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Band 4+: Describe a skill you learned from a non-human source. You should say: - What the skill is - How you learned it - Who or what taught you - And explain why learning from this source was effective.

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I'd like to talk about a skill I learned from a non-human source like a calculator. It plays an essential role in my life. I used the calculator for my life because after I graduated from college, I learned it every day. I make brackets and I use it. It took a long time to become professional at accounting with the calculator. It helped me to scale organization, organize my time, my life, and everything I plan to do the next day. It impacted my life. I used the calculator to count everything. It impacted me in both one thing. I learned organization, and it impacted this advantage in my life. Everything I count, I

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I’d like to talk about skill I learned from non women like calculator. It’s a essential role in my life. I used the calculator for my life because I graduated about college I learned it every day I make brackets and I use to I take a long time to be I take a long time to be I take a long time to be I take a long time to be I take a long time to be I take a long time to be I take a long time to be to be professional to account the calculator it helped me to scale organization, organize my time, my life and everything I plan to do the next day. It impact about my life. I used the calculator to count everything. It impacted me to both one thing. I learned the organization. but it impact this advantage about my life. Everything I count I

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

life: 5

calculator: 4

learned: 3

everything: 3

impacted: 3

organization: 2

count: 2

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Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is average. It is understandable but not always accurate. Focusing on the rhythm and stress patterns of English could prove beneficial.

Task Response

The answer addresses the topic but lacks depth and specific details. The skill mentioned (using a calculator) is not clearly described as a skill learned from a non-human source, and the explanation of how it was learned is vague. The response does not fully develop the required points, such as how long it took to learn and the specific impact on daily life. To improve, provide a more structured and detailed account, including personal experiences and concrete examples of how the skill was acquired and its effects. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer lacks coherence and organization. There is excessive repetition ('I take a long time to be' repeated many times), and the ideas are not logically connected. The response does not fully address the prompt (e.g., missing clear explanation of the skill, how it was learned, and impact). To improve, plan your answer with clear points: what the skill is, how you learned it, time taken, and impact. Use cohesive devices like 'first', 'then', 'as a result'.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is very limited and imprecise. The phrase 'non women like calculator' is incorrect (likely meant 'non-human source'). Words like 'essential role', 'scale organization', and 'impacted about my life' are awkward or inaccurate. To improve, learn topic-specific vocabulary (e.g., 'calculation skills', 'financial planning', 'efficiency') and practice using collocations correctly.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is frequently incorrect. Examples: 'skill I learned from non women' (missing article), 'I graduated about college' (wrong preposition), 'I used to I take' (fragmented), and 'It impact about my life' (subject-verb agreement). There is also a lack of sentence variety. To improve, practice basic tenses (past simple, present perfect) and sentence structure. Focus on subject-verb agreement and correct prepositions.

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Band 4+: Describe a skill you learned from a non-human source. You should say: - What the skill is - How you learned it - Who or what taught you - And explain why learning from this source was effective.

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