Band 6+: Many people feel that media coverage has become increasingly biased today. Why is this?

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

The response addresses the core of the prompt by identifying a specific reason for perceived bias: the tendency to focus on negative news rather than a balanced view. However, the answer is somewhat repetitive, circling around the idea of 'negativity' without exploring other potential drivers of bias, such as political agendas, commercial interests, or algorithmic echo chambers. To improve, try to expand on different dimensions of the topic. For example, you could discuss how the pursuit of clicks and revenue leads to sensationalism, or how political affiliations influence reporting. Providing more diverse reasons and specific examples would lead to a more comprehensive and well-developed response. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

The speaker demonstrates a clear ability to convey a central idea, but the coherence is hindered by repetitive sentence structures and excessive use of 'And' to start sentences. This creates a 'choppy' effect rather than a smooth flow. To improve, use a wider variety of cohesive devices (e.g., 'Furthermore,' 'Consequently,' 'As a result') to link ideas logically rather than relying on simple conjunctions. There was also some repetition of the phrase 'around the world' and 'nowadays' which affects the flow.

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but remains somewhat basic and repetitive. While terms like 'rationale' and 'incrementally biased' are good attempts at higher-level vocabulary, the rest of the response relies on common words like 'negative,' 'positive,' 'stuff,' and 'problems.' To reach a higher band, avoid vague words like 'stuff' and instead use more precise academic terms such as 'developments,' 'phenomena,' or 'narratives.' Try to use synonyms to avoid repeating 'negative' and 'positive' multiple times.

The grammar is generally accurate, but the range is limited. Most sentences follow a simple subject-verb-object pattern. There was a noticeable error in the raw transcript: 'hiding stuff that are positive' (should be 'is' because 'stuff' is uncountable, or 'things that are'). To improve, work on incorporating complex sentence structures, such as relative clauses, conditional sentences, or passive voice, to demonstrate a higher level of grammatical control.