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Band 7+: Did you play any sports when you were a child?

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Yes, I played volleyball for four years when I was a child. I played volleyball at a professional level. I won a gold medal with my team in a local competition. After that, I played volleyball on a national team for two years. After that, I got injured and retired.

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Yes, I played volleyball for four years when I was a child. I played volleyball in a professional level. I got a gold medal with my team in a local competition. After that, I played volleyball in a national team for two years. After that, I had injured and I retired.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

played: 3

volleyball: 3

years: 2

after: 2

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Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

This is a great response. You have provided a detailed and relevant answer to the question. The information is well-organized and easy to follow. Consider adding some details about what you enjoyed most about playing volleyball or what you learned from the experience.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and easy to follow. Minor improvements could be made by using smoother transitions between sentences. For example, instead of 'After that,' consider using more sophisticated transition words like 'Subsequently,' or 'Following this.'

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate. The phrase "professional level" could be improved to "at a professional level" for better precision. More sophisticated vocabulary could be used to describe the experience, such as 'competitive' instead of 'professional' or 'sustained an injury' instead of 'injured'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate, with a few minor errors. The phrase 'I got a gold medal' is slightly less formal than 'I won a gold medal'. The sentence 'I had injured and I retired' should be corrected to 'I was injured and retired' or 'I sustained an injury and retired'.

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