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Band 6+: Do you prefer to use public transportation or drive your own car? Why?

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I would say I would rather have my own car because public transport is very lengthy, it's very crowded, and I don't like that much. I used to drive my own car because it's a time saver, and public transport is not. So whenever I want to go somewhere, I drive my own car.

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I would say I would rather have my own car because public transport is very lengthy, it’s very gathering and I don’t like that much. I used to drive my own car because it’s very, you know, like time saver and public transport is not. So whenever I want to go somewhere I use to drive my own car.

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would: 2

because: 2

public: 2

transport: 2

drive: 2

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Task Response

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The vocabulary is adequate but somewhat limited. The word 'gathering' is not the most appropriate choice; 'crowded' is a better fit. To enhance your lexical resource, try to use a wider range of vocabulary and synonyms to express your ideas more precisely. Boost vocabulary complexity to elevate the overall score.

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