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Band 4+: Describe a time when you had to work with someone you didn't get along with. You should say: who this person was, what you were working on together, how you managed to cooperate, and explain what you learned from the experience.

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I would like to talk about someone that I didn't get along with, which is my friend. We have individual differences, maybe because of that we can't work together. The situation was when we were in a team for a group project or group work. We couldn't work along together because we had many debates between me and her. So we had a situation, and I have the same situation sometimes, but I can handle it because it's my responsibility. I have to be responsible for that, so I must work until the group project ends. But maybe I can handle it by improving or developing my passion, because if I can cooperate with her, it can...

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I would… someone that I didn’t get along with is… I would like to talk about my friends that… we have a different… We have individual difference. Maybe because that we can’t work together because we have a different individual. The situation maybe when we in teamwork or group project or group work, we can’t work along together because we can’t have many debate from me or from she so we can have a situation I have the same situation but sometimes I can handle it because it’s my responsibility so I have responsible for that so I must work until the group project gets end but maybe I can handle with I improve or develop my passion, because If I can partial with her, it can…

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Vocabulary Complexity:
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Vocabulary Repetition:

because: 4

work: 4

that: 3

have: 3

situation: 3

group: 3

along: 2

maybe: 2

together: 2

project: 2

handle: 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 answer addresses the topic but lacks full development and specific details. It mentions a friend and a group project, but does not clearly describe the person, the situation, or how it was handled in a concrete way. The explanation of what was learned is incomplete. To improve, provide a more structured response with specific examples of disagreements, actions taken to resolve them, and a clear lesson learned from the experience. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer lacks clear organization and logical progression. There is excessive repetition (e.g., 'we can't work together', 'individual difference') and frequent self-correction or hesitation (e.g., 'I would...', 'maybe because that'). The response does not fully address all parts of the topic (e.g., who the person was, how you handled it, what you learned). To improve, structure your answer with clear paragraphs: introduce the person, describe the situation, explain your handling, and state the lesson learned. Use cohesive devices like 'firstly', 'however', 'as a result' to improve flow.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is limited and repetitive (e.g., 'individual difference', 'work along together', 'debate'). There is some imprecision (e.g., 'partial with her' likely means 'cooperate with her'). The refined answer shows minor improvements but still lacks range. To improve, learn synonyms for common words (e.g., 'disagreement' instead of 'debate', 'collaborate' instead of 'work together') and use topic-specific vocabulary (e.g., 'compromise', 'conflict resolution', 'team dynamics'). Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is frequently inaccurate, with errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'we can't work along together because we can't have many debate'), incorrect prepositions (e.g., 'partial with her'), and incomplete sentences (e.g., 'maybe because that we can't work together'). The refined answer corrects some issues but still has errors (e.g., 'work along together'). To improve, practice using a variety of sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) and review common grammar rules (e.g., countable/uncountable nouns, prepositions, relative clauses).

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Band 4+: Describe a time when you had to work with someone you didn't get along with. You should say: who this person was, what you were working on together, how you managed to cooperate, and explain what you learned from the experience.

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Describe a time when you had to work with someone you didn’t get along with. You should say: who this person was, what you were working on together, how you managed to cooperate, and explain what you learned from the experience.

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