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Band 6+: Describe a place in your hometown that has changed significantly. You should say: - What the place was before the change - What it is like now - Why it changed And explain how you feel about this change.

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I live in the northern part of Kazakhstan, but my hometown is Baikonur city, which is located in Kyzylorda region. I'd like to talk about a place in my hometown that has changed. Before, it was a big public square in the city center, which was very empty with lots of space, with no interesting things for people and children. And near 2025, the government decided to establish a very huge fountain, which was set into the ground and equipped with bright lights. And I think it's a very great idea that has changed the city's visual view. People like this place; they enjoy the atmosphere in the evenings because of lots of street musicians that play nice melodies near the fountain. This area became very lively and vibrant, so I think that it has a very positive change because this fountain in the public square decorates the town.

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I live in north part of Kazakhstan but my hometown is Baikonur city which is located in Kuzhlyrda region. I’d like to talk about the place in my hometown that has changed before it was looked like a big public square in the city center center, which was very empty with lots of space, was now interesting things for people and children. And nearly to 2025, government decided to establish a very huge fountain, which was set into the ground and equipped with bright lights. And I think it’s a very great idea that has changed the city’s visual view. People like this place, they enjoy the atmosphere at the evenings because of lots of street musicians that play nice melodies near the fountain. This area become became very lively and vibrant so I think that it has a very positive change because this fountain in the public square decorates the town.

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very: 5

that: 4

which: 3

with: 3

fountain: 3

this: 3

hometown: 2

changed: 2

public: 2

square: 2

people: 2

think: 2

because: 2

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Task Response

The answer addresses the topic by describing a place in the hometown that has changed, covering its location, previous state, the change, and an evaluation. It includes personal perspective and specific details about the fountain and its effects. To improve, consider elaborating on the before state with more vivid descriptions and providing more specific examples of how the change has impacted the community or your personal experience.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is generally coherent and organized, but there are some issues with fluency. There is a noticeable self-correction ('center center') and a false start ('was now interesting things'). The response could benefit from smoother transitions and more varied cohesive devices. To improve, practice speaking more fluidly and use linking words like 'however', 'in addition', or 'as a result' to connect ideas more clearly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but not highly precise or varied. Words like 'very huge' and 'very great' are repetitive and could be replaced with more specific adjectives (e.g., 'massive', 'magnificent'). The phrase 'visual view' is slightly awkward; 'appearance' or 'skyline' would be more natural. To improve, expand your range of descriptive vocabulary and use synonyms to avoid repetition. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

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There are some grammatical errors and inconsistencies. For example, 'it was looked like' should be 'it looked like', and 'was now interesting things' is incorrect; it should be 'there were no interesting things'. Also, 'This area become became' is a typo; it should be 'became'. The sentence structure is mostly simple, with limited use of complex sentences. To improve, practice using a mix of simple and complex structures, and ensure subject-verb agreement and correct verb tenses.

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