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Band 5+: Describe a piece of good news that you heard about someone you know well You should say: What it was When you heard it • How you knew it And explain how you felt about it

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Well, over the last few months, I've heard a lot of news about my friends and others, but today I'd like to talk about my coursemate, Tim. We got to know each other when we entered university. I heard news about him from other classmates. He was accepted to the University of Cambridge in the UK for a master's degree. I was so glad to hear about it. I couldn't believe it when he told me himself. We celebrated together, and it was a truly memorable moment for me.

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Well over the last months I’ve heard a lot of news about my friends anditers but today I’d like to talk about my coursemate tior we got to know each other when we entered to the university I heard news about him from other my christmates he kept to the University of Cambridge in the US for master’degree I am glad I heard about it. I couldn’t believe it when he told me himself. We are uh celebrate together and it was a trorly memorable moment for me.

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university: 2

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Your pronunciation is above average. However, you may find complexity in certain words challenging. Regular practice should aid in improvement.

Task Response

The student provides a good description of the good news, but lacks specific details about the news itself. For example, what was Tim's master's degree in? What did you celebrate together? Adding more details would make the response more engaging and interesting. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The student speaks with a few hesitations and repetitions, but overall the speech is coherent and easy to follow. The student could improve fluency by practicing speaking more naturally and avoiding filler words like 'uh'.

Lexical Resource

The student uses a good range of vocabulary, but there are some minor errors, such as 'christmates' instead of 'classmates' and 'tior' instead of 'Tim'. The student could improve their lexical resource by paying attention to spelling and pronunciation.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The student makes a few grammatical errors, such as 'entered to the university' instead of 'entered university' and 'kept to the University of Cambridge' instead of 'was accepted to the University of Cambridge'. The student could improve their grammatical accuracy by reviewing common grammar rules.

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