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Band 6+: Describe a long-term goal you have set for yourself that does not involve your career. You should say: - What the goal is - What steps you are taking to achieve it - What challenges you might face And explain why achieving this goal is important to your personal growth.

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I'd like to talk about a goal I set a year ago. It wasn't related to my career or studies. The goal was to obtain a driving license and learn to drive a car professionally. I started attending a driving school and learned how to drive from a professional instructor who has seven years of experience. I set this goal a year ago when I developed an interest in cars, how to drive them, and how to maintain control while driving. I admired how my brothers drove with one hand, and it was impressive to follow their routine and understand how they precisely controlled their driving skills. I really wanted to learn how to maintain my driving skills and drive smoothly on roads with heavy traffic congestion. I studied at the driving school and practiced the tests every day. I drove with my instructor for about a month to learn how to properly pass the driving license exam. I think this goal was significant for me because it wasn't related to my studies or career. I really wanted to step away from daily problems and focus on something different from my career or studies.

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I like to tell about the aim that I set a year ago. It wasn’t about my career or studies. The school was to take driving license and to learn driving a car professionally. And I started studying in the driving school and I was learning how to drive from the professional instructor who has seven years experience. And I said this goal a year ago when I started having interest in the cars and how to drive that and how to maintain control over driving. And I admired how my brothers were driving by one hand and it was kind of impressive to follow this routine and know how they exactly control their driving skills. And I really want to also learn how to maintain my driving skills and to cleanly drive on the road with full of traffic congestion. And I studied in the driving school, and I everyday practised the tests. And I have driven the car with my instructor for about a month for learning how properly passing the exam of driving a license. And I think these goals were significant for me because it wasn’t related to my studies and careers. And I really wanted to be out of these problems, daily problems, and to focus on the different things that I’m a career or studies.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

driving: 7

goal: 4

drive: 4

career: 3

studies: 3

learn: 3

from: 3

with: 3

about: 2

wasn't: 2

related: 2

license: 2

school: 2

instructor: 2

maintain: 2

drove: 2

their: 2

skills: 2

really: 2

wanted: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The response addresses all parts of the topic, including the goal, when it was set, steps taken, and its importance. It provides specific details such as the instructor's experience and the duration of practice, which adds authenticity. However, the explanation of why the goal is important could be more developed, and the response could benefit from a clearer structure and more varied vocabulary. To improve, consider elaborating on the personal significance and the impact achieving this goal has had on your life.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is generally coherent and follows the structure of the topic, but there are some issues with fluency. There is noticeable repetition (e.g., 'driving' and 'career or studies' are repeated frequently) and some self-correction or unclear phrasing (e.g., 'The school was to take driving license' and 'I said this goal'). The ideas are connected, but the flow is sometimes disrupted by awkward transitions and redundant expressions. To improve, work on reducing repetition and using clearer linking phrases to guide the listener through your points.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is adequate for the topic, with some good attempts at precision (e.g., 'professional instructor', 'maintain control', 'traffic congestion'). However, there are some inaccuracies and limited range. For example, 'The school was to take driving license' is unclear, and 'I said this goal' is not the correct collocation (should be 'set this goal'). The phrase 'out of these problems' is also awkward. To improve, expand your vocabulary with more precise and varied terms, and ensure correct collocations (e.g., 'set a goal', 'obtain a license'). Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is mostly accurate, but there are some errors and limited range. For example, 'The school was to take driving license' is grammatically incorrect (should be 'The goal was to get a driving license'), and 'I said this goal' should be 'I set this goal'. There are also some issues with articles and prepositions (e.g., 'from the professional instructor' should be 'from a professional instructor', 'with full of traffic congestion' should be 'with heavy traffic congestion'). The sentence structures are mostly simple, with some attempts at more complex forms (e.g., 'how to maintain control over driving'), but there is room for more variety. To improve, practice using a wider range of grammatical structures, such as conditionals, relative clauses, and varied tenses, and pay attention to accuracy in articles and prepositions.

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