Part 2

Band 5+: Do you prefer learning by yourself or learning with a teacher? Why?

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So I want to say both are very important in my life because self-study is very flexible for me, and I can access the material anywhere and whenever I want to study. Learning with a teacher can be easier because they can provide feedback quickly. I can ask questions if I don't understand and have activities such as face-to-face interactions with them.

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So I want to say both of them is very important in my life because style study is very flexible in me and I can access the material anywhere and whenever I can study. So with teacher learning can be easy because they can give the feedback fastly. I can ask the question, out of the question if I don’t understand and have activity such as like a showering face to face with them.

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The response addresses the topic by discussing the benefits of both self-study and learning with a teacher. To improve, provide more specific examples or personal experiences to support your points. Expanding on the advantages of each method with detailed explanations would also strengthen the answer. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

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