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Band 5+: Describe a goal you set for yourself and achieved. What the goal was Why you set that goal How you achieved it and explain how you felt after achieving that goal

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I won a competition which was one of the significant events in my life that I have ever had. Looking back, I would say it was utterly challenging for me due to the fact that I lacked support because my family was far away from me and I was in another town with unacquainted people who I hardly knew, so it was difficult for me to manage to do this. I had a competition in math. I had to solve different tasks. I am not really good at math, but I decided to do this to show myself that I can do it. So yes, and I won, and actually it was incredibly relieving for me because I did that. I never thought that I would do it, so I was proud of myself in some point, and of course my parents too. I was preparing for it for a very long time. I read different books and solved different tasks.

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I won a competition which was one of the significant events in my life that I have ever had. Looking back, I would say it was utterly challenging for me to do the fact that I was lack of support because my family was far away from me and I was in another town with unequanted people who I highly knew so it was difficult for me to manage to do this. I had a competition in math. I had to solve for different tasks. I don’t really good at math but I decided to do this to show myself that I can do it so yes and I won and actually it was incredibly relieved for me because I did that I have never I never thought that I would do so I proud of myself in some point and of course my parents too. I was preparing for it very long time. I read different books and solved different tasks.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

that: 5

different: 3

competition: 2

would: 2

because: 2

tasks: 2

myself: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The answer addresses the topic by describing a goal (winning a math competition), why it was set (to prove oneself), and how it was achieved (preparation through reading and solving tasks). However, the response lacks specific details about the goal-setting process and the steps taken to achieve it. The explanation of feelings is present but could be more developed. To improve, provide more concrete examples of the preparation, such as specific books or tasks, and elaborate on the emotional impact of achieving the goal.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer has some logical flow but lacks clear organization and cohesive devices. There is noticeable repetition and self-correction (e.g., 'I have never I never thought'). The response does not fully address all parts of the prompt, such as explaining how the goal was set and achieved in a structured way. To improve, use linking words (e.g., 'firstly', 'in addition', 'as a result') and organize ideas into clear paragraphs for each bullet point.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is basic with some errors (e.g., 'unequanted' instead of 'unacquainted', 'highly knew' instead of 'hardly knew'). There is limited range and precision. The refined answer shows minor improvements but still lacks sophistication. To improve, learn synonyms for common words (e.g., 'challenging', 'support', 'proud') and practice using collocations naturally.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors, including incorrect verb forms ('I don't really good at math' should be 'I am not really good at math'), missing prepositions ('preparing for it very long time' should be 'preparing for it for a very long time'), and inconsistent tense usage. The refined answer corrects some issues but still has errors like 'I was proud of myself in some point' (should be 'at some point'). To improve, practice using past tenses consistently and review common prepositions and subject-verb agreement.

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