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Band 6+: How has your town changed over the last 20 years

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During the last 20 years, my city, Bishkek, has changed significantly because Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan. That's why the government wants to improve our capital and make it better for living. During these 20 years, many tourists have come and started living here. Our architecture has improved greatly, and there are many business centers, malls, and parks that have been enhanced in the last 20 years, so our city has changed a lot.

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During last 20 years my city, Bishkek has changed really much because Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan, that’s why government wants to improve our capital and make it better for life. During these 20 years many tourists came and started living here. Our architecture improved really well, there are many business centers and like malls and parks are improved in the last 20 years, so our city changed really much.

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Overall Band Score

6.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

years: 3

during: 2

bishkek: 2

changed: 2

capital: 2

living: 2

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Pronunciation

7.5

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Task Response

The answer is relevant to the question and provides some details about the changes in Bishkek over the past 20 years. However, the response could benefit from more specific examples and a more detailed explanation of the changes. Consider providing more concrete examples of architectural improvements or the impact of increased tourism. Expanding on the reasons behind the changes and their effects on the city's residents would also strengthen the response.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. Minor repetition ('really much') could be avoided. Slightly hesitant at times, but overall the ideas flow well.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate. Words like 'improved' are used repeatedly; more varied vocabulary would enhance the response. The phrase 'make it better for life' could be more precise (e.g., 'improve the quality of life').

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate, but there are some minor errors. For example, 'During last 20 years' should be 'During the last 20 years'. The tense is inconsistent at times. More complex sentence structures would improve the score.

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