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Band 6+: Do you prefer to email, phone or text your friends? [Why?]

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I mostly prefer texting my friends. However, I've told all my friends that if they need to reach me for an emergency or urgent work, they should call me. That's why I've given them my personal number. But for non-urgent matters, like fun plans, chilling out, or things that aren't important, I prefer them to text me. They actually do text me for these things. I find it fun that they only text me when there's something like, 'Let's go out at 9 p.m.', 'We should have lunch together', or 'Let's play sports'. So yeah, that's how I prefer to communicate with my friends.

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Mostly I will just prefer testing from my friends. Um, but yeah, I already told him that all my friends for him that if you need any kind of emergency of any kind of urnt work, then you should have to prefer call me. And that’s why I already give my own number, personal number to the musle. But without all these emergency work, if there is something fun, enjoy chilling, there is not something important, then they have to text me and uh, they are texting me actually. So I have that kind of fun that’s only texting me when there’s something like, yeah, we have to go outside for 09:00 p.m. they have to do lunch together, we have to play sports. So yeah.

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Vocabulary Repetition:

they: 4

prefer: 3

friends: 3

that: 3

text: 3

should: 2

that's: 2

things: 2

'let's: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

6.5

The student provides a clear answer to the question, explaining their preference for texting and outlining the exceptions for phone calls. However, the explanation could be more concise and focused on the 'why' aspect of the question. For example, they could elaborate on why they prefer texting for non-urgent matters, such as its convenience or informality.

Fluency & Coherence

The student's speech is generally fluent, but there are some instances of repetition and hesitation, particularly in the beginning. The structure of the answer could be improved by using more cohesive devices, such as conjunctions, to connect ideas more smoothly. For example, instead of saying 'But without all these emergency work,' they could say 'However, for non-urgent matters...'

Lexical Resource

The student uses a range of vocabulary, but there are some instances of less precise language, such as 'urnt work' and 'musle'. They could use more specific and sophisticated vocabulary to express their ideas more effectively. For example, instead of 'chilling out,' they could say 'relaxing' or 'spending time together'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The student demonstrates a good grasp of grammar, but there are some errors, such as 'testing' instead of 'texting' and 'have to do lunch together' instead of 'have lunch together'. They could improve their accuracy by paying more attention to verb tenses and prepositions.

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