Band 6+: do you prefer spending your holidays at the beach or in the mountains//

Your pronunciation is above average. However, you may find complexity in certain words challenging. Regular practice should aid in improvement.

The response addresses the topic directly and provides a clear preference based on different seasonal contexts. You have successfully covered both options mentioned in the prompt (beach and mountains) and provided specific reasons for each, such as swimming in the summer and photography in the winter. To reach a higher level of development, you could expand on your personal experiences by describing a specific trip you took or a particular location you visited. Adding more descriptive adjectives or more complex sentence structures would also help in providing a more thorough and detailed answer. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

The response is coherent and follows a logical structure, moving from summer preferences to winter preferences and concluding with a summary. You use cohesive devices like 'But', 'So overall', and 'because' effectively. To reach a higher band, try to expand more on the 'why' - for example, describing the specific atmosphere of the mountains or the activities you do with friends to increase the length and complexity of your discourse.

You use some good topic-specific vocabulary such as 'sea breeze' and 'peaceful'. However, there were some errors in word choice/usage in the raw transcript (e.g., 'accept the heat' instead of 'escape the heat', and 'magical war' which was likely a transcription error for 'magical view' or 'magical air'). To improve, aim for more idiomatic expressions and less common collocations, such as 'soaking up the sun' or 'breathtaking landscapes'.

Your grammar is generally accurate, and you use a mix of simple and complex sentences. The structure 'It depends on...' is a good way to start. To move toward a Band 8 or 9, try incorporating more advanced structures such as conditionals (e.g., 'If I had the choice, I would...') or perfect tenses (e.g., 'I have always found the mountains to be...') to demonstrate a wider range of control.