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Band 5+: Describe a time when you had to solve a problem. You should say: what the problem was how you solved it what obstacles you faced and what you learned from the experience.

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Here I am going to talk about the time when I had to solve a problem. This event occurred in my life a few years ago when I first entered university. My classmates and I were given a project that required us to learn the English language effectively, but one of my friends decided to leave our project. We didn't know why they decided to leave or what their reasons were. We all tried to do our best and asked my friend for help with the project. As we know, working in a group is difficult because everyone has different ideas, strengths, and behaviors. But during this time, we learned to do our best.

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Here I am going to talk about the time when I had to solve a problem. This event occurred in my life a few years ago, which I first entered the university. I and my classmates were given a project that said respective to have to learn English language effectively, but one of my friends, this desire decided to leave our project. We didn’t know what kind of, why they decided to leave this project and what kind of reasons. We all tried to do our best and we asked my friend for help doing our best on this project. As we know, working in a group is difficult because everybody has different ideas, drawbacks and behaviors. But at this time we learned our best.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Vocabulary Repetition:

project: 3

decided: 2

leave: 2

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Pronunciation

6.5

Your pronunciation is above average. However, you may find complexity in certain words challenging. Regular practice should aid in improvement.

Task Response

The response is quite brief and lacks detail. Consider expanding on the problem, providing more specific examples of the challenges faced, and elaborating on the solutions implemented and lessons learned. Adding more specific details and examples will significantly improve the response. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is understandable, but the narrative is not very smooth. There are some hesitations and unnatural phrasing. Work on connecting your ideas more smoothly and using transition words to improve the flow. For example, instead of 'We didn't know what kind of, why they decided to leave this project and what kind of reasons,' try 'We were unsure why they left the project.'

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate but lacks precision in places. Phrases like "respective to have to learn English language effectively" are awkward. Focus on using more precise and natural vocabulary. Consider replacing 'drawbacks' with 'weaknesses' or 'challenges' for a more natural expression.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors, such as incorrect use of articles and prepositions. The sentence structure is sometimes clumsy. Pay close attention to grammar rules and practice constructing more complex and varied sentences. For example, 'But at this time we learned our best' is grammatically incorrect and should be revised to something like 'But we learned a lot from the experience.'

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