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Band 7+: Are you good at sports?

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I'm not good at sports, but I try my best. I prefer individual sports to team sports because if I do badly in a team game, I always feel like I'm letting everyone down. I go kite surfing. Sometimes I enjoy it because it's so fun. I can't go often, though, because there aren't really enough winds where I live. I might take up another water sport instead.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

I’m not good at sport, but I try my best. I prefer individual sports to team sport because if I do badly in a team game, I always feel, um, letting everyone down. I go kite suffering. Sometimes I enjoy it because it’s so, uh, fun. I can’t go often, though, because there are raly enough wind where I live. I might take up another water spot instead.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Vocabulary Repetition:

sports: 3

because: 3

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Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

This is a good response that directly answers the question and provides extra information. Consider expanding on the reasons why you prefer individual sports or providing more detail about your kite surfing experiences to further enhance your response.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. There are a few minor hesitations and filler words ('um', 'uh'), but they don't significantly impede understanding. The structure is logical and easy to follow. Improving fluency would involve reducing the use of fillers and speaking more smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and appropriate for the topic. Words like 'kite surfing' and 'water sport' show a good range. However, more precise language could be used in places. For example, instead of 'I do badly,' 'I underperform' or 'I don't perform well' would be more sophisticated. Expanding vocabulary related to sports would be beneficial.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are some grammatical inaccuracies. The phrase 'I always feel, um, letting everyone down' is grammatically incorrect; it should be 'I always feel like I'm letting everyone down'. The sentence 'there are raly enough wind' has a spelling and grammatical error ('really' and 'winds'). While the overall message is clear, improving grammatical accuracy will enhance the score. Focusing on correct tense usage and subject-verb agreement will be helpful.

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