Part 3

Band 6+: Do you think it is the responsibility of governments or individuals to protect the environment?

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I think yes, and the only thing that governments need to do to protect the environment is change citizens' minds. The environment depends on what people do. For example, people can bring plastic bottles or something like that into nature, and not even one program from the government will detect and clean it. So I think that the main thing that governments need to do is change people's minds. Individuals can help too by posting videos on the internet and raising awareness about how good it is to live in a beautiful and clean country.

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I think yes and only thing that government need to do to protect the environment is just change the citizen mind. Because the environment is depending on what people do. For example, people can bring plastic bottles or something like this to nature and not even one program of governments will be detected and cleans it. So I think that the most main thing that government need to do is just change people’s mind. And I think that individuals can help too by posting some video on the internet and just awareness people about how good it is to live in a beautiful and clean country.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

that: 4

think: 2

thing: 2

governments: 2

environment: 2

change: 2

minds: 2

people: 2

clean: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The response addresses the question but could benefit from a more balanced discussion of the roles of both governments and individuals. While the answer highlights the importance of individual actions and changing mindsets, it somewhat oversimplifies the role of governments. Expanding on specific governmental responsibilities and providing more concrete examples would strengthen the response.

Fluency & Coherence

The response is somewhat coherent, but there are noticeable pauses and hesitations. The ideas are generally connected, but the flow could be smoother. Try to minimize filler words and pauses by practicing speaking on a variety of topics.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but lacks precision and variety. Phrases like 'something like this' and 'most main thing' are vague. Expand your vocabulary and focus on using more specific and descriptive words. For example, instead of 'something like this,' you could say 'plastic bags or food wrappers.'

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors, such as 'government need to do' instead of 'governments need to do' and 'awareness people' instead of 'raise awareness among people.' The range of sentence structures is limited. Focus on improving your accuracy with basic grammar and try to incorporate more complex sentence structures.

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