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Band 6+: Do you use social media? If so, how much time do you spend on it each day?

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Nowadays, everyone is using social media, and I'm no exception. I understand that many people spend one to two hours on social media, and this is really bad for them. I would say that this is terrible because people could be doing things that help them in the future, but they are just wasting their time on social media. I am addicted to social media, and I want to fight this problem.

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Nowadays everyone is using social media and I’m not an exception. I understand that everyone is using social media for one to two hours and this is really bad for them. I would say that this is terrible because people can do things that can help him in the future, but they are just waiting their time in the social media. I am addicted to social media and I want to fight with this problem.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

social: 4

media: 4

that: 3

this: 3

people: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The response addresses the topic of social media and provides a personal perspective; however, it fails to directly answer the specific question asked. The examiner asked for the amount of time you spend on social media, but the response focuses on general observations about other people and the negative impacts of social media usage instead of stating your own daily usage. To improve, ensure that the first sentence of your answer directly addresses the quantity or duration requested. While elaboration is encouraged, it should be used to support your direct answer rather than to divert the topic toward a general discussion on the merits or drawbacks of the subject.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and follows a logical progression, but it lacks the complexity required for higher bands. You answered the question by discussing social media in general, but you didn't explicitly state exactly how much time *you* spend before moving into your opinion. To improve, use more varied cohesive devices (e.g., 'Furthermore', 'On the other hand', 'Consequently') to link your ideas more smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is quite basic and repetitive (e.g., using 'social media' and 'everyone' multiple times). You also used the phrase 'waiting their time' instead of the correct collocation 'wasting their time'. To reach a higher band, try to use synonyms. Instead of 'bad' or 'terrible', use 'detrimental', 'harmful', or 'counterproductive'. Instead of 'addicted', you could say 'I find myself overly reliant on...'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical inaccuracies. You used 'help him' when referring to 'people' (which requires the plural 'them'), and 'fight with this problem' is slightly unnatural compared to 'fight this problem' or 'tackle this issue'. Your sentence structures are mostly simple. To improve, try incorporating complex sentences using relative clauses (e.g., 'Social media, which has become an integral part of modern life, can be quite distracting...') or conditional structures.

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