Part 2

Band 5+: 1. BORROWING/LENDING ● Have you borrowed books from others? ● Have you ever borrowed money from others? ● Do you like lending things to others? ● How do you feel when people don't return things, they borrowed from you?

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Absolutely, yes, I have borrowed a lot of books many times from my close friend, and I also borrow some books from the library because I'm a teacher and need to read a lot. Sometimes I cannot find suitable and useful books on the internet, so at that time, I have to borrow these books from my friends and others.

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Absolutely yes, I have borrowed a lot of books many times from my close friend and I ask some books from the library because I’m a teacher I need to read a lot of books sometimes I I I cannot find a suitable and useful books on the internet that time I have to borrow these books from my friends and others

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

books: 4

from: 3

borrow: 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 is relevant to the prompt and demonstrates some understanding of the topic. However, it only addresses the first part of the question about borrowing books and lacks discussion on borrowing money or lending things. Including experiences related to lending and the feelings associated with items not being returned would significantly improve the response. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. There is some repetition ("I I I") which could be improved with slightly more planning and pausing for breath. The structure is good, but smoother transitions between ideas would enhance the fluency.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate and appropriate for the topic. More sophisticated vocabulary could be used to describe the types of books or the feeling of needing to borrow. For example, instead of "suitable and useful," consider words like "relevant," "pertinent," or "essential."

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate, but there are a few minor errors. The sentence beginning with "Sometimes I cannot find..." is a bit long and could be broken into two shorter sentences for clarity. The use of articles could be improved in a few places. Practicing more complex sentence structures would improve the score.

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Band 5+: 1. BORROWING/LENDING ● Have you borrowed books from others? ● Have you ever borrowed money from others? ● Do you like lending things to others? ● How do you feel when people don't return things, they borrowed from you?

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