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Band 6+: What hobbies do you have?

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So what hobby do I have? In the past, I liked swimming because I like water so much. When it's clear and blue, I'm always that guy who likes water and blue things. Right now, I like everything about videography, so I am learning about animation, editing, photography, and anything like that. For me, editing is more enjoyable when I am doing it because when I see a wall, I always see something different than other people do.

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So what hobby do I have is in the past I like swimming it’s because I like water so much when it’s clear it’s blue I’m always that guy who like waters and blue thing and about right now I like everything about videography so I will learn about animation, editing, photography, anything like that for me editing it’s more enjoy it when I am doing it it’s because when I’m when I see a wall I always see a different thing than other people do

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

like: 3

when: 3

because: 2

water: 2

always: 2

about: 2

editing: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The answer is quite detailed and covers multiple hobbies, showing a good range of interests. Consider structuring your response more clearly by separating past and present hobbies into distinct paragraphs. This would improve the overall organization and coherence.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is understandable, but there are some noticeable hesitations and repetitions, such as "So what hobby do I have is." The structure could be improved by using clearer transitions between past and present hobbies. More concise phrasing would enhance fluency.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate. Words like "videography" show a good range. However, some phrases could be more precise and natural-sounding. For example, instead of "I'm always that guy who likes water and blue things," a more concise and idiomatic expression could be used.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are some grammatical errors, such as incorrect tense usage ("So what hobby do I have is") and sentence fragments. While the overall message is clear, improving grammatical accuracy and sentence structure would significantly improve the score. The use of more complex sentence structures would also be beneficial.

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