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Band 5+: Describe a piece of advice that influenced your career or study choice. You should say: who gave you the advice, what the advice was, when they gave it, and explain how this advice has affected your decisions.

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Well, now I am going to talk about a piece of advice that influenced my study. My cousin, Fuyi Shoikot, gave me a suggestion when I was an admission candidate. First, I decided to admit to a private university near my home, but my brother suggested I go to a public university because in Bangladesh, public universities are the most demandable universities in my country. If I finish my graduation or masters from a public university, I will get better opportunities to work. So, that's why I changed my decision. After that, I gave my exam at Dhaka University. So now I am a Dhaka University student, and I am doing my graduation in English. So his advice influenced me very well.

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Well, now I am going to talk about a piece of suggestion that influenced my study. My cousin, Fuyi Shoikot, he gave me a suggestion when I was admission candidate. First I decided to admit in a private university near my home but my brother suggested me to into a public university because in Bangladesh public universities are most demandable university in my country if I if I will finish my graduation or masters from public university I will get a better opportunity I will get an better opportunities to work in a So, that’s why I changed my decision. After that, I gave my exam in Dhaka University. So now I am a Dhaka University student and I am doing my graduation in English subject. So his advice influenced me very well.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
C1 - Intricate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

university: 5

public: 3

advice: 2

influenced: 2

universities: 2

graduation: 2

dhaka: 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 answer addresses the topic and includes the required elements: who gave the advice, what the advice was, and when it was given. The explanation of how the advice affected decisions is present but could be more detailed and specific. To improve, consider elaborating on the impact of the advice on your career or study choices, providing more personal experiences or specific examples of how it shaped your path. Additionally, ensure the response is fully developed and covers all aspects of the prompt thoroughly.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer has a clear structure and follows the prompt, but there are noticeable hesitations and repetitions (e.g., 'if I if I will finish', 'I will get a better opportunity I will get an better opportunities'). The use of cohesive devices is basic ('so', 'after that'). To improve, practice smoother transitions and reduce self-correction. Use a wider range of linking words like 'consequently', 'as a result', or 'therefore'.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate but limited and imprecise. For example, 'suggestion' is used instead of 'advice', and 'demandable' is non-standard (should be 'in demand' or 'prestigious'). The phrase 'influenced me very well' is awkward. To improve, learn more precise and academic vocabulary (e.g., 'pivotal', 'instrumental', 'compelling') and avoid informal or incorrect terms.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly understandable but contains several errors. For example, 'when I was admission candidate' should be 'when I was an admission candidate', 'suggested me to into' should be 'suggested I go to', and 'I will get an better opportunities' has article and plural errors. The conditional structure is inconsistent. To improve, practice using articles correctly, subject-verb agreement, and more complex structures like conditionals and relative clauses.

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