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Band 6+: Describe a uniform you have worn, (such as a school or company uniform). You should say: • what it looked like • when and where you needed to wear this uniform • who paid for this uniform and explain how you felt about that uniform

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So a fine suit that I have worn before is a black suit I had a few years ago, and the black suit is made up of a black jacket and a blue tie, and it's made of fine cloth. I wore it on my birthday last year, which was also the date of my piano competition, and my mum paid for this uniform, which was troubling yet exorbitant. I liked the uniform at first because it looked very fine and fashionable. However, due to the uniform being so tight, it restricted my movement during the competition, and I was unable to have a good performance. In the end, I lost due to its uncomfortability, and ultimately, I hated it.

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So a fine suit that I have worn before is a black suit I had a few years ago and the black suit is made up of a black suit and a blue tie and it’s made of fine cloth. I wore it on my birthday last year which also at the same time is the date for my piano competition and my mum paid for this uniform which was traglasing yet exorbitant. So I liked the uniform at first because it looked very fine and it looks fashionable. However, because due to the uniform being so tight it restricts my movement dream to competition and I was unable to have a good performance. So at the end I lost due to it’s uncomfortability and in the end I hated it.

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

fine: 3

suit: 3

black: 3

uniform: 3

which: 2

competition: 2

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Pronunciation

6.5

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Task Response

The response adequately addresses all parts of the question, providing a description of the uniform, the context of its use, who paid for it, and the speaker's feelings. However, expanding on the reasons why the cost was 'troubling yet exorbitant' and providing more detail about the feeling of wearing the uniform would enhance the response. More specific details about the appearance of the suit (e.g., type of fabric, style of jacket) would also strengthen the description.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent, but there is some repetition and slightly unnatural phrasing. The structure is good, following the prompt's instructions. Improving fluency would involve smoother transitions and a more natural flow of speech. For example, instead of 'So a fine suit that I have worn before is a black suit...', a more natural phrasing would be 'I once wore a fine black suit...'

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is mostly appropriate and accurate, showing a good range. Words like 'exorbitant' and 'traglasing' (assuming a misspelling of 'troublesome' or similar) demonstrate a sophisticated vocabulary. However, some phrases could be more precise and natural. For example, 'made up of a black suit' is redundant; 'made of fine cloth' could be replaced with a more descriptive phrase like 'made of high-quality material'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are some grammatical errors, such as 'due to the uniform being so tight it restricts my movement' (missing a comma after 'tight'). The sentence structure is sometimes awkward. While the student uses a range of tenses, some sentences could be improved for clarity and accuracy. More attention to sentence structure and punctuation would improve the grammatical accuracy.

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