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Band 8+: Did you ride a bike to school?

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Yes, definitely. As my secondary school was pretty close to my house, my parents allowed me to go to school by bike. I remember that at that time I was very good at riding a bicycle, and I even raced with my friends.
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Yes, definitely. As my secondary school was pretty close to my house, so my parents allowed me to go to school by bike. And I remember at that time I was very good at riding a bicycle. And even I did some race with my friends.

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Overall Band Score

8
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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:
school: 2
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Pronunciation

8
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Task Response

8
The answer is relevant and natural. Consider expanding on the racing with friends to provide more detail and richer description. Adding a sentence about how this experience impacted you would further enhance the response.

Fluency & Coherence

8
The answer is coherent and well-structured. The slight repetition ('And I remember at that time...') could be avoided for improved fluency. Minor conjunction overuse.

Lexical Resource

7
Vocabulary is adequate and appropriate for the topic. More sophisticated vocabulary could be used to enhance the response. For example, instead of 'pretty close,' consider 'within a short distance' or 'in close proximity'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

8
Grammar is mostly accurate. The sentence 'As my secondary school was pretty close to my house, so my parents allowed me to go to school by bike' could be improved by removing 'so' or restructuring it slightly. The overall grammatical range is good.

Answers On The Same Topic:

Did you ride a bike to school?

Actually it is my childhood ocean. When I was reading plus 6, my brother gave me a bike to ride and go to my school. Everyday I ride bike and go to my school.

Band 6+

Did you ride a bike to school?

Yes, I often write about it to school because it’s not far from my house. I often write about it with my friends. And we think that these activities can save the environment and maybe we have too much time to talk together.

Band 7+

Did you ride a bike to school?

Yes, I used to ride a bike to school. It was a convenient and equally mode of transportation. Running a bike allowed me to afford traffic congestion and reach school quickly. Moreover, it provided a good opportunity to excite and stay active. I enjoy the fresh air and the freedom of breathing my bike, especially […]

Band 7+

Did you ride a bike to school?

During my secondary school, I often ride a bicycle to school. This is because my father is very busy with his work and they can’t pick me to school. So it’s reason why I have to ride a bicycle. Furthermore, I think running a pass school is a regular thing for me, perhaps in the […]

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What kind of hobbies do you have? Are you learning something new?

My hobby is play football because football is popular in my hometown and my friends like play football. Always I play football with my friends during a break because it’s very good and I don’t a lot of in my free time. I play football when I have a lot of time during a break.

Band 6+

What is a popular food in your country? Describe it.

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Band 7+

What's your favorite time of the day?

My favorite time is in the night at 9pm. I like that because in the night I can rest of my day and I can do what I want like movie times or just lie down on my bed and I love that because it’s the relaxed time to me

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Do you think museums are important?

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Have you ever seen some old buildings in the city?

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