Band 5+: How do you usually get your news? Do you trust online news?

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

The answer addresses the question by stating how the candidate gets news (via friends, TikTok, and TV) and expresses a clear opinion on online news (distrust). However, the response is somewhat repetitive and lacks depth. The phrase 'tapping my friends' is unclear and may be a misused idiom. To improve, provide more specific examples or reasons for your distrust, and ensure your language is precise and natural. For instance, you could say 'I get my news from social media platforms like TikTok and also watch TV news' and then elaborate on why you find online news unreliable, such as 'because it often contains misinformation or biased reporting.' This would make your answer more developed and coherent.

The answer is somewhat coherent but lacks clear organization. The response jumps from getting news via friends/TikTok to watching TV, then to distrust of online news. There is some repetition ('I don't trust online news' said twice) and self-correction is minimal. To improve, structure the answer with clear points: first state how you get news, then give reasons for trust or distrust, and use linking words like 'for example' or 'because' to connect ideas more smoothly.

The vocabulary is basic but includes some idiomatic expressions like 'without a shadow of a doubt' and 'to be in the loop,' which are good. However, there are inaccuracies: 'tapping my friends' is unclear (likely means 'texting' or 'messaging'), and 'there are workers, there are liars' is vague and imprecise. To improve, use more precise vocabulary (e.g., 'journalists' instead of 'workers') and expand on ideas with more specific terms like 'misinformation' or 'fake news'. Boost vocabulary complexity to elevate the overall score.

There are several grammatical errors: 'news are showed' should be 'news is shown' (subject-verb agreement and passive voice), 'So easily to understand' is incorrect (should be 'So it's easy to understand' or 'It's easy to see'). The sentence 'there are workers, there are liars' is awkward and lacks a clear structure. To improve, practice using correct subject-verb agreement, passive voice, and more complex sentence structures (e.g., conditional or relative clauses).