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Band 7+: Describe a skill that you learned from older people

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I learned cooking from my mother. I learned by spending time with her, watching her cook, and helping her with the tasks that I could do. She would explain each step and allow me to try my hand at each part of the cooking process. When I had the chance, I tried to cook by myself. Under her supervision, it made me realize how exciting it is for people to cook each dish. The more they put their heart into it, the more beautiful and delicious it becomes. As a beginner like me, I had to try and make many mistakes; however, I consider it a learning experience.

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I learned cooking by my mother. I learned by spending time with her indications, watching her cook and help her do the tasks that I can do. She would explain each step and allow me to try my hand as the vision’s part of the cooking process. And when I had the chance, I tried to cook by myself. Under her supervision, it made me realize how exciting it is for people to cook each dish. The more they put their heart into it, the more beautiful and delicious it will be. And for a beginner like me, I have to try and make many mistakes, however, I consider it’s a running experience.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Vocabulary Repetition:

cook: 3

each: 3

learned: 2

cooking: 2

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Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

The answer is well-organized and coherent. It directly addresses the prompt by describing a skill learned from an older person. Specific details about the learning process are included. To improve, consider adding more detail about a specific dish or a particularly challenging aspect of learning to cook, and expand on the connection between the effort put into cooking and the final result. More vivid descriptions would enhance the response. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and well-structured. The ideas flow logically. Minor improvements could be made in terms of smoother transitions between sentences. For example, instead of 'And when I had the chance, I tried to cook by myself,' a more natural transition could be used, such as 'Eventually, I began to cook on my own...'

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate. Words like 'indications' could be replaced with more precise terms like 'instructions' or 'guidance'. More sophisticated vocabulary could be used to describe the cooking process, such as 'culinary techniques' or 'gastronomic experience'. The phrase 'running experience' is slightly awkward and could be replaced with 'learning experience'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate with only minor errors. The sentence 'She would explain each step and allow me to try my hand as the vision's part of the cooking process' is grammatically incorrect and needs to be revised. The use of simple past tense is consistent, but incorporating more complex grammatical structures would enhance the response. For example, using passive voice or perfect tenses would add variety.

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