Band 6: How long have you been playing basketball, and how did you first get interested in it? (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I have been playing basketball for over four years, and I first became interested in basketball when I watched the finals of the NBA between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors. I have loved basketball from that day because I like how teamwork is built between players, between players and coaches, as well as among the players themselves. Moreover, I also think that basketball will improve my health in the future, and it can be a really nice sport to have alongside football. In Vietnam, football is a very common sport, but basketball is less well known. However, I think that I can still enjoy both, and I will try to play both sports and be good at all of them. Furthermore, I believe that basketball will improve my height because when you play basketball, you have to do more stretches and jump more, which may lead to a higher growth spurt. I don't know.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

I have been playing basketball for over four years and I get the first interest for basketball. I have to be when I watch the finals of the FBI between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors and I love basketball from that day because I like how team works are being built between players between players and coach as well as players between themselves. Moreover, I also think that basketball will increase my my own health in the future and it can also be a really nice sport to have alongside with football because in Vietnam football is a very common sport but basketball is a less well known one but I think that I can still have both and I will try to play both sports and I can be good at all of them. Furthermore, I believe that basketball will improve my height because when you play basketball you have to do more stretches and you have to jump more then it will lead to maybe a higher a higher sprout I don’t know

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