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Band 5+: Describe an interesting person you met recently who is not a family member. You should say: - Who this person is - Where you met them - What you talked about And explain why you found them interesting.

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I recently met an interesting person. This person is my best friend. She is very urbanized and has a lot of hobbies and activities that she enjoys. In addition, we had a strong friendship, but due to one girl, our friendship was destroyed. I believe there is no clear reason why this happened, but from my point of view, the reason is that the third girl is our friend. I enjoyed talking with her because I felt relieved and trusted her with everything, especially all my secrets. I would also like to add that this girl motivated me and had a strong impact on me, especially in the way of learning English and boosting my skills. This person stands out to me, as I mentioned earlier. She motivated me. However, I don't want to continue our friendship because at this moment, this girl has changed in a different way, especially not in a positive way, but in a negative way. She is relating to me very poorly.

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I met recently one interesting person. This person is my best friend. She is very urbanized and she has a lot of hobbies and activities which she does enjoy. In addition, we had a strong best friend, but owing to one girl, our friendship was destroyed. I believe that there is no clear reason why it was happened, but from my point of view, The reason is that the third girl is our friend. I had enjoyed talking with her because I felt relieved and I trusted her everything, especially all my secrets. And also I would like to add that this girl is motivated me and had a strong impact on me, especially in the way of learning English and boosting all your skills. And this person stand out to me as I mentioned earlier. She motivated me. However, I don’t want to continue our friendship because at this moment this girl have changed in a different way, especially not in a positive, in a negative way. And she is relating to me very bad.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
Using more sophisticated words could be beneficial.

Vocabulary Repetition:

this: 6

girl: 4

person: 3

that: 3

friendship: 3

especially: 3

friend: 2

strong: 2

reason: 2

because: 2

motivated: 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 prompt but lacks the necessary depth and specific detail required for a higher score. While you identify the person and mention why they are important, the narrative becomes somewhat circular and focuses heavily on the conflict within the friendship rather than the person's characteristics or the specific details of your meeting. To improve, ensure you address every bullet point in the prompt with specific examples. For instance, describe the exact setting where you met, provide specific topics of conversation, and elaborate on the person's personality traits or actions that made them 'interesting.' Avoid repeating the same points (such as the person being motivating) and instead expand on how they motivated you with concrete examples.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker manages to keep talking, but the coherence is significantly hindered by the logical flow of the story. The prompt asks to describe an 'interesting person you met recently,' but the response describes a long-term best friend and then shifts into a conflict involving a third person. This makes the narrative difficult to follow. To improve, use more cohesive devices to link ideas (e.g., 'Moving on to why she is interesting...' or 'Regarding our conversation...') and ensure the story directly addresses all parts of the prompt in a logical sequence.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is quite basic and repetitive (e.g., using 'girl' and 'friend' repeatedly). There are some attempts at higher-level words like 'urbanized' and 'motivated,' but they are not always used with precision. For example, 'urbanized' is an unusual way to describe a person's personality; 'sophisticated' or 'cosmopolitan' might be better. To reach a higher band, try to use more idiomatic expressions and synonyms to avoid repetition (e.g., instead of 'bad,' use 'unpleasant,' 'toxic,' or 'hostile').

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede communication. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('this girl have changed' instead of 'has changed'), incorrect tense usage ('why it was happened' instead of 'why it happened'), and awkward phrasing ('she is relating to me very bad'). There is a lack of complex sentence structures. To improve, focus on mastering basic tenses (past vs. present) and practice using relative clauses and subordinate conjunctions to create more sophisticated sentences.

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