Grading with Dr. Vance
The strictest examiner-calibrated grading (IDP/BC standard) — open to guests, no sign-up required to see how it works.
Speak or write. Get graded on all four criteria — strictly, like a real examiner.
Real examiner-standard grading for both Speaking and Writing, on all four official band criteria — no signup. Each grade costs 1 free credit (earn one by logging a real exam result or climbing the mobile Weekly League). Unlock the word-by-word error report for the price of a bubble tea.
Strict descriptor-based IELTS practice grading — with the uncertainty stated clearly.
The band shown here is a conservative Bandzy practice estimate from the evidence in this response. An official IELTS result may be higher or lower, so use the feedback to decide what to improve next.
Every practice estimate is measured against the public IELTS descriptors. It is Bandzy feedback, not an official IELTS score.
Anchored to scored exemplar evidence to improve consistency, while keeping every Bandzy band explicitly a practice estimate.
We won't inflate your band to keep you happy. The honest number is the one that actually helps you improve.
The one thing we can't grade for is nerves on the day. But the fewer surprises you carry in, the less there is to panic about.
What you can practice
Speaking gradingRecord Part 1, 2, or 3 and get an estimated band on Fluency, Lexical Resource, Grammar, and Pronunciation.
Vocabulary SRSSpaced-repetition review for words, phrasal verbs, idioms, and expressions — a few minutes a day.
Live Speaking TutorA real back-and-forth spoken conversation that corrects your grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation as you talk — not a Q&A form.
Writing band checkPaste a Writing paragraph and get a real, honestly-wide band range from actual sentence-structure measurements.
Pronunciation practicePractice the exact words your Speaking grades flagged, plus liaison/connected-speech phrases — record yourself and get a real accuracy score, down to which syllable carries the stress.
Writing gradingWrite a full Task 1 or Task 2 essay and get examiner-calibrated grading on Task Response, Coherence, Lexical Resource, and Grammar — with highlighted edits and a Band 9 rewrite.
Band RoadA milestone map from Band 5.5 to 9.0 for Writing and Speaking — see which checkpoints you've cleared from your real graded attempts.
Weekly Study PlanA real 7-day plan built from your overdue reviews, weakest topics, and lowest recent band scores — not a generic checklist.Paste a Writing paragraph, get an honest band range instantly
Not a fabricated score — just real sentence-structure measurements (word count, sentence variety, academic phrasing) producing a deliberately wide band range, plus 2-3 concrete notes.
Try the 2-Minute Band Check →