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Band 6+: Describe someone you and admire

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So I will be describing the person I admire the most, who is my mom. My mom is a teacher at a secondary school near my neighborhood. Since I was very small, she has been bringing me up and teaching me many meaningful lessons about life. Until now, she is still one of my friends and has been helping me a lot to get through many problems or issues that have occurred in my life. The things that make me love her a lot are that she is a very patient teacher. There was one time when one of her students came over to talk to her, and I could see that she really appreciates her students.

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So I will be describing the persons who I admire the most, who is my mom. My mom is a teacher at a secondary school near my neighborhood. Since I was very small, she’s been bringing me up and taught me many meaningful lessons about life. Until now, she’s still one of my friends and she’s been helping me a lot to get through many problems or issues that occurred in my life. The things that make me love her a lot is that she’s a very patient teacher. There was one time when one of her students come over to talk to her and I can see that she’s very appreciate her students.

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Overall Band Score

6.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Vocabulary Repetition:

that: 4

teacher: 2

students: 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

The response is a good start, fulfilling the basic requirements of the task. However, to improve, more specific examples and details about the admirable qualities of the speaker's mother are needed. Elaborating on the "meaningful lessons" and providing a more detailed account of how their mother has helped them overcome problems would significantly enhance the response. Adding more descriptive language to paint a clearer picture of the mother's personality and actions would also be beneficial. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. There are a few minor instances of hesitant speech and slightly unnatural phrasing ("The things that make me love her a lot is..."). Improving the fluency and flow of speech would elevate the score.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is adequate but not particularly sophisticated. While the speaker uses words like "meaningful lessons" and "patient," incorporating more precise and varied vocabulary would enhance the response. For example, instead of 'helping me a lot,' consider using a more descriptive phrase like 'providing invaluable support' or 'offering unwavering guidance'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is mostly accurate, but there are a few errors. The most noticeable is the incorrect verb tense and subject-verb agreement in the sentence beginning with "The things that make me love her a lot is..." Also, the sentence about the student needs a comma after 'her' and the word 'appreciate' should be 'appreciates'. Focusing on consistent accuracy and using a wider range of grammatical structures would improve the score.

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