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Band 7+: 1.ARE YOU BUSIER NOW THAN YOU WERE A KID?

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Definitely yes, currently I'm overwhelmed with my studies to gain admission into a prestigious university. It takes me 10 hours at school to review major subjects. As a result, I still play to finish my homework. Unlike my childhood, I have less leisure time with my family and friends.

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Definitely yes, currently I’m overwhelmed with my study to gain admission into a prestigious university. And it takes me 10 hours in my school to review major subjects. And as a result, I still play to finish my homework. Unlike my childhood, I have more leisure time with my family and my friends.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:
No noticeable repetition! Great job!

Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The answer directly addresses the question and provides a clear comparison between the speaker's current and past levels of busyness. Consider adding a specific example to illustrate the contrast further. For instance, you could mention a particular childhood activity that contrasted with your current demanding schedule.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. There is a slight stumble in the phrasing "And as a result, I still play to finish my homework." This could be improved to something like "As a result, I often have to work late into the night to finish my homework." or "Consequently, I rarely have time to finish my homework." Minor repetition could also be reduced.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate and mostly precise. Words like "overwhelmed" and "prestigious" show a good range. However, more sophisticated vocabulary could be used to describe the contrast between the speaker's current and past life. Consider using words like "hectic," "demanding," or "ample" instead of "busy" and "leisure time".

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate, but there are a few minor errors. The sentence "And as a result, I still play to finish my homework" is grammatically incorrect. The tense is inconsistent in the comparison between past and present. The speaker should maintain consistency in the use of past and present tenses. More complex grammatical structures could be incorporated to enhance the answer.

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1.ARE YOU BUSIER NOW THAN YOU WERE A KID?

Definitely yes currently I’m overwhelmed with my studies to gain admission into a prestigious university. You know it takes me 10 hours to to review my major subjects in a school. Other result I start late, I like my childhood. I have my laser time with my friends and family.

Band 7+

1.ARE YOU BUSIER NOW THAN YOU WERE A KID?

Definitely yes, currently I’m overwhelmed with my study to prepare, get into a prestigious university and it takes me 10 hours to review my subject in my school and I have to stay up late to after finish my homework and unlike the childhood I have more free time with my friends and family.

Band 7+

1.ARE YOU BUSIER NOW THAN YOU WERE A KID?

Definitely just currently I’m overwhelmed with my study. It takes me 10 hours to review my subject in my school and I have to start play after finished my homework and I like the childhood I have more free time.

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What is a typical meal you have for dinner on a busy weekday?

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2. What subject do you find the most practical at school?

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Band 6+

Do you like buying shoes? How often?

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Band 6+

Do you often feel bored ?

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Band 6+

Do you often listen to music? When and where?

Do you often listen to music? What type of music do you usually listen to? Yes, actually I like listening to music. I like romantic music. Everyday when I wake up I put on my music on my phone. I like to listen to music from Spotify. I have my list. and that I, every […]

Band 5+

How do you deal with stress when you have too much homework or too many assignments?

In my case, I have a special plan how to deal with such troubles. First of all, I try to keep calm and try to structure all of my assignments on the structured plan and then follow this. For example, I used this way to prepare for the IELTS exam.

Band 6+

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