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Band 7+: Describe a special event or festival that you liked.

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There's a festival in Colombia called Feria de Cali that I really like. I was born in that city, Cali, Colombia. This city is well known for salsa music. So in December, between the 25th and the 30th, every year is the festival. You will find people dancing salsa everywhere and parades related to salsa music, as well as the different costumes that people from the city and the region wear. You will also find, for example, a vintage car parade and different dance group parades. There is a lot of typical food, both savory and sweet, that you can taste and enjoy. People are really friendly. You can find locals and visitors from all over the world. It's very tropical, and I really enjoy being there. It always reminds me of my culture, where I was born and raised, and my family. Every time we go, we dance and enjoy together.

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There’s a festival in Colombia called Feria de Cali which I really like. I was born in that city, Cali, Colombia. And this city is well known because of salsa music. So in December between the 25th and the 30th of December, every year is the festival. And you are going to find everywhere people dancing salsa and parades related to salsa music but also the different costumes that people from the city and the region have. And used to have, you are going to find for example a vintage car parade, different dancing group parade. You are going to find a lot of typical food, salty and dessert that you can taste and enjoy. People is really friendly. You can find people from the city and from all over the world. It’s very tropical and I really enjoy being there. That reminds me always my culture where I was born and raised and my family. Since every time we go we dance and enjoy together.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

that: 4

really: 3

city: 3

salsa: 3

find: 3

people: 3

enjoy: 3

festival: 2

colombia: 2

music: 2

every: 2

parades: 2

different: 2

dance: 2

there: 2

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Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

This is an excellent response that fully addresses all parts of the question. Consider adding a sentence or two about a particularly memorable moment or detail from your experience to further enhance the response.

Fluency & Coherence

7.5

The answer is well-structured and easy to follow. The description flows naturally. Minor improvements could be made by using more sophisticated linking words and phrases to enhance the coherence. For example, instead of simply listing events, you could use transitions like 'In addition to...', 'Furthermore...', or 'Moreover...' to connect different aspects of the festival more smoothly. The occasional repetition ('you are going to find') could be avoided with more varied sentence structures.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is appropriate and mostly accurate. The speaker uses some descriptive language ('tropical', 'vintage cars') effectively. However, more precise and sophisticated vocabulary could be incorporated to elevate the response. For example, instead of 'salty and dessert,' using 'savory and sweet' would be more precise. Exploring synonyms for frequently used words like 'find' and 'enjoy' would add variety and richness to the vocabulary. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

6.5

The grammar is mostly accurate, with only a few minor errors ('People is really friendly'). The speaker uses a range of tenses appropriately. However, more complex grammatical structures could be incorporated to demonstrate a wider range of grammatical competence. For example, using passive voice ('The festival is celebrated...') or more complex sentence structures with embedded clauses would enhance the grammatical range.

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