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Band 4+: Describe a rule at your school or work that you disagree with. You should say: - What the rule is - Why it was created - How it affects you or others And explain why you think the rule should be changed.

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The rule at school is that students need to practice by doing their homework. However, in our world, we don't have any homework, but we need to work, right? Yes, in my opinion, homework is still work, but when we leave school, we are going to do our work in a company or elsewhere. Homework is a good thing, but it doesn't hold much value in the real world. My school requires us to complete homework daily, and when we finish, we need to submit it to the teachers to check what we missed and to assess our understanding. This is good, but in common sense, in real life, it feels like we are not professionals communicating with others. I believe this rule should be changed because it doesn't reflect the realities of the professional world. Overall, while homework can be beneficial, it should be adapted to better prepare us for real-life situations and professional communication.

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The rule at school. In my school, students need to practice themselves by doing their homework. But you don’t. In our world, we don’t have any homework, but we need to work, right? Yes, in my opinion, yes, homework is still working, but when we’re leaving, we’re going to do like do our work like company or so on homework is it’s a good thing yes it’s a good thing but it’s not a hold of anything like right yes and my school is giving we that we need to done the homework day by day and we need and when we done our homework we need to give it back to the teachers to check what we miss to check what health understand we is so it’s good but in a common sense in the world in the real in a real life it’s like you’re not a professional to communicate with other but okay I’m just taste my overall brand score okay Just okay. That’s it.

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Vocabulary Repetition:

homework: 6

school: 3

need: 3

world: 3

work: 3

doesn't: 2

should: 2

professional: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The response addresses the topic but lacks the depth and specific detail required for a higher score. While the rule (homework) is identified, the explanation of why it was created is somewhat vague, and the description of how it affects others is minimal. To improve, try to provide more concrete examples. For instance, instead of speaking in generalities about the 'real world,' describe a specific instance where a homework assignment felt disconnected from practical skills, or explain how the daily pressure of submission affects the stress levels of your classmates. Additionally, ensure that all bullet points in the prompt are addressed with equal weight to ensure a fully developed response.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker struggles significantly with coherence. The ideas are fragmented, and there is a lack of logical progression between the points required by the prompt. There is a lot of repetition and hesitation ('yes', 'it's a good thing', 'like'). To improve, you should use more cohesive devices (e.g., 'Firstly', 'Furthermore', 'Consequently') to link your ideas and ensure you address each bullet point of the prompt systematically.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is very basic and repetitive. Words like 'good', 'work', and 'thing' are used excessively. There is also an attempt to use more complex ideas (e.g., 'professional to communicate'), but the word choice is imprecise. You should aim to use topic-specific vocabulary related to education and work, such as 'curriculum', 'workload', 'practical application', or 'vocational skills'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammatical errors are frequent and often impede communication. There are issues with subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and sentence structure (e.g., 'we need to done the homework', 'what health understand we is'). Most sentences are simple or broken. To improve, focus on mastering basic sentence structures and then practice using complex sentences with subordinating conjunctions (e.g., 'Although homework is useful, I believe it is outdated because...').

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