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Band 5+: Describe a skill you learned that was completely unrelated to your studies or work. You should say: - What the skill was - How you learned it - How long it took to master And explain why you chose to learn this particular skill.

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First of all, I want to talk about my childhood. Since childhood, I was so excited when I found out something about the cosmos or something about astronomy. I have been interested in astronomy so much that I wanted to buy a telescope for this, but I had no money for it. But now I still have no money for this, but 2026 is a year of technology. So I found some interesting lectures and educational plans about astronomy and started to learn basic astronomy skills through the internet. It's not part of my official school education plan, but it's very interesting for me and I want to link my profession with astronomy in the future. Now I want to describe a skill I am especially proud of. I need it. This skill is that I can find stars that are part of our planet. It's not so useful, but it's just interesting for me.

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First of all, I want to talk about my childhood. Since childhood, I was so excited when I found out something about cosmos or something about astronomy. I have been interested in astronomy so much that I want to buy telescope for this, but I have no money for this. But now I still have no money for this, but 2026 is a year of technology. So I find out some interesting lectures and education plans about astronomy and start to learn astronomy basic skills by internet. It’s not my official school education plan, but however it’s very interesting for me and I want to link my profession with astronomy in future. Now I want to describe my especially proud skill. I need it. This skill I can find out by stars that are so part of our planet. It’s not so useful, but it’s just interesting for me.

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

astronomy: 5

about: 4

it's: 4

want: 3

that: 3

this: 3

interesting: 3

childhood: 2

found: 2

something: 2

money: 2

skill: 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 addresses the topic by describing a skill (astronomy) learned outside of school, but it lacks full development and specific details. The response mentions learning through internet lectures but does not clearly explain how the skill was learned, how long it took, or provide a well-reasoned explanation for wanting to learn it. The answer also contains some irrelevant or unclear statements (e.g., 'find stars that are part of our planet'). To improve, focus on directly answering all parts of the prompt with clear, specific examples and personal experiences. Elaborate on the learning process, timeframe, and your motivation in a more structured and detailed manner.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer shows some organization but lacks clear structure and coherence. The speaker starts with childhood interest but does not clearly describe the skill, how it was learned, or how long it took. There is repetition ('I have no money for this') and some hesitation. To improve, use a clear structure: state the skill, explain the learning process, mention the time taken, and give reasons for learning it. Use cohesive devices like 'first', 'then', 'finally'.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is basic and repetitive ('interesting', 'astronomy', 'skill'). There is some attempt at topic-specific words ('cosmos', 'telescope'), but precision is lacking (e.g., 'find out by stars' is unclear). To improve, learn more precise terms (e.g., 'identify constellations', 'navigate by stars') and avoid vague phrases like 'something about'. Use a wider range of adjectives and expressions.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly simple with some errors. For example, 'I want to buy telescope' should be 'I wanted to buy a telescope', and 'I can find out by stars' is incorrect. There is inconsistent tense use (present vs. past). To improve, practice using past tenses for past events and ensure articles ('a', 'the') are used correctly. Expand sentence structures with conditionals or relative clauses.

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