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Band 7+: 2. Do you think it is important to be able to read a map?

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Wow, definitely yes. I think it is quite important, especially when traveling to new places. Reading maps helps people understand directions better and feel more confident. Even though we use smartphones now, basic map skills are still useful.

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Wow, definitely yes, definitely yes. I think it is quite important especially when traveling to new places. Reading maps help people understand direction better and feel more confident. Even though we use Smartphone, we use Smartphone for now. Basically, Smart 3D skills. However, Smart 3D skills are still useful.

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The response addresses the question directly and provides relevant reasons. To further enhance the answer, consider expanding on the benefits of map reading beyond travel and confidence, such as its role in developing spatial reasoning skills or historical understanding. Providing a more detailed explanation of why basic map skills remain useful despite technological advancements could also strengthen the response. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

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The grammar is mostly accurate, but there are a few minor errors ('Reading maps help people understand direction better' - 'directions'). The sentence structure is relatively simple. Try to incorporate more complex sentence structures to demonstrate a wider grammatical range. Pay attention to subject-verb agreement and pluralization.

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