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Band 5+: describe a city where you have lived in the past

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Well, four years ago, I left Hanoi, the city where I lived from birth until I was 11 years old. The city is the capital of Vietnam with modern infrastructure and convenient transport, as well as high quality of education. That is why I chose to live there. But the air here is polluted and far from clean. It's also overcrowded, and I'm feeling stuffy. So I chose to move from Hanoi to the countryside where I can enjoy a peaceful atmosphere and cleaner air.

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Well, four years ago, I left Hanoi, the city where I lived from birth until I was 11 years old. The city is the capital of Vietnam when no add modern infrastructure and convenient transport, also high quality of education. That is why I chose to live in there. But the air in here are pollution and far from cleaner. It’s also overcrowded and I’m… In addition, I’m feeling stuffy. So I choose to move Hanoi to the countryside where I can improve. Peaceful atmosphere and air cleaner.

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Overall Band Score

5.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

from: 3

years: 2

hanoi: 2

where: 2

chose: 2

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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 is quite brief and lacks specific details and personal experiences. Consider expanding on your description of Hanoi, providing more sensory details and anecdotes to illustrate your points about the city's infrastructure, transport, education, pollution, and overcrowding. Adding more personal experiences and reflections on your time living there would significantly enhance the response. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

5.5

The answer is coherent, but the fluency could be improved. There are a few instances of unnatural phrasing and hesitations ("In addition, I'm feeling stuffy"). Smoother transitions between ideas would enhance the fluency.

Lexical Resource

5.5

The vocabulary is adequate, but some words are not used precisely. For example, using "pollution" instead of "polluted" and "cleaner" instead of "clean" shows a lack of precision. More sophisticated vocabulary would improve the score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

4.5

There are several grammatical errors. The sentence "The city is the capital of Vietnam when no add modern infrastructure..." is grammatically incorrect. There are also issues with articles and prepositions. Improving grammatical accuracy is crucial for a higher score.

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