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Band 6+: 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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Alright, as you know, I'm really fascinated with taking photos. Even in my free time, I'd like to go to the park near my home to take some photos of natural beauties and some citizens. So at my birthday party, my mom gave me a digital camera which is really professional as a birthday gift. After that, I started to use it, but it was too hard for me to control. This not only required me to set up some special settings, but also to change some degrees in its fineness or sharpness, which made me messy. So I researched some information about how to use it on some websites such as Baidu and Bing. I finally found a blogger named Pingping who teaches a really simple method to use the camera. After viewing his videos about that special digital camera, I was able to control it really well. I consider that a really stunning experience for me.

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Alright, as you know, I’m really, really fascinating about taking photos. Even I have natural time, I’d like to go to the park near my home to take some photos about natural beauties and some citizens. So at my birthday party, my mom gave the digital camera which is really professional as the birthday gift for me. After that, I started to use the net, but it is too hard for me to control it. This is not only need you to set up some special settings in it, but also you need to change some degrees in its niteness or sharpness, which let me messy. So I have researched some information about how to use it in some websites such as Baidu and Bingbing. I finally found a blogger which named Pingping and he teaches really simple method to use I utilized the cameras and after that, after viewing his videos about that special digital camera, I am able to control it really well. I consider that is a really stunning experience for me.

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Vocabulary Repetition:

some: 6

really: 5

camera: 3

that: 3

photos: 2

birthday: 2

digital: 2

which: 2

after: 2

control: 2

special: 2

about: 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 skill (photography) learned from a non-traditional source (online tutorial). It includes personal experience and specific details about the learning process. However, the response could be more fully developed, particularly in explaining why this method of learning was effective. The answer is somewhat brief and lacks depth in the explanation of effectiveness. To improve, consider elaborating on the advantages of learning from online tutorials, such as flexibility, visual demonstrations, or the ability to pause and rewind, and provide more specific examples of how the tutorial helped you master the camera settings.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is generally coherent and organized, but there are some hesitations and repetitions (e.g., 'really, really', 'I have natural time' instead of 'in my free time'). The use of cohesive devices is limited, and some ideas are not fully developed. To improve, use a clearer structure with linking words and avoid unnecessary repetition.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but not always precise. There are some errors in word choice (e.g., 'fascinating' instead of 'fascinated', 'niteness' instead of 'fineness', 'messy' instead of 'confused'). The range of vocabulary is limited, and there is little use of idiomatic language. To improve, expand your vocabulary and use more precise terms related to photography and learning.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is mostly accurate but with some errors in tense consistency (e.g., 'my mom gave' should be 'my mom gave me' and 'I have natural time' should be 'in my free time'). There are also issues with articles and prepositions (e.g., 'the digital camera' should be 'a digital camera'). The range of grammatical structures is limited, with mostly simple sentences. To improve, practice using a variety of sentence structures and ensure tense consistency.

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