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Band 5+: describe a time when you changed your opinion about something important

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I was trying really hard to find an internship job. I sent my profile to a lot of companies' websites, but no one responded to me. I felt a little bit self-conscious and incompetent, questioning whether I was a good student. I was really disappointed in myself. But then I realized that making efforts does not always lead to success. So, that was my original opinion. I came to understand that success includes many elements, such as good luck, timing, and opportunity. I realized that it doesn't mean I am not a good student or that I don't have enough ability. It just means that the job wasn't suitable for me, and I might be the right fit for another job. So, I changed my opinion, and I no longer felt that disappointment in myself. Fortunately, I was able to get another job after this experience. So, that's my experience.

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I was trying really really hard to find an internship job. I sent my profile to a lot of websites, a lot of companies’ websites. And yet no one respond me, give me and respond. So I was a little bit self-unconfident, incompetent that am I a good student? I was really disappointed about myself. But then I realized that success does not, making efforts does not mean success. So yeah, that’s my original opinion. I think that I realized that success includes a lot of elements such as a good luck, a good time, a good opportunity. So I realized that it doesn’t mean that I am not a good student. I don’t have enough good enough ability. just to mean that the job isn’t the job doesn’t suitable for me and I am not the one for this job but I am maybe the one for another job so I just changed my opinion and I felt about this I felt I didn’t felt that disappointment about myself and then I really luckily to get another job after this experience so yeah that’s my experience

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

that: 7

good: 3

really: 2

student: 2

myself: 2

realized: 2

success: 2

opinion: 2

another: 2

experience: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The response addresses all parts of the prompt, including the original opinion, the reason for the change, and the resulting feelings. The candidate provides a clear narrative regarding a shift in mindset from self-doubt to a more balanced understanding of success. To improve the score, the response could be developed further by providing more specific details. For instance, describing the specific type of internship, the exact moment of realization, or more descriptive language regarding the emotional transition would help in providing a more 'full' and 'lengthy' answer. Expanding on the 'how' and 'why' with more complex sentence structures would also enhance the depth of the response.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker's fluency is limited by frequent hesitations, repetitions (e.g., 'really really hard', 'a lot of... a lot of'), and self-corrections. While the response follows a logical progression that addresses the prompt, the use of cohesive devices is very basic (mostly using 'so' and 'but'). To improve, you should use a wider range of linking words such as 'consequently', 'as a result', 'however', or 'looking back'. Try to avoid repeating the same words to connect ideas.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive (e.g., 'good student', 'good luck', 'good time', 'good opportunity'). There are also some errors in word choice and formation, such as 'self-unconfident' (instead of 'lacking confidence') and 'the job doesn't suitable' (instead of 'the job wasn't suitable'). To reach a higher band, aim for more precise and sophisticated collocations, such as 'unforeseen circumstances', 'resilience', 'perseverance', or 'a shift in perspective'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammatical accuracy is a significant weakness. There are several errors in subject-verb agreement ('no one respond me'), tense consistency ('I didn't felt'), and sentence structure ('making efforts does not mean success' used as a standalone thought). There is a heavy reliance on simple sentence structures. To improve, practice using complex sentences with subordinate clauses (e.g., 'Although I had applied to numerous companies, I received no response, which led me to question my abilities').

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