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Band 5+: Describe an activity you enjoy doing on the weekends. You should address: What the activity is and what it involves. When you first started doing the activity. Whether you do the activity alone or with other people. And explain why you enjoy the activity.

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There are many activities I enjoy doing on the weekend, but one of the most important is playing football. I started this on the 9th of December and I go every chance I get. I usually play football with my friends and my brother. We gather together and play for about an hour. After that, we help each other to talk about how our days are going. During our conversation, we discuss various topics, including what is happening in our office and in our country.

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There are many activities I used to play on the weekend, but one of the most important is playing football. I started this past on 9th of December and I went every chance I got. I used to play football with my friends and my brother. We would gather together and play for about an hour. After then we would help my room to talk about our days were going. During our conversation we discussed various topics including what was happening in our office and in our country.

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B1 - Intermediate
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about: 2

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Task Response

The response adequately addresses all parts of the question. However, more detail and specific examples would strengthen the answer. Elaborating on the specific aspects of playing football (e.g., the type of football, the location, specific details about the conversations) and providing richer descriptions of the enjoyment derived from the activity would improve the response. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

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Grammatical Range & Accuracy

4.5

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Band 5+: Describe an activity you enjoy doing on the weekends. You should address: What the activity is and what it involves. When you first started doing the activity. Whether you do the activity alone or with other people. And explain why you enjoy the activity.

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Describe an activity you enjoy doing on the weekends. You should address: What the activity is and what it involves. When you first started doing the activity. Whether you do the activity alone or with other people. And explain why you enjoy the activity.

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Describe an activity you enjoy doing on the weekends. You should address: What the activity is and what it involves. When you first started doing the activity. Whether you do the activity alone or with other people. And explain why you enjoy the activity.

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