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Band 5+: How does social media affect the way people form and maintain relationships?

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I really like to talk about this topic nowadays. It's really important and popular to speak about this. Personally, I reckon social media has a big influence on how people make their relationships. Not only partners, also friends and parents and child, for example. Many people see beautiful views on social media, for example, when your boyfriend gives you a lot of flowers, big bouquets, or a good car, but in real life for many people it's too expensive and hard to achieve this level of relationship. But the majority don't think about this; they think only about the picture and start to compare their relationships, their personal life, their complex problems, and other stuff. And later they come to accept that they don't have something that they see on social media.

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I really like to talk about this topic nowadays. It’s really important and I can say like popular to speak about this. Personally I reckon the social media have big influence for how people make their relationship. Not only like partners, also friends and parents and child for example. Many people see beautiful view in social media, for example, like when your boyfriend give you a lot of flowers, big bouquets or good car, but in real life for many people it’s too expensive and hard to achieve this level of relationship. But, majority don’t think about this, they think only about picture and start to compare their relationships, their personal life, their complex problems and other stuff. And also, and like, later they come to accept, since they don’t have something that they see in social media.

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Vocabulary Repetition:

about: 4

their: 4

they: 4

this: 3

social: 3

media: 3

people: 3

really: 2

relationships: 2

example: 2

don't: 2

think: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The answer stays on topic and addresses the influence of social media on relationships, but it focuses heavily on personal opinion and a specific example (comparing relationships based on material displays) rather than providing a broader, more general discussion of various ways social media affects relationship formation and maintenance. The response could be improved by exploring multiple dimensions, such as how social media facilitates initial connections, maintains long-distance relationships, or changes communication patterns, while maintaining a general perspective rather than personal anecdotes.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer has a clear structure and addresses the question, but there are noticeable hesitations and repetitions (e.g., 'like', 'and also, and like'). The ideas are somewhat coherent but lack smooth transitions and deeper development. To improve, practice linking ideas more logically and reducing filler words. Use cohesive devices like 'furthermore', 'consequently', or 'for instance' to enhance flow.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but limited and repetitive (e.g., 'important', 'popular', 'relationship'). There is some attempt at specific examples ('big bouquets', 'good car'), but the language lacks precision and flexibility. To improve, expand your range with synonyms (e.g., 'significant', 'widespread', 'partnerships') and more sophisticated terms like 'unrealistic expectations' or 'curated content'. Avoid overusing 'like' and 'stuff'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly understandable but contains several errors. For example, 'social media have' should be 'social media has', 'influence for' should be 'influence on', and 'make their relationship' should be 'form relationships'. There is also inconsistent subject-verb agreement and article use. To improve, practice using a wider range of structures (e.g., conditionals, relative clauses) and ensure accuracy with basic grammar rules. The refined answer shows corrections, so focus on self-monitoring during speech.

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