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Band 6+: Describe a book or a film that had a strong impact on you. You should say: What was it When you read or saw it How it influenced you And say if you liked it and why.

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I have read many books, such as biographies and other fiction, but today I would like to describe a book that I recently read. This book was about the player, King Richard, who had 70 pages of biography about him and his daughters. He made his daughters big tennis players, even though he is from a small country, South Africa, and there are not many facilities to train anyone in the tennis world. So he decided to go to America and put his daughters in the same field where he raised them to become successful tennis players. I admire him because he had dedication and discipline, which he proved through his success. I liked him a lot, and because of him, I put my daughter in the same field and want to...

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I had read many books such as biography and other fiction books but today I would like to describe a book which I recently read. This book was about the player, the king Richard who had 70 pages of biography of his and his daughters. He made their daughter a big tennis player even he is from a small country South Africa and also there is no many facilities to train anyone to tennis world. So he decided to went America and put their daughters in the same field where he brought up their daughters as a big tennis player. I admired from him because he had dedication and discipline which he proved by his success. I liked him a lot because of him I put my daughter in the same field and want to…

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

daughters: 3

tennis: 3

about: 2

players: 2

field: 2

because: 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 adequately addresses all parts of the question, providing a clear description of the book and its impact. However, more detail and specific examples could enhance the response. Elaborating on the challenges faced by the father and daughters, and providing more specific examples of the father's dedication and discipline, would strengthen the narrative. Further development of how the book influenced the speaker's decision to put their daughter in the same field would also be beneficial.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly easy to follow. However, there are some minor issues with fluency. The phrasing could be improved in places to sound more natural. For example, instead of 'This book was about the player, King Richard who had 70 pages of biography of his and his daughters,' a more natural phrasing would be 'This book is a biography of Richard Williams and his daughters.' The use of 'So he decided to went America' shows a grammatical error that impacts fluency. Practice speaking more smoothly and naturally, paying attention to sentence structure and verb tenses.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is adequate, but not particularly sophisticated. While the speaker successfully conveys the main ideas, using more precise and varied vocabulary would enhance the response. For example, instead of 'big tennis player,' consider using 'highly successful tennis players' or 'professional tennis players.' The word 'facilities' is used correctly, but more descriptive language could be used to describe the lack of resources in South Africa. Expanding vocabulary will improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors that detract from the overall accuracy. The most noticeable is 'So he decided to went America,' which should be 'So he decided to go to America.' There are also some issues with articles and prepositions. For example, 'put their daughters in the same field' should be 'put his daughters in the same field.' Improving grammatical accuracy is crucial for a higher score. Focus on practicing correct verb tenses, articles, and prepositions.

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