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Band 5+: Describe a small change you made that improved your daily life. You should say: - What the change was - When and why you made it - How you implemented it And explain how this change improved your life.

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So I would like to talk about a small change that improved my life or daily routine. This change is that I have avoided social media platforms because most of the time, they can consume our time. So right now, I changed my daily routine. Every day, I try to limit the time I use social media. That can be beneficial for my overall time because in the past, I spent around 5 or 6 hours a day scrolling through social media, but right now, this one change has improved my daily life because this saved time can be used for other work, like learning a new skill or trying to do better in my study sessions, and it has made me more focused than before. So I think avoiding social media can bring about a positive change. I just implemented this two months ago. It was quite hard for me, but I managed the overall thing. The main improvement I think is that my mindset has fully changed; when I used to spend 5 or 6 hours, that time has now been reduced.

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So I would like to talk about a small change made improve my life or daily routine. This change is I have avoided social media platform because as the most of the time we and this can be consumed over time. So right now I change my daily routine. In every day I try to, I try to low time of use social media. That can be beneficial for my overall time because in my past I have around 5 or 6 hours in a day to scroll down the social media but right now one change I have been and that be improved my daily life because this is the safe time I can use for the others work like new skill or try to better in my study session and it was more focused than before. So I think avoid to the social media can change better. And I just implement this from two months ago. And it’s quite hard for me but I can manage the overall thing. The main improvement I think change is my mind fully change when I was use 2 and I mean 5 and 6 hours can be reduced at the time.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

time: 6

that: 5

change: 4

this: 4

social: 4

media: 4

daily: 3

because: 3

about: 2

improved: 2

routine: 2

right: 2

overall: 2

hours: 2

think: 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 change (limiting social media use) and covers the required points: what the change was, when and why it was made, how it was implemented, and how it improved life. However, the answer lacks specific details and personal experience, such as the exact methods used to limit usage (e.g., setting app limits, using a timer) and concrete examples of how the saved time was utilized. To improve, provide more vivid examples and elaborate on the implementation process and the impact on daily routine.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is somewhat coherent, with a clear topic and some progression of ideas. However, there are noticeable hesitations, repetitions, and self-corrections (e.g., 'I try to, I try to', 'this can be consumed over time', 'avoid to the social media'). The structure could be improved by more clearly addressing each part of the prompt (what, when, why, how, and the improvement). Use more cohesive devices to link ideas smoothly, and avoid abrupt shifts in tense and topic.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but limited in range and precision. There are some errors in word choice and collocation (e.g., 'avoided social media platform' should be 'avoided social media platforms', 'low time of use' should be 'limit the time I use', 'safe time' should be 'saved time', 'can change better' should be 'can bring about a positive change'). To improve, use more varied and precise vocabulary, such as 'curb my usage', 'allocate time', 'enhance productivity', and 'cultivate a habit'. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is mostly understandable but contains several errors and limited range. There are issues with verb tense consistency (e.g., 'I have avoided' vs. 'I avoid', 'I have been' vs. 'I have'), subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'this can be consumed' should be 'they can consume'), and word order (e.g., 'I just implement this from two months ago' should be 'I implemented this two months ago'). To improve, practice using a variety of sentence structures, including complex sentences, and ensure accuracy in past and present tenses.

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Band 5+: Describe a small change you made that improved your daily life. You should say: - What the change was - When and why you made it - How you implemented it And explain how this change improved your life.

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