Part 3

Band 7+: Do you think the types of sports that are popular will change in the future?

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There is a lot of controversy when it comes to the changes that can happen in sports, especially regarding which sports will be more popular in the future. I think that highly ranked sports such as football, basketball, and baseball will maintain their positions even 50 or 100 years from now. This is because these sports are well established, and each has its own fan base, with many influential companies sponsoring them. That is why I believe they have a greater opportunity to remain stable and popular. However, I think one change that can happen is that the actions and results of plays can become more predictable with the help of technology that can forecast players' actions.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

Zur is a lot of controversy when it comes to the changes that can happen in sports, especially about which sport will be more popular in the future. and I think that highly ranked sport types such as football, basketball and valuable will remain their position even 50 or 100 years ahead. It is because these sport games are well established and every sport game like this, they have their own fan base and many influential companies sponsor them. That is why I think that they have greater opportunity to stay stable and to stay popular. However, I think that the one change that can happen is that actions and the results of plays can be more predictive with the help of technology that can predict players’ actions.

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

that: 6

sports: 4

happen: 2

popular: 2

think: 2

actions: 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 directly and provides a well-developed argument. It effectively balances the idea of stability in current popular sports with a potential shift in how sports are experienced due to technological advancements. The answer maintains a general perspective, avoiding personal anecdotes, which is appropriate for Part 3. To further enhance the response, one could briefly mention what specific types of new sports might emerge (e.g., e-sports) to provide a more comprehensive view of 'change'.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker demonstrates a good ability to develop an answer with a clear structure: stating an opinion, providing reasons (fan base and sponsorship), and offering a counter-point or nuance (technology). However, there is some slight hesitation and the use of 'and' to start sentences, which is common in speech but can be improved with more sophisticated cohesive devices like 'Furthermore' or 'In addition'. The flow is logical, but the transition to the technology point could be smoother.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, using terms like 'well established', 'influential companies', and 'sponsor'. However, there are some errors in word choice and pronunciation-based transcription errors (e.g., 'valuable' instead of 'baseball', 'Zur' instead of 'There'). To reach a higher band, the speaker should aim for more precise collocations and avoid repetitive phrasing like 'sport games'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The speaker uses a mix of simple and complex structures, but there are noticeable grammatical inaccuracies. For example, 'remain their position' should be 'maintain their position' or 'remain in their positions', and 'even 50 or 100 years ahead' is slightly awkward compared to '50 or 100 years from now'. There is also a subject-verb agreement issue in 'every sport game... they have'. To improve, focus on the correct use of prepositions and more natural phrasing for time expressions.

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