Band 4+: How do you usually stay in touch with your close friends?

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

The answer stays on topic and addresses the question, but it contains some unclear and unnatural phrasing (e.g., 'we are very cruel', 'use an ideal actor to help her'). The response would benefit from clearer expression and more specific examples of how you keep in touch. Try to avoid repetition and ensure your ideas are logically connected.

The answer lacks clear organization and coherence. The opening phrase 'As we both have hectic and mechanical schedules, but we are very bad, we are very cruel' is confusing and contradictory, and the use of 'but' is inappropriate. The idea about using 'an ideal actor' is unclear and not developed. There is some repetition ('we are very bad, we are very cruel') and self-correction. The response would benefit from a clearer structure, e.g., stating the method of communication first, then explaining why, and providing a simple example.

The vocabulary is limited and imprecise. Phrases like 'hectic and mechanical schedules' are acceptable but not precise. 'We are very cruel' is a clear lexical error (likely meant 'busy' or 'tied up'). 'I use an ideal actor to help her' is nonsensical and shows a serious lexical misuse. The phrase 'catch a time' is non-standard; 'find time' would be better. The answer would improve with more precise and natural vocabulary, such as 'busy schedules,' 'keep in touch,' 'reach out,' and 'catch up.'

There are several grammatical errors and awkward structures. The sentence 'As we both have hectic and mechanical schedules, but we are very bad, we are very cruel' is grammatically incorrect (double conjunction 'as...but' and missing subject-verb agreement). 'So I use an ideal actor to help her' is grammatically correct but semantically wrong. The use of 'so' is overused and often unnecessary. The answer lacks a range of grammatical structures, relying on simple sentences. To improve, the student should practice using a variety of sentence structures, such as complex sentences with relative clauses or conditionals, and ensure subject-verb agreement and correct conjunctions.