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Band 5+: Do you think it is important for children to learn to cook?

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So children sometimes have to be left at home. At that moment, children can’t go out to buy something because they don’t have money or they don’t have the means to do so. So they just have to stay inside the home until their parents come home. In this situation, kids might be starving by the end of the day. So they should learn simple dishes for themselves to prepare so they don’t starve too much. Also, starving for a long time can lead to health issues. So it's really important to teach children how to make good meals.

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So children sometimes they have to left at home. At that moment children can go out to buy something because they don’t have money or else they don’t have the case or the dog. So they just have to left inside the home until their parents came home. In this situation kids must be starving to the day. So they should learn simple dishes for themselves to dig in so they don’t starve them back too much. Also starving for a long time, washing the hands and make stomach cancer by the time. So it’s really important to make children start to have to make good meals.

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Vocabulary Repetition:

they: 5

have: 4

children: 3

home: 3

don’t: 3

starving: 2

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5.5

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Task Response

The answer is relevant to the question, but the reasoning is narrow and focuses on a specific scenario. Consider broadening the scope to include other reasons why cooking is important for children, such as developing life skills, understanding nutrition, and fostering creativity.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is understandable but lacks fluency. There are several instances of repetition and self-correction. The ideas are somewhat connected but could be presented more smoothly and logically. Work on connecting ideas more effectively and reducing hesitations.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but not particularly sophisticated. There is some imprecise word choice (e.g., 'the case or the dog'). Expanding vocabulary and using more precise language would improve the score. Consider using synonyms for frequently used words.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is inconsistent. There are several grammatical errors (e.g., 'have to left,' 'starving to the day'). While the message is conveyed, improving grammatical accuracy and using a wider range of grammatical structures is necessary for a higher score. Focus on subject-verb agreement and correct tense usage.

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