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Band 6+: Describe a person you follow on social media who inspires you. You should say: - Who they are - How you found them - What kind of content they post And explain why they are an inspiration to you.

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There is a girl named Yasmin that I've been following on Instagram for a while now. She is a model, and the way she dresses, her daily routine, and her life after work really inspires me. The creativity and humor she brings are captivating. I found her on TikTok when I saw a video of her outfit check, and it looked amazing to me, so I decided to follow her on other social media as well to see her more frequently and get inspired more and more by her style and vibe. Sometimes I even buy things that she recommends or try the makeup ideas she shows in her videos, which have a really nice effect on me.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

there is a girl whose name is Yasmin that I’ve been following in Instagram for a while now she is a model and the way how she dresses her daily routine her life After work it really inspires me the way how creative and funny it is. I found her in TikTok when I saw the video of her alpha check and it looked amazing to me so I decided to follow her in other social medias as well so I can see her more frequently frequently and get inspired more and more by the way how she dresses, the way how her vibe makes me feel. And sometimes I even buy things that she recommends or take their makeup ideas that she shows in her videos which has a really nice effect on me.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

more: 3

really: 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, how they were discovered, and the nature of their content. Personal details regarding how the speaker interacts with the content (buying recommended items or trying makeup) are included. To improve the score, the response could be developed further by expanding on the 'why' aspect. Providing more specific examples of how her creativity or humor has personally impacted the speaker's mindset or lifestyle would help in providing a more fully developed and lengthy answer. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker maintains a steady flow, but the coherence is limited by a lack of varied cohesive devices. The answer relies heavily on repetitive structures like 'the way how' and 'and'. To improve, use more sophisticated linking words (e.g., 'Furthermore', 'Consequently', 'What strikes me most is...') to connect ideas rather than just using 'and' or 'so'. There was also some repetition of words like 'frequently'.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is sufficient to convey the message but remains quite basic and repetitive (e.g., 'really inspires me', 'really nice effect', 'amazing'). To reach a higher band, you should use more precise and idiomatic language. Instead of 'really nice effect', you could say 'it has a profound impact on my self-confidence'. Instead of 'amazing', try 'visually stunning' or 'captivating'. Note: 'alpha check' in the raw transcript was likely a misinterpretation of 'outfit check', which is a specific social media term.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical inaccuracies that hinder the score. Specifically, the use of 'the way how' is grammatically incorrect (it should be 'the way she...' or 'how she...'); 'in Instagram' should be 'on Instagram'; and 'take their makeup ideas' should be 'take her makeup ideas' to maintain pronoun agreement. The sentence structures are mostly simple or compound; to improve, practice using complex sentences with relative clauses and subordinate conjunctions more accurately.

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