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Band 7+: Describe a person who met difficulties but succeeded You should say: Who this person is What difficulties he met How he overcame the difficulties And explain how you feel about him

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I want to talk about a close friend of mine named Yunji who met difficulties but succeeded. I first met her in high school because we were in the same class, so we quickly became close friends and hung out together after classes. Also, we succeeded in entering the same university, so nowadays I see her almost four days a week. Last year, she prepared for the IELTS test because she wanted to go on an exchange program to Europe. However, she failed the first test, so she faced a situation where she had to retake the entire IELTS test. In particular, she had trouble with the speaking part, so I gave her advice about her pronunciation, and we started to practice together. Finally, she passed the test, and we were over the moon at the time. It was so inspiring for me to see her passion for achieving the grades she wanted. In the future, I hope to learn from her passion and apply that spirit to my career.

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I want to talk about a close friend of mine named Yunji who met difficulties but succeed. I first came to met her in high school because we were in the same class, so we quickly became a close friend and hang out together after classes. Also, we succeed to enter the same university, so nowadays I meet her almost 4 days for a week. Last year, she prepared IS test because she wanted to go an exchange program to Europe. However, she failed the first test, so she faced a situation where she had to retake the entire IH test. In particular, she had trouble with the speaking part, so I gave her advice about her pronunciation and we started to practice together. Finally, she passed the test and we were over the moon at the time. Also, it was so inspiring for me to see her passion about achieving the grades she wanted to get. So in the future, I hope to learn her passion and apply that spirit to my future career.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
Using more sophisticated words could be beneficial.

Vocabulary Repetition:

test: 4

about: 2

close: 2

succeeded: 2

first: 2

because: 2

together: 2

ielts: 2

wanted: 2

passion: 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 prompt, including the identity of the person, the specific difficulty faced, the method of overcoming it, and the speaker's feelings. The answer is well-developed and uses relevant personal details. To reach a higher level of task response, the speaker could expand more on the 'difficulties' aspect - for example, by describing the emotional or mental toll the failure took on the friend - and provide more depth regarding the 'how she overcame it' section by detailing her study routine or specific improvements made. This would add more substance to the narrative.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker maintains a good flow and follows the logical structure required by the prompt (Who, What, How, and Feelings). Cohesive devices like 'However', 'In particular', and 'Finally' are used correctly to guide the listener. To reach a Band 8 or 9, the speaker should aim to reduce minor hesitations and use more sophisticated linking phrases to connect ideas more seamlessly rather than relying on simple conjunctions like 'Also' and 'So'.

Lexical Resource

The speaker uses some good idiomatic expressions, such as 'over the moon', which helps boost the score. However, there is some repetition of basic words (e.g., 'passion', 'test', 'difficulties'). To improve, try to use more varied synonyms. For example, instead of 'met difficulties', you could say 'encountered significant obstacles' or 'faced numerous setbacks'. Instead of 'passion', you could use 'dedication', 'perseverance', or 'tenacity'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

This is the area that needs the most attention. The raw transcript contains several fundamental errors in verb tense and form (e.g., 'met difficulties but succeed' instead of 'succeeded', 'I first came to met her' instead of 'met her', 'we succeed to enter' instead of 'succeeded in entering'). While the meaning is always clear, these errors in basic past tense forms prevent a higher score. Focus on practicing the irregular past tense verbs and ensuring subject-verb agreement when speaking.

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