Part 3

Band 6+: Do your friend break your secret?

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Yeah, actually this is life; everything may happen in this life. One day, I had a friend, his name was Hassan, and I told him about my girlfriend. I loved my girlfriend, and there were some personal love affairs between us. I told my friend, and he promised me not to say anything about it. But after two days, we were at school—no, we were at university because we were students at the time—and we were in one course. Suddenly, I saw my girlfriend looking at me angrily because of the broken secret, because my friend broke it.

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

Yeah, actually this is life everything may happen in this life and one day I had a friend his name was Hassan boy and I told about my girlfriend and I loved my girlfriend and there were some personal love affairs between us and I told about to my friend and he promised to me not to say anyone about it but after two days we were at school and no we were at university because we were students at the time and we were in one course and suddenly when I saw my girlfriend looked at me angrily because of broken secret because my friend what broke

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Vocabulary Repetition:

were: 5

friend: 3

girlfriend: 3

because: 3

about: 2

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Pronunciation

6.5

Your pronunciation is above average. However, you may find complexity in certain words challenging. Regular practice should aid in improvement.

Task Response

The answer is relevant to the question and provides a clear narrative. However, it focuses heavily on a personal anecdote, which is not ideal for this type of question. Consider providing a more general response that explores the concept of friends breaking secrets without relying solely on a personal experience. Broadening the scope of your answer would improve its overall quality.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is understandable, but the narrative is somewhat disorganized. There's some repetition and self-correction ("Yeah, actually this is life everything may happen in this life"; "school—no, we were at university"). Improving the flow and reducing the hesitations would significantly improve the score. Consider using more cohesive devices to link ideas more smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate, but not particularly sophisticated. Words like "love affairs" are a bit informal for this context. Using more precise and nuanced vocabulary would enhance the response. For example, instead of 'love affairs,' consider a more specific description of the relationship.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors, particularly in sentence structure and tense consistency. For example, the sentence 'and I told about to my friend' is grammatically incorrect. Improving grammatical accuracy and using a wider range of grammatical structures would improve the score. Focus on subject-verb agreement and correct use of tenses.

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