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Band 6+: 1. How much time do children spend with their parents in your country? Do you think that is enough

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I don't know the exact number of hours children spend with their parents, but it seems to me that they spend relatively little time together. Most of their days are spent studying at school, and some have to participate in extracurricular activities or classes. This leaves them with only 1 or 2 hours for hobbies, relaxation, and family time. I know that in many families, especially those living in big cities, the family meal is the only time they get to see their parents and have a conversation with them. After dinner, they have to go back to studying and dealing with homework. Then, the next morning, they have to get up early to prepare for another day at school. So, I think there's a significant lack of communication between parents and children nowadays.

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I don’t know exactly how many hours that they spend with the the cabins, but, uh, it seemed to me that, uh, they spend quite relatively little time with, uh, their parents. Uh, because most of the days, they spend on studying at school and some, uh, have to take part in HR curriculum activities or HR classes And, uh, so they can just only have 1 or 2 hours for their hobbies, relaxations, and family I know that in many families, especially those live in the big cities, family meal is the only time when they meet their parents and have the conversation with them. Because, uh, after that, they have to come back to study with, uh, to deal with and a homework. And and the next morning, they, um, uh, they, uh, they had to get up early to prepare for this for the new days to go to school again. So I think, um, there’s quite a lack of communication between parents and children nowadays.

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The answer is relevant and addresses the question well. The student provides a good overview of the situation in their country and expresses their opinion. However, the answer could be more specific and provide more concrete examples to support the claims. For example, the student could mention specific activities that children participate in that take up their time, or provide more details about the challenges of balancing schoolwork and family time.

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The student uses a good range of vocabulary, including words like "extracurricular activities," "family meal," and "lack of communication." However, there are some instances of imprecise language, such as "HR curriculum activities" and "deal with and a homework." The student could improve their lexical resource by using more precise and idiomatic expressions.

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