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Band 4+: Describe a person who has influenced you. Who is this person? How do you know them? How have they influenced you? Why are they important to you?

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He was someone I met at my previous job, where I worked in the same role as now, designing for an industrial construction company. I met him on my first day, but he influenced me, I think, after a year. He showed me the work in the field when we went to the plant. He demonstrated how a grown-up engineer should work, and which details I should keep in mind to do my job better and better. I think he influenced my entire life.

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With who we met at my previous job, at that time I worked. I had the same job as now. I was designing here in industrial construction company. I met him on my first day, but he influenced me, I think, after one year. She shows me on the work in the field. when we go on the plant. He shows me how the grown up engineer should work on which details I should which details I should keep in my mind to do my job better and better. I think he influenced all my life.

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Vocabulary Repetition:

influenced: 2

think: 2

should: 2

better: 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 response addresses the topic by identifying the person, how they met, what they do, and how they influenced the speaker. However, the answer is quite brief and lacks depth and specific details. To improve, expand on each part of the topic: describe the person more vividly, provide a more detailed account of how you met, elaborate on their role and responsibilities, and give concrete examples of how their influence changed your behavior, skills, or perspective. Including a specific anecdote or outcome would make the response more engaging and fully developed. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is somewhat coherent but lacks clear organization. The speaker jumps between ideas (meeting, influence, work details) without smooth transitions. There is noticeable repetition ('I had the same job as now', 'which details I should which details I should') and self-correction. To improve, structure the response with clear sections (introduction, meeting, influence, impact) and use cohesive devices like 'firstly', 'moreover', 'as a result'.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is basic and repetitive (e.g., 'shows me', 'work', 'job'). There is limited range and precision; phrases like 'grown up engineer' are informal and vague. To improve, use more specific and varied vocabulary (e.g., 'mentor', 'demonstrated', 'professional development', 'attention to detail') and avoid informal terms. Boost vocabulary complexity to elevate the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate but simple, with frequent use of present and past simple. There are minor errors (e.g., 'With who we met' should be 'He was someone I met', 'She shows me' should be 'He showed me', 'influenced all my life' is awkward). To improve, use a wider range of structures (e.g., relative clauses, conditionals, perfect tenses) and ensure subject-verb agreement and tense consistency.

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