Band 5+: do you agree or disagree with the following Statesman? in order for Business Leaders to be successful, they need to be skilled at negotiating. gives specific reasons or examples to support your opinion

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The student provides a good response, but it lacks depth and specific examples. They mention salary negotiations and dealing with contracts, but they don't elaborate on how these situations require negotiation skills. The student could have provided more specific examples from their own experience or from the business world in general. For example, they could have discussed how a business leader might negotiate a deal with a supplier or how they might negotiate a merger with another company. The student also mentions the importance of presenting ideas clearly and persuasively, but they don't explain how negotiation skills contribute to this. They could have discussed how negotiation skills can help a business leader to build rapport with others, to understand their needs and concerns, and to find mutually beneficial solutions. Overall, the student's response is adequate, but it could be improved by providing more specific examples and explanations. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

The student speaks with a few hesitations and repetitions, but overall their speech is coherent and easy to follow. They use some cohesive devices, such as "to start with" and "for example," but they could use more to improve the flow of their ideas. The student could also benefit from using more complex sentence structures to add variety and sophistication to their speech.

The student uses a range of vocabulary, but some of their choices are not precise or appropriate. For example, they use the phrase "fall into the statement" which is not idiomatic. They also use the word "persuasive" but they don't explain how negotiation skills contribute to persuasiveness. The student could improve their lexical resource by using more specific and accurate vocabulary related to business and negotiation. They could also use more synonyms and collocations to avoid repetition. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

The student makes a few grammatical errors, such as using the wrong tense in "If you don't have it, you would easily fall into the statement." They also use some awkward phrasing, such as "to not know, not saying, to say." The student could improve their grammatical accuracy by paying more attention to verb tenses and by using more natural and idiomatic language.