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Band 6+: Describe a time you were surprised by someone's generosity. You should say: - Who the person was - What they did - What the result was And explain how you felt about their action.

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So I would like to tell you about a situation when I was surprised by someone's generosity. It was a situation in a restaurant. I was there to buy my favorite dish, and there was a difficult situation with the internet; even the Wi-Fi didn't work. I needed to use my app to get points from the loyalty program, and there was one girl from the service staff who helped me enter the app from her phone. As a result, I had to pay less than I would have without her help. I was surprised because not every person in the staff would help unknown customers, and so yes, that's it.

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So I would like to tell you about a situation when I was surprised by someone’s university. So it was a situation in a restaurant. I was there to buy my favorite this is and now it’s difficult situation there is difficult situation with the internet and even Wi-Fi there didn’t work so I needed to use my applications to get not points but supplement loyal program and this was one girl from from service staff who helped me to enter in this application from her phone. And so I get less… I need to pay less money than I could pay without her. So I was surprised because not every person in staff will help to unknown, anonym people and so yes, that’s it.

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Vocabulary Repetition:

would: 3

situation: 3

there: 3

from: 3

surprised: 2

staff: 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 the topic and attempts to cover the points. However, the explanation of why you were surprised could be more detailed. Adding more descriptive language and elaborating on the impact of the generosity would enhance the answer. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The response is somewhat coherent, but there are noticeable pauses and hesitations that disrupt the flow. The organization of ideas is generally understandable, but could be improved with clearer transitions between points. Try to minimize pauses and use linking words to connect your ideas more smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but lacks precision and variety. The speaker uses simple words and phrases, and there are some instances of imprecise language. To improve, try to incorporate more specific and descriptive vocabulary related to the topic. For example, instead of saying 'difficult situation,' you could describe the specific internet issues.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammatical range is limited, and there are several errors that affect clarity. For example, 'someone's university' and 'get not points but supplement loyal program' are grammatically incorrect and confusing. Focus on using a wider range of grammatical structures and ensuring accuracy in basic sentence construction. Practice using different tenses and sentence types to enhance your grammatical range.

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