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Band 5+: Describe an unconventional rule you had to follow at school or work. You should say: - What the rule was - Where and when it applied - Whether other people liked it And explain how this rule affected you.

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Thank you for giving me the opportunity. I would like to share with you about the rule that I had to follow at my high school. The rule was cleaning the dorm every weekend. I was a boarding school student, and we were required to clean our dorm every Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, my teachers would look around the dormitory to check our work. This was great because it maintained the cleanliness of the dormitory and the area around our school. However, I really didn't like it because it took away my sleep time on the weekend. I couldn't sleep as much as I wanted. In the beginning, I was irritated every weekend because I knew this was my time. But I always thought about this rule. It was a great decision for the school and for the students to keep our area clean.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

Thank you for giving me the opportunity. I would like to share with you about the rules that I had to follow at my high school. The rule was cleaning the door every weekend. So I was a boarding school student and we were at we were forcing to clean our dorm every weekend in the in the Saturday and the Sunday. on Sunday so my teachers would be looking around the dormitory and seeing about our work to basically this was great because it it because it maintained the cleanliness over the dormitory and school and the field around our school area. However, I thought I really didn’t like it because it took my sleep time on the weekend. So because of the actual I couldn’t sleep more time. I couldn’t have more time to sleep. In the beginning, moreover, in the beginning I was irritated every weekend because by reason I know this is a time. But I always have thought about about this rule. This rule that was a great decision for school and for the student to keep our field of area clean.

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

school: 4

rule: 3

every: 3

weekend: 3

this: 3

because: 3

would: 2

about: 2

clean: 2

sunday: 2

around: 2

dormitory: 2

great: 2

sleep: 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 all parts of the prompt, including the description of the rule, the reason for its existence, the speaker's feelings, and whether they liked it. The answer is well-developed and includes specific personal details regarding the speaker's experience as a boarding student. To reach a higher level of development, the speaker could expand more on the 'why' behind the rule (e.g., hygiene standards or teaching responsibility) and provide more descriptive language regarding the emotional transition from irritation to acceptance. Increasing the length of the explanation regarding the impact of the rule would further enhance the depth of the response.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker demonstrates the ability to keep talking, but there is significant hesitation and repetition (e.g., 'we were at we were forcing', 'it it because it'). Cohesion is somewhat weak; while the speaker uses 'However' and 'Moreover', the logical flow is interrupted by self-correction and fragmented sentences. To improve, work on using more varied discourse markers and practice speaking in complete thoughts to reduce the frequency of 'restarting' sentences.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is functional but quite basic (e.g., 'great', 'clean', 'looking around', 'big decision'). There is some misuse of words, such as 'forcing' instead of 'required' or 'obligated'. To reach a higher band, try to use more precise collocations and idiomatic language. Instead of 'great decision', you could say 'beneficial policy' or 'well-intentioned rule'. Instead of 'took my sleep time', you could say 'interfered with my rest' or 'encroached upon my leisure time'. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The speaker relies heavily on simple sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors that affect clarity, such as 'we were forcing to clean' (should be passive: 'we were forced to clean') and 'by reason I know this is a time' (unclear structure). There are also issues with preposition usage and article usage. To improve, focus on mastering passive voice constructions and complex sentence structures (using relative clauses like 'which' or 'that') to connect ideas more smoothly.

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Band 5+: Describe an unconventional rule you had to follow at school or work. You should say: - What the rule was - Where and when it applied - Whether other people liked it And explain how this rule affected you.

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