The Method
Fourteen generative frameworks. Three for Speaking, eleven for Writing. Each one produces the structure the Band Descriptors reward — without memorising a single sentence.
The Anti-Template Manifesto 反模板宣言
Pre-written answers collapse the moment a question is rephrased, flatten delivery into a recognisable recital rhythm, and are treated by examiners as a band ceiling, not a band floor.
Generative frameworks reshape to fit any prompt and produce speech and writing that is authentically yours — natural, flexible, and precise. That is exactly what the Band 7+ descriptors reward.
The Speaking Frameworks 口语框架
Each framework produces a Band 7+ answer through structure, not memorisation. Taught fully in Book I (Speaking Guide) and Book II (Teacher's Guide).
Answer → Reason → Extension
A direct answer, a reason, and something that extends it — but a shape rather than a fixed order. Real speakers drop the reason when it is obvious, or let the extension hang off the end as a clause. Works on any Part 1 topic.
Past → Present → Future → Emotion / Elaborate
A temporal frame plus an emotional close. Fills the two-minute long turn without loops or filler.
Find Core → Explain Why → Evidence → Link / Limit
Analytical structure for abstract topics. Forces depth rather than repetition of the same view.
The Writing Frameworks 写作框架
Every framework in the writing system does one specific job. Taught in Book IV (Academic Writing Guide) with worked examples in Book V (Vocabulary Guide).
Task 1 — Report Writing
Scan → Categorise → Overview → Report → Edit
Overall → Peak/extremes → Any exception → Link to time
Trajectory → Rate → Extent → Noun form → Duration
Highest → Lowest → Similar → Difference → Change over time → Rank
Task 2 — Essay Writing
Question words → Subject → Count → Action required → Note position
1 Opinion · 2 Discussion · 3 Adv/Dis · 4 Cause-Solution · 5 Two-Part
Point → Explain → Evidence → Connect
Logical connectors → In-paragraph reference → Noun substitution → Keyword echo
Synonym → Word form → Academic collocation → Paraphrase the question
Conditional · Relative · Passive · Participle · Cleft · Concession
Parse → Record ideas → Introduce → Main body → End + Edit
Chinese Learner Insight 中国考生特别提示
Twenty-three insight panels in the Speaking Guide, eight in the Writing Guide — each targeting a specific error pattern that L1 Mandarin or Cantonese speakers produce, with the fix modelled in English.
Grammatical Range
Chinese verbs carry no tense marking. When the mind switches to English under pressure, tense markers get lost — producing errors that examiners spot instantly.
Error: "Yesterday I go to my friend house."
Fix: Lock tense during the SCAN step, then verify every second sentence.
Lexical Resource
Direct translation of 成语 into English produces "Chinglish" collocation. The idiom is beautiful in Chinese; the English translation is a Band 5 error.
Error: "The venue was people-mountain-people-sea."
Fix: Teach collocation as fixed English pairs, not word-for-word.
Task Response
Chinese academic culture rewards balanced consideration before position. IELTS Task Response rewards the opposite — clear position, defended.
Error: "Some people say X. Some say Y. Both have their reasons."
Fix: Commit early using the BLUEPRINT 1 introduction formula.
Pronunciation
Mandarin syllable structure lacks most final consonants of English. Result: "world" becomes "wor," "picked" becomes "pick" — comprehensibility drops, Pronunciation band drops.
Pattern: Systematic under-articulation of /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/ at word-end.
Fix: Pronunciation Lab drills (Ch. 6) target this pattern directly.
Seven Band 7 model answers, marked the same way the books mark them — with vocabulary spotlights, grammar spotlights, and a framework trail linking every choice back to a specific chapter.