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Band 6+: do you like drawing?

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Well, honestly, I would answer that despite the many benefits of this activity, such as how drawing can help people increase their creativity in their daily lives, I don't have a tendency to learn drawing a lot. So, yeah, I'm not really keen on drawing or painting pictures in my daily life. Instead, I would prefer to use my leisure and free time to do my hobbies and relax, such as other activities like watching movies or cooking meals for other people, instead of drawing pictures. Especially, I'm not really good at drawing portraits of people, like family members or even friends.

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Well, honestly, I would answer that despite of many benefits of this activity, such as drawing can help people to increase their creativity in their daily lives. I would answer that I don’t have a tendency to learn drawing a lot. So, yeah, I’m not really keen on drawing or painting pictures in my daily lives. And instead of that, I would prefer to use my time, such as my leisure and free time, to do my hobbies, to relax, such as other activities like watching movies or cooking meals for other people, instead of drawing pictures. Especially, I’m not really good at drawing portrayal of people, like the family members or even the friends.

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Overall Band Score

6.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
C1 - Intricate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

drawing: 5

people: 3

would: 2

their: 2

daily: 2

really: 2

pictures: 2

instead: 2

other: 2

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Pronunciation

7.5

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

5.5

The response is adequate in length and directly addresses the prompt. However, it lacks depth in exploring the reasons behind the dislike of drawing. Including more specific examples or elaborating on the preferred activities would strengthen the response. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and well-organized. There is a slight hesitancy and repetition ('So, yeah'), but overall the flow is smooth. Consider removing the initial 'Well, honestly, I would answer that...' for a more concise and natural start.

Lexical Resource

6.5

The vocabulary is adequate and appropriate for the topic. Words like 'tendency,' 'keen,' and 'portrayal' show a good range. More precise vocabulary could be used in places; for example, instead of 'other activities,' specifying the activities would be more impactful. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate, but there are a few minor errors. The phrase 'despite of many benefits' should be 'despite the many benefits.' The sentence structure is sometimes a bit lengthy and could be improved for clarity. Practicing more complex sentence structures would improve this aspect.

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