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Band 6+: Describe a subject you enjoyed studying in school. What the subject is? Who taught it? Why you enjoyed it? How it has influenced you?

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I want to tell you about my favorite subject in school, which is informatics. I began learning this subject during my secondary school years when I participated in a programming competition and achieved a high ranking. That experience truly captivated me. After finishing secondary school, I decided to enroll in Lengfong High School for the gifted, where I focused on informatics and participated in informatics classes under the guidance of a teacher. I was particularly drawn to the logic of programming, especially how different pieces of code can come together to solve problems. I also enjoy the feeling I get when I debug my code; that sense of satisfaction and joy is immense. In the future, I plan to further pursue this subject in university.

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I wanna tell you about my favorite subject in my school’s quick test informatics. I began learning this subject during my secondary school years when I participated in a programming competition and achieving a high ranking that experience truly captivated me. After finishing secondary school, I decided to enroll in Lengfong High School for the gifted, where I focused on informatics and participated in informatics class under the guidance of an participant particularly drawn to the logic of programming, especially how the different code pieces of code can come together to form a collision that involves that solve problems. And I also enjoy the feeling that when I debug my code of fighting to listen that make me feel of satisfaction and joy is really that actually immense. In the future, I plan to further pursue this subject in university.

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Vocabulary Repetition:

school: 4

subject: 3

informatics: 3

secondary: 2

participated: 2

programming: 2

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Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is average. It is understandable but not always accurate. Focusing on the rhythm and stress patterns of English could prove beneficial.

Task Response

The response adequately addresses all parts of the question. However, more specific details and personal experiences would strengthen the answer. For example, describing a specific project or problem solved using programming, or elaborating on the teacher's teaching style and its impact, would enhance the response. Consider adding more details about how the subject has influenced your choices and perspectives.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is mostly coherent, but there are a few instances of unnatural phrasing and slight repetition. For example, 'pieces of code of code' is redundant. Improving fluency would involve smoother transitions between ideas and more natural sentence structures. Practice speaking more slowly and deliberately to avoid unnecessary repetition or self-correction.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is adequate and mostly accurate, demonstrating a good range of words related to programming and education. However, some phrases could be more precise and sophisticated. For example, instead of 'collision that involves that solve problems,' a more precise phrase like 'collaborate to solve problems' or 'work together to create solutions' would be better. Expanding vocabulary related to programming concepts would further enhance this aspect.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

While the grammar is mostly correct, there are a few errors and instances of unnatural phrasing. The sentence 'And I also enjoy the feeling that when I debug my code of fighting to listen that make me feel of satisfaction and joy is really that actually immense' is grammatically incorrect and awkwardly phrased. Focusing on sentence structure and avoiding overly complex sentences would improve grammatical accuracy. Practice using a wider range of grammatical structures, such as passive voice and more complex sentence constructions, while maintaining accuracy.

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Band 6+: Describe a subject you enjoyed studying in school. What the subject is? Who taught it? Why you enjoyed it? How it has influenced you?

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Describe a time you watched a famous person being interviewed.

Talk about the problem that affects your country or your city. What the problem is, what causes it, how it affects people or nature, and explain what you think should be done about it.

Describe something you do that saves your time. you should say: What it is? When you do it? How you feel when you do it? How it helps you?

Describe a skill you learned from a non-family member that you still use today. You should say: - What the skill was - Who taught you - How and in what context you learned it And explain why this skill has remained important to you.

Describe a piece of advice that you often give to others. You should say: - What the advice is - How you learned it - Who you usually give it to And explain why you think this advice is useful.

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