Band 7+: Do you liketo have flowers in your home?

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

The answer directly addresses the question and provides a clear reason for the preference. The use of the phrase 'plant killer' is a natural, idiomatic way to express the difficulty of maintaining greenery. To reach a higher level of development, you could expand slightly more on the 'mood' aspect mentioned at the beginning, perhaps by explaining what kind of mood or situation might make you want flowers despite your difficulty in keeping them alive.

You answered the question directly and maintained a logical flow. However, you relied heavily on the cohesive device 'So' to start consecutive sentences. To reach a higher band, try to vary your connectors. For example, instead of using 'So' twice, you could use 'As a result,' 'Consequently,' or 'That is why' to show a wider range of cohesive devices.

The phrase 'plant killer' is a great idiomatic way to express your point, which shows some personality. However, there were some slips in the raw transcript (e.g., 'caught myself plant killer' instead of 'consider myself' and 'plans' instead of 'plants'). While the refined version fixes these, in a real exam, ensure you are precise with word choice. To improve, try using synonyms for 'taking care of,' such as 'nurturing' or 'maintaining.' Boost vocabulary complexity to elevate the overall score.

Your sentence structures are mostly simple or compound. While they are clear and communicative, a Band 8 or 9 answer requires more complex structures (e.g., 'Since I have a tendency to kill plants, I tend to avoid keeping them in my home'). There were also minor errors in the raw transcript regarding verb usage ('caught myself plant killer'), though the meaning remained clear.