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Band 5+: Describe a person you admire. You should say: who the person is what they are like what they have done and explain why you admire this person. You'll have 1 minute to prepare and should speak for 1–2 minutes.

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I admire my mom. She works as a doctor and always helps people when they get injured or need assistance. My mom is a kind person. She loves doing her job and enjoys spending time helping others. One time, I saw how she helped an injured animal. It was a cat. She helped the cat by covering its injury with a bandage. I'm sorry.

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I admire my mom. She works as a doctor and she always helps people when they get injured or addressing her to help them. My mom is a kind person. She loves doing her job. She loves spending time on helping people. One time I saw how she helped an injured animal. It was a cat. She helped a cat by covering its injured with a cat. I’m sorry.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Vocabulary Repetition:

injured: 2

helped: 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

4.5

The answer is good, but it could be improved by providing more details and expanding on the reasons for admiration. Consider adding more specific examples of your mother's work and personality to enrich the response. Try to elaborate on the impact her actions have had on you and others. 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 were a couple of instances of repetition and self-correction. Try to plan your answer beforehand to improve the flow and reduce hesitations. Practice speaking at a natural pace.

Lexical Resource

5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate, but there's room for improvement in terms of precision. Phrases like "addressing her to help them" are slightly awkward. Consider using more precise and sophisticated vocabulary to describe your mother's actions and personality. For example, instead of 'kind', you could use words like 'compassionate', 'empathetic', or 'benevolent'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

4.5

There are some grammatical errors, such as "covering its injured with a cat." The sentence structure is simple. Work on improving grammatical accuracy and expanding your range of grammatical structures. Practice using more complex sentence structures to showcase your grammatical abilities.

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Band 5+: Describe a person you admire. You should say: who the person is what they are like what they have done and explain why you admire this person. You'll have 1 minute to prepare and should speak for 1–2 minutes.

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