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Band 5+: Describe a skill that you learned from older people

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Well, now I am going to talk about the skills that I learned from my mother. Actually, that is cooking. It was a long time ago when I was a student at high school. At that time, my mother taught me how to cook, especially simple food like rice, vegetables, and curry. I had no idea how to cook, especially rice, I mean normal food. Later she taught me, as she was a good cook, so that's why I used to follow when she made, I mean when she was going to cook. And the first time I was a little bit disappointed that I could not cook well. So that's why it's very tough. I thought it was tough. But later I could not give up. And I watched, I mean, sometimes I watched cooking videos on YouTube. And I felt like it is a bit challenging skill. But nowadays I can cook well, better than fast. So it is, and I enjoy a lot when I cook. So that's why it is one of the most skills that I learned from my mother.

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Well, now I am going to talk about the skills that I learnt from my mother. Actually, that is cooking. It was a long time when I was a student at high school. That time my mother who teach me taught me how to cook, especially simple food like rice, vegetables, curry. I had not any idea how to cook, especially rice, I mean normal food. Later she taught me, taught me, as she was a good well cooker, so that’s why I used to follow when he made, I mean when he going to cook. And first time I was a little bit disappointed that I cannot cook well. Cook well. So that’s why. That’s why it’s very tough. I thought it was tough. But later I cannot give up. And I watch, I mean, sometime I watch cooking video through YouTube. And I feel like it is a bit challenging skills. But nowadays I can cook well better than fast. So it is and I enjoy a lot when I cook. So that’s why it is one of most skills that I learned from my mother.

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Vocabulary Repetition:

cook: 7

that: 5

when: 4

well: 3

mother: 3

time: 3

mean: 3

that's: 3

going: 2

skills: 2

learned: 2

cooking: 2

taught: 2

especially: 2

later: 2

could: 2

tough: 2

watched: 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 the topic by describing a skill (cooking) learned from an older person (mother), and includes some personal experience and specific details (e.g., learning to cook rice, vegetables, and curry, initial difficulty, using YouTube). However, the answer lacks depth and full development; it could be expanded with more specific examples, a clearer narrative structure, and more detailed reflection on the learning process and its impact. Additionally, there are some grammatical and lexical inaccuracies (e.g., 'better than fast', 'one of the most skills') that affect clarity. To improve, aim for a more organized response with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion, and elaborate on how the skill was learned, challenges faced, and its significance.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is organized around a clear topic (learning to cook from mother) and includes a chronological narrative. However, there are noticeable hesitations, repetitions ('taught me, taught me', 'cook well. Cook well', 'That's why. That's why'), and self-corrections ('he made, I mean when he going to cook'). The use of cohesive devices is basic, and some ideas are not fully developed. To improve, practice speaking more smoothly, reduce repetitions, and use a wider range of linking words (e.g., 'Initially', 'Over time', 'As a result').

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate for the topic but lacks precision and flexibility. There are some errors in word choice ('well cooker' instead of 'good cook', 'better than fast' instead of 'better than before' or 'quite well'). The range of vocabulary is limited, with simple words like 'good', 'tough', 'enjoy'. To improve, learn topic-specific vocabulary (e.g., 'culinary skills', 'seasoning', 'following recipes') and practice using synonyms and more precise terms. Boost vocabulary complexity to elevate the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The answer includes a mix of past and present tenses, but there are several grammatical errors: 'my mother who teach me taught me' (tense confusion), 'when he going to cook' (incorrect tense and pronoun), 'I cannot give up' (should be 'could not'), 'I watch' (should be 'watched' in past context), 'it is one of most skills' (missing 'the'). The range of structures is limited, with mostly simple sentences. To improve, practice using past tenses consistently, and incorporate more complex structures like relative clauses and conditionals.

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