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Band 7+: How do you communicate with your friends?

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I communicate with my friends on several platforms. Mostly, we interact face to face. We stay together, but when we are far apart or at home, we communicate on mobile phones, through video chat, or video conferencing like WhatsApp. We also share our social media accounts. Most of the time, when we have important needs, we communicate with each other face to face.

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I communicate with my friends in several sites. Mostly we communicate with each other face to face. So, I and we stay together. But when we stay far away or home, we communicate with each other on mobile phone, video chat, or video conferencing like WhatsApp, and we also share our social media accounts. Most of the time, when we get important needs, we communicate with each other face to face.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

face: 4

communicate: 3

video: 2

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Pronunciation

4.5

Your pronunciation is below average and may be understood with some effort. Pay attention to common phonemes that are challenging for you.

Task Response

This is an excellent response that fully addresses the question. Consider adding a brief example to illustrate your use of one of the communication methods mentioned.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. Minor repetition ('face to face') could be reduced by using synonyms or rephrasing. The structure is good, but could benefit from slightly more sophisticated linking words to enhance the flow.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate and appropriate for the topic. More precise vocabulary could be used in places. For example, instead of 'several sites,' 'platforms' or 'methods' would be more accurate. The use of 'video conferencing like WhatsApp' is slightly awkward; it would be better to say 'video conferencing apps like WhatsApp' or simply 'video calls'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate, with only minor errors. The sentence 'I and we stay together' is grammatically incorrect and should be rephrased. While the range of grammatical structures is sufficient, using more complex sentence structures would improve the score. For example, combining some of the shorter sentences would make the response sound more natural.

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