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Band 5+: Describe a time when you received useful advice from someone you don't know very well. You should say: - Who gave you the advice - What the advice was about - When it happened And explain how that advice helped you.

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So today I'm going to tell you about a time when I was lucky to receive the best advice for my career from a stranger. He is not a stranger anymore because he became my uncle during my educational journey. Last year, when I took a part-time job at a hotel, I worked as a receptionist and had the chance to talk to a lot of people. One day, I had time to talk to that uncle; his name is Sam. He is from China and, at first, he seemed like a very visionary person. Why do I say that? Because he gave me advice regarding my major in university. At that time, I still did not have a clear decision about my university program, so I asked him for help. He provided me with a wide range of opportunities for the program in business administration. I listened to him and was very appreciative. After that, I pursued that major, and now I feel it is suitable for me. I believe it will be very useful in my future career because, as I said, it aligns well with my goals.

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So today I’m gonna tell you a time when I am lucky to to receive a best advice for my career from a stranger person but he not my stranger he not stranger person anymore because he become my uncle for my my uncle for my education journey. Last year when I took a packed part time, a full time job at the hotel, I worked as a resuscitist and I have chance to talk a lot of people. So one day I have time to talk to that uncle, his name is Sam. He is from China and he, at first, he very like a visionary mind person. Why I said that? Because he gave me an advice that for my major in the university. At that time, I still not have a better decision for my university program and then I asked him for that problem and he give me a wide range of the opportunity for that program is business administration so I just listen to him and I’m very appreciated after that I pursue that major and now I feel it suitable for myself and I think it’s well when rule and I think it’s well very useful in my future career because also I said

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Overall Band Score

5.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
Using more sophisticated words could be beneficial.

Vocabulary Repetition:

that: 4

time: 3

because: 3

very: 3

about: 2

advice: 2

career: 2

stranger: 2

major: 2

university: 2

program: 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 all parts of the prompt and maintains a clear connection to the topic. The candidate provides a personal narrative that includes the person, the context, and the outcome. To improve the score, the response could benefit from more specific details regarding the actual content of the advice. While it is mentioned that the advice was about 'a wide range of opportunities' in business administration, explaining exactly what Sam suggested (e.g., a specific specialization or a particular career path) would make the answer more fully developed. Additionally, expanding on the 'how' - specifically describing the transition from being undecided to feeling confident in the chosen major - would add more depth to the explanation of how the advice helped.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker demonstrates an ability to keep talking, but there is significant hesitation, repetition, and self-correction (e.g., 'he not my stranger he not stranger person anymore'). The coherence is weakened by a lack of logical transitions and a somewhat circular way of explaining the relationship with the person. To improve, work on using cohesive devices (e.g., 'Furthermore', 'As a result', 'Looking back') to link ideas more smoothly rather than repeating the same point to find the next thought.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is basic and often repetitive. There are errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'a stranger person' (instead of 'a stranger') and 'a best advice' (advice is uncountable). While the speaker attempted to use higher-level terms like 'visionary mind person,' it was not used naturally. To reach a higher band, focus on learning collocations (e.g., 'to seek advice,' 'to pursue a degree') and avoiding the repetition of simple words like 'person' and 'talk'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is a significant weakness in this response. There are frequent errors in tense (e.g., 'I am lucky' instead of 'I was lucky', 'he give me' instead of 'he gave me') and sentence structure (e.g., 'he very like a visionary mind person'). There is a lack of complex sentence structures, and even simple sentences often contain errors in subject-verb agreement or article usage. I suggest practicing the past simple tense extensively, as Part 2 stories almost always require narrative tenses.

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