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Band 7+: Do you think that successful people are always happy people

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No, I don't think that successful people are always happy. Happiness is not connected with the success of a person. We can say that a person can become happy for a moment due to their wealth and luxury in life. Happiness comes from a good relationship with friends and family. It also comes from doing good deeds and helping poor and needy people. These things matter a lot and bring lasting happiness to a person’s life. But wealth and luxuries are temporary and can even disappear from a person's life due to bankruptcy. So these are just temporary things for a successful person.

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No, I don’t think that successful people are always happy. Happiness is not connected with the success of a person. We can say that a person can become happy for a moment due to his wealth and luxury in his life. Happiness comes from a good relationship with friends and family. It also comes from doing good deeds, helping poor and needy people. These things matter a lot and bring happiness in the life of a person which is permanent. But the wealth and luxuries are for a moment and it can even go from a person’s life due to back creptancy. So these are just temporary things for a successful person.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
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Vocabulary Repetition:

happiness: 3

person: 3

life: 3

from: 3

successful: 2

people: 2

happy: 2

wealth: 2

comes: 2

these: 2

things: 2

temporary: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The answer is well-organized and coherent, directly addressing the question. Consider exploring the complexities of the relationship between success and happiness more deeply, perhaps by acknowledging that some definitions of success inherently include happiness or fulfillment. Expanding on the examples provided with more detail would also strengthen the response.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is well-organized and coherent. The ideas flow logically, and the speaker uses appropriate cohesive devices. There is only very minor repetition. Minor improvement could be made by using more sophisticated linking words and phrases to enhance the flow.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate. The speaker uses some sophisticated vocabulary such as 'back creptancy' (though this is slightly inaccurate and could be replaced with 'bankruptcy'). More precise and nuanced vocabulary could be used to express the ideas more effectively. For example, instead of 'things matter a lot,' the speaker could use a more sophisticated phrase like 'these factors contribute significantly' or 'these elements are of paramount importance'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is mostly accurate, with only a few minor errors. The speaker uses a range of grammatical structures, although some sentences could be more concise and sophisticated. For example, the sentence 'Happiness comes from a good relationship with friends and family. It also comes from doing good deeds, helping poor and needy people' could be combined into a single, more complex sentence. The use of 'back creptancy' shows a minor grammatical error.

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