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Band 5+: Describe a rule at your school or work that you either like or dislike. You should say: - What the rule is - Why this rule was created - How it affects you And explain whether you think this rule is effective or not.

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Okay, I would like to talk about a rule at my school that I dislike. The rule prohibits students from bringing motorcycles to school. The first reason the school created this rule is that many students are underage. I think this is important because many students have accidents on the street due to their age. The second reason is that we have limited parking at school, which is why students cannot bring their motorcycles. I dislike this rule because I think if I could bring my motorcycle to school, I could save money. For example, if I use Uber to get to school and back, I spend around 50,000 rupiah, which is too expensive. On the other hand, if I bring my motorcycle and refill gas for 50,000 rupiah, I can use my motorcycle four times a week, which is safer than using Uber. However, this rule is effective for other students and reduces the number of underage students riding motorcycles at school or anywhere else. But for me, I still want to bring my motorcycle there.

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Okay I would like to talk about the rule at my school. I dislike it. The rule was the student prohibit brand motorcycle at school. Okay so this is why the first thing this the school create this a rule because many students still don’t have a I think this is one of the important and I think many students crash in the street because they are under a great age and yeah and the second the other reason because in school we have a limited parking so that’s why students cannot bring their motorcycle I dislike with this rule because I think if I bring my motorcycle at school I can save my money for example if for example I use Uber to go to when my school and back my school I can spend around 50,000 rupiah so it’s too expensive That’s me in in the other hand In on the other hand if I bring a motorcycle and refill a gas 50,000 I can Use my motorcycle four or times a week is more safe than I use Uber However, this rule is effective with the other students and reduce the under-graded student brain motorcycle at school or maybe anywhere. But for me, I still bring my motorcycle there.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
Using more sophisticated words could be beneficial.

Vocabulary Repetition:

school: 7

students: 6

rule: 5

this: 4

bring: 4

motorcycle: 4

that: 3

motorcycles: 3

which: 3

dislike: 2

reason: 2

underage: 2

think: 2

because: 2

their: 2

could: 2

50000: 2

rupiah: 2

other: 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 response addresses all parts of the prompt, including the description of the rule, the reasons for its existence, the personal impact, and an evaluation of its effectiveness. The candidate provides specific details, such as the cost comparison between using a ride-sharing service and refueling a motorcycle, which adds depth to the answer. To improve further, the response could benefit from more complex sentence structures and a more seamless transition between the personal dislike of the rule and the acknowledgment of its effectiveness for the wider student body. Expanding slightly more on the 'effectiveness' aspect by explaining how the school monitors this rule could also enhance the development of the response.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker manages to address all parts of the prompt, which is good. However, the fluency is hindered by frequent hesitations, repetitions, and self-corrections (e.g., 'this the school create this a rule'). Cohesion is somewhat basic, relying on simple connectors like 'the first thing', 'the second', and 'on the other hand'. To improve, work on using more sophisticated discourse markers and practice speaking in longer, continuous chunks to reduce the 'stop-start' nature of the delivery.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is sufficient to convey the basic meaning, but it is quite limited and repetitive. There are errors in word choice and formation, such as 'prohibit brand motorcycle' (instead of 'prohibiting motorcycles') and 'under a great age' (instead of 'underage'). To reach a higher band, you need to use more precise collocations and less common lexical items. For example, instead of 'many students crash', you could say 'a high frequency of road accidents involving minors'. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammatical errors are frequent and occasionally impede communication. There are significant issues with subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and sentence structure (e.g., 'the school create this a rule', 'I dislike with this rule', 'reduce the under-graded student'). There is a lack of complex sentence structures. You should focus on mastering basic grammar (tenses, articles, and prepositions) and then practice using subordinate clauses (e.g., 'Since the school has limited parking, they decided to...') to increase your range.

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