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Band 6+: Does technology help people communicate better with others?

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Well, strongly speaking, my answer definitely would be yes, because as far as I know, in this technology era, online platforms are rising more and more every single day. So, if people know how to use it, it will be really helpful because even if people want to stay at home, they can also communicate with friends who live 500 kilometers away. This will be more convenient and quicker than meeting in person.

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Well, strongly speaking, my answer definitely would be yes, because as far as I know, uh, in this technology era, online platforms are just more and more risen every single day. So, um, people, if you know how to use it, it will be really helpful because, um, even people they want to stay at home, they, uh, can also communicate with the friends that live leiving, uh, 500 kilometers away from there. And this will be more convenient and quickly than meeting in person.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
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Pronunciation

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Task Response

The answer is relevant to the question and provides a clear opinion. However, it could benefit from exploring both advantages and disadvantages of technology's impact on communication, and providing more varied examples beyond online platforms. Consider discussing potential drawbacks, such as miscommunication due to lack of non-verbal cues or the superficiality of online interactions.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. There are a few minor hesitations ('uh', 'um'), and a slight repetition ('leiving' instead of 'living'), but these do not significantly detract from the overall fluency. Improving pacing and reducing filler words would enhance fluency.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and appropriate for the task. Words like 'convenient' and 'quickly' are used effectively. More sophisticated vocabulary could be incorporated to demonstrate a wider range, for example, instead of 'quickly' you could use 'expeditiously' or 'efficiently'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate, but there are a few minor errors. The phrase 'more and more risen' is grammatically incorrect; it should be 'are rising more and more' or 'have risen more and more'. The sentence structure is simple but effective. Using more complex sentence structures and varied grammatical forms would improve the score.

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