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Band 6+: Do you work or are you a student?

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Well, I've been working as a teacher at the secondary school that is located in my hometown currently. Uh, well, uh, I guess, my passion suits me down to the ground. And, although it's a bit challenging job, I believe it's rewarding. I enjoy working as a teacher at school because I'm really into working with kids, actually. And I want to contribute to the future of my country. Yeah, it's really a responsible job.

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Well, I’ve been working as a teacher at the secondary school that is located in my hometown currently. Uh, well, uh, I guess, uh, my passion, uh, suits me down to the ground. And, um, although it’s a bit challenging job. Uh, I I believe it’s rewarding. Passion as well. And, you know, I I enjoy working as a teacher at school because, you know, I’m I’m really into uh, working with kids, actually. And, um, I want to contribute the future of my country. And, uh, yeah, it’s really a responsible job.

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it's: 3

teacher: 2

school: 2

really: 2

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Task Response

The response addresses the question by stating that the speaker works as a teacher. However, there is a lack of specific details about being a student or how the work/study impacts the speaker's life. To improve, the speaker should directly answer the question and provide more information about their work or student life.

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The speaker demonstrates a mix of simple and complex grammatical structures. However, there are some errors in subject-verb agreement ('my passion suits me down to the ground'), word choice ('suits me down to the ground'), and sentence structure ('although it's a bit challenging job'). To improve, the speaker should focus on using accurate grammar and sentence structures.

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