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Band 7+: Describe an environmental problem or event. You should say: What is it Where is it happening What problems does it cause

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I'd like to tell you about the environmental issue in my hometown. It's air pollution, and nowadays the majority of residents experience poor air quality for several reasons. This is mainly driven by the increase in the number of people who use personal vehicles to commute to work or study, such as cars and motorbikes. Additionally, this is partly due to excess fumes from factories. There are a variety of factories and companies that produce waste every single day. Consequently, the percentage of people who suffer from respiratory diseases, especially children and the elderly, has been increasing because of this. Furthermore, the government has tried to improve public transportation to make it more attractive so that local people will use public transportation instead of their personal vehicles.

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I’d like to tell you about the environmental issue in my hometown. It’s air pollution and nowadays the majority of residents experience poor air quality because of some reason. This is mainly driven by the increase in the number of people who use personal vehicles to commute to work or study such as cars and motorbikes. Besides that, this is also partly because of excess fumes from factories. There are a variety of factories and companies who produce waste every single day. Besides that, so then consequently, the percentage of people who experienced who suffered from respiratory diseases, especially children and the elderly, have been increasing because of this. Furthermore, the government tried to develop the surface in public transportation or to make it attractive so that local people will take more public transportation instead of of using their personal vehicles.

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this: 3

people: 3

personal: 2

vehicles: 2

factories: 2

public: 2

transportation: 2

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Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

The response addresses all parts of the prompt effectively. The speaker identifies the problem (air pollution), the location (hometown), and the consequences (respiratory diseases). The answer is well-developed with logical connections between the causes and the effects. To reach a higher score, the speaker could include more specific details or personal experiences, such as describing a particular time when the air quality was noticeably bad or mentioning the specific name of the city to add a layer of authenticity and depth to the narrative.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker maintains a logical flow and addresses all parts of the prompt. However, there is noticeable hesitation and self-correction in the raw transcript (e.g., 'Besides that, so then consequently'). The use of cohesive devices is somewhat repetitive (using 'Besides that' multiple times). To improve, work on using a wider variety of transition signals and practice speaking in longer, more fluid chunks to reduce the 'stop-start' nature of the delivery.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is appropriate and effective for the topic, using terms like 'respiratory diseases,' 'personal vehicles,' and 'excess fumes.' To reach a Band 8 or 9, you should incorporate more sophisticated collocations and less common idiomatic expressions. For example, instead of 'produce waste,' you could use 'discharge industrial pollutants' or 'emit noxious gases.'

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The speaker uses a mix of simple and complex structures, but there are several grammatical inaccuracies in the raw version. Specifically, there are issues with subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'the percentage... have been increasing' should be 'has been increasing') and awkward phrasing (e.g., 'develop the surface in public transportation'). Focus on mastering subject-verb agreement and the correct use of prepositions to ensure higher accuracy.

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