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Band 6+: Describe an important text message you received.

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Hello, I'm Jane Teter. I'm going to talk about an important text message that I received last summer. Last summer, when I was sleeping, suddenly a call informed me that a BYS social worker named Amy told me that I had successfully entered BYS to become a volunteer. After I became a volunteer, I needed to look after the children there and work towards becoming a professional social worker.

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Hello, I’m Jane Teter. I’m going to talk about an important text message that I received last summer. Last summer, when I was sleeping, suddenly a call from a call told me that there is a BYS social worker called Amy informed me that I have successfully entered BYS to become a volunteer. After I became a volunteer, I need to look after those child and children there and become a professional social worker.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
C1 - Intricate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

that: 3

summer: 2

social: 2

worker: 2

volunteer: 2

after: 2

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Pronunciation

6.5

Your pronunciation is above average. However, you may find complexity in certain words challenging. Regular practice should aid in improvement.

Task Response

4.5

The response is relevant to the topic and provides some details about the message. However, to improve, more specific details about the content of the message itself and the impact it had on the speaker would enhance the response. Elaborating on the speaker's feelings upon receiving the message and the subsequent steps taken would strengthen the answer. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

6.5

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. There is a slight stumble in the phrasing of how the information was received ('a call from a call told me'). Minor improvements in sentence structure would enhance fluency.

Lexical Resource

5.5

Vocabulary is adequate but could be more precise. Phrases like 'look after those child and children' could be improved to 'care for the children' or 'supervise the children.' More sophisticated vocabulary would elevate the score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

6.5

Grammar is mostly accurate, with a few minor errors ('those child and children,' tense inconsistencies). More consistent use of past tense and attention to subject-verb agreement would improve accuracy.

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