submit under timing
Write or record under real time limits and send the file with the prompt.
Receive feedback
We return annotated feedback, an estimated range and a priority list.
Revise and resubmit
Apply the priorities to a new prompt; we check whether the change has held.
Criteria we mark against
- IELTS Writing
- Task Achievement or Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy.
- IELTS Speaking
- Fluency and Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy, Pronunciation.
- TOEFL iBT writing and speaking
- Task completion, development, organization, language use and delivery for the 2026 task types.
- PTE Academic
- Content, form, grammar, vocabulary, spelling for written tasks; content, oral fluency and pronunciation for spoken tasks.
- Cambridge English
- Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation and Language for writing; grammar and vocabulary, discourse management, pronunciation and interactive communication for speaking.
- DELF, DALF, DELE, Goethe
- Each exam's own grid, including task compliance, coherence, lexical and grammatical control, and interaction.
What useful feedback looks like
Useful feedback is specific ('your overview does not mention that both lines rise'), linked to a criterion, and followed by an example of the fix. It also tells you what is already working, so you do not change it. We apply this standard to every response.
Limits of a band estimate
Human examiners are trained and standardized, and machine scoring has its own features. Our estimate is informed by the same public criteria but is not an official score. We state our confidence and, where a response is on a boundary, explain what would move it up.
What the work can look like
Illustrative example — fictional data
Sample IELTS Speaking Part 3 feedback
A fictional candidate records an answer to 'Why do some people prefer to live in big cities?'
Fluency and Coherence
You kept speaking without long pauses, but ideas were listed ('jobs, entertainment, transport') without explanation. Develop one or two reasons with an example.
Lexical Resource
Good use of 'career prospects'. 'Very very crowded' could become 'overcrowded' or 'densely populated'.
Pronunciation
Clear overall. Word stress on 'opportUNity' was misplaced twice; practice with the stressed syllable marked.
Illustrative example; the candidate and response are invented. Estimates are coaching guidance, not official IELTS bands.
What you’ll need to provide
- The exact prompt and task type
- Your response, written or recorded under timing
- Your target score and test date
- Any previous official results for writing and speaking
You don’t need everything ready to ask for a quote — tell us what you have and we’ll say what’s missing.
What affects price and turnaround
Price depends on
- Number of responses and their length
- Written only, or written plus live review
- Speed of turnaround requested
- Test and task type — longer academic tasks need more time
Turnaround depends on
- Volume of submissions in a batch
- Standard or priority turnaround
- Whether a live review call is included
Every project is quoted individually. How we price our work.
Questions people ask before starting
Who marks my work?
Your responses are reviewed by a tutor familiar with the test's published criteria. We do not state qualifications we cannot verify on this site; ask us about the reviewer for your test when you enquire.
Will you correct every mistake?
We mark enough to show patterns and prioritize the changes that matter most. A page covered in corrections is hard to learn from.
Can I submit a real exam response?
Only practice responses. We do not review content that you will submit for a grade, and we cannot see official test responses.
How quickly will I get feedback?
It depends on volume and the turnaround you choose. Tell us your test date and we will propose a schedule that allows time to act on the feedback.