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Band 5+: Describe a place in your hometown that has changed significantly over the years. You should say: - What the place is - How it has changed - Why it has changed And explain how you feel about these changes.

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So today I would like to tell you about my secondary school which is Ding Bing High School. The secondary school has completely changed over the years. If I'm not wrong, when I was in grade 9, it was a really small school with 2 floors and 50 classrooms with TVs and air conditioners. It has been taken down to do a complete internal reconfiguration. It was a really significant change. They added a fourth floor and painted the entire school green. It got worse over the years and the green didn't stay as the color green. They thought it was very important for the next generation to learn at a better infrastructure. It is a necessary change which will update the entire school. They even got better teachers with experience, with 30 years of experience. I really hope that they will have a better career and create a new, better generation of students.

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So today I would like to tell you about my secondary school which is Ding Bing High School. Secondary school has completely changed over the years. So, if I’m not wrong when I was grade 9, it was a really small school with 2 floors and 50 classrooms with TVs and air conditioner. So it has been taken down to do a complete internal configuration, re-configuration, it was a really significant change. So they actually added a surf floor and painted the entire school green. It got worse over the years and the green didn’t stay really as the color green. So they actually thought it was very important for the next generation to learn at a better infrastructure. infrastructure and you know it is a necessary change which will update it the entire school and they even got better teachers with experience It’s with 30 years of experience and I really hope that they will got a better career and create a new, better generation of students.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
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Vocabulary Repetition:

school: 6

with: 4

they: 4

better: 4

years: 3

really: 3

green: 3

secondary: 2

which: 2

change: 2

entire: 2

generation: 2

experience: 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 by describing a specific place (the secondary school) and mentions some changes (addition of a fourth floor, painting, and better teachers). However, the response lacks full development of all required points, particularly the reasons for the changes and a clear explanation of personal feelings. The answer could be more detailed and structured, with more specific examples and a clearer connection to personal experience. To improve, ensure each bullet point from the topic is fully covered, and provide more coherent and elaborated explanations.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer has a clear structure and addresses the topic, but there are noticeable issues with fluency. The speaker uses fillers like 'So' and 'you know' repeatedly, and there is some hesitation and self-correction (e.g., 're-configuration' after 'configuration'). The ideas are connected but could be more logically organized, especially when discussing the color change and teacher quality. To improve, practice speaking without fillers and use cohesive devices like 'firstly', 'moreover', or 'in addition' to link ideas smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but lacks precision and variety. Words like 'really small', 'really significant', and 'better infrastructure' are somewhat repetitive and basic. The phrase 'internal configuration, re-configuration' shows some attempt at precision but is awkward. The speaker could use more specific terms like 'renovation', 'modernization', or 'upgrade' instead of 'change'. To improve, expand vocabulary related to changes and improvements, and use more descriptive adjectives (e.g., 'dilapidated', 'state-of-the-art'). Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is mostly understandable but contains several errors. For example, 'It got worse over the years' is unclear in context, and 'they actually thought it was very important for the next generation to learn at a better infrastructure' should be 'in a better infrastructure' or 'with better infrastructure'. The sentence 'I really hope that they will got a better career' has a tense error ('will got' should be 'will have'). There is also a lack of complex structures; most sentences are simple or compound. To improve, practice using a mix of tenses and complex sentences, and review common errors like subject-verb agreement and preposition use.

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