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Band 5+: Describe a piece of advice you received that you found particularly helpful. You should say: - Who gave you the advice - What the advice was - When you received the advice And explain why it was helpful to you.

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Recently, the moms gave me advice that is very helpful for my learning journey: to manage my time more carefully so that I can finish all of the tasks that my teacher assigns in one day, or at least within a few hours. My mom gave me this advice one or two days ago when I was studying in the coffee shop. She saw that I was rushing for the deadline so much that I couldn't finish all of the tasks, only about 50% of the project.

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Recently, the moms just give me advice that is very helpful for my learning journey is to manage my time more carefully so that I can finish all of the tasks that my teacher gives in one day, or like some hours, at least. My mom just gave me advice one or two days ago when I was studying in the coffee shop. Because she saw that I’m rushing for the deadline so much that I can’t finish all of the things like just 50% of the project.

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Task Response

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Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but lacks precision and variety. The word choice is simple and could be enhanced with more specific and descriptive words. For example, instead of saying 'rushing for the deadline,' you could say 'struggling to meet the deadline.' Try to incorporate more synonyms and idiomatic expressions to enrich your language.

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There are noticeable grammatical errors that affect clarity. For example, 'the moms just give me advice' should be 'my mom just gave me advice.' Also, 'in one day, or like some hours, at least' is a bit awkward and could be rephrased as 'within a day, or at least a few hours.' Focus on using correct verb tenses and sentence structures to improve accuracy.

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