Part 3

Band 6+: Part 3 What skills and abilities do people most want to have today? Which skills should children learn at school? Are there any skills which they should learn at home? What are they? Which skills do you think will be important in the future? Which kinds of jobs that you think should have high salaries? Why do you think that? Some people say it would be better for society if everyone got the same salary. What do you think about that?

See all user-submitted answers on this topic

Skyrocket your IELTS band score by 1-2 points in under a month with our premium plan!

Note: Both the topic and the answer were submitted by one of our users.

51% Accuracy The overall pronunciation accuracy of your speech, reflecting how well a native speaker can comprehend it.

Polished transcript:

Male Female

What skills and habits do people want to have today? I think people mostly want to have digital skills because we use computers, smartphones, and other devices for everything. People need digital skills. Leadership and creativity are also desired, especially in business areas.

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

What stickers and habits do people want to have today? I think people mostly want to have digital stickers Because we use computers, smartphones and other facilities on everything People need digital stickers Leadership and creativity can be wanted by others Especially in business areas

Tips: Click on each word to see feedback.

Speaking Time: 17 seconds

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Check My Answer

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Generate A Sample

Overall Band Score

(+/- 0.5)

Vocabulary Complexity:
C1 - Intricate
Strive to incorporate even richer and more precise language.

Vocabulary Repetition:

skills: 3

people: 3

digital: 2

Try using synonyms for the above words

Pronunciation

4.5

Your pronunciation is below average and may be understood with some effort. Pay attention to common phonemes that are challenging for you.

Task Response

The response is relevant to the question and provides some examples of skills. However, it only addresses a small part of the question, and lacks depth and breadth in its discussion. Consider addressing all parts of the question and expanding on the examples provided with more detail and explanation.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is somewhat coherent, but it lacks the depth and breadth expected for a Band 9 response. The speaker addresses the initial prompt but doesn't fully explore the subsequent questions. More elaboration and examples would improve fluency and coherence. The initial confusion between "stickers" and "skills" impacts the overall flow.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but not sophisticated. The use of "digital skills" is appropriate, but the response could benefit from more precise and nuanced vocabulary to describe different types of skills and abilities. More varied vocabulary would enhance the lexical resource score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is mostly accurate, with only minor errors. Sentence structures are relatively simple. While grammatically correct, the response lacks the complexity and range of grammatical structures needed for a Band 9. Using more complex sentence structures and varied grammatical forms would improve this aspect.

Answers On The Same Topic:

See All

Do you think it is a good idea for students to earn money while studying

I firmly believe that combining work and study is beneficial. It’s not only develop your practical skills but also prepare your for professional world. Early work can develop a lot of essential skills like communication, adaptability, the ready to take risks and responsibilities and also resilience. All of these factors are invaluable in any career […]

Band 6+

Do you think it is a good idea for students to earn money while studying

As for me, working during your studying is a good way to develop your skills and prepare for future job market. I’m pretty sure that your job and your first work make you more stronger and a person can develop skills like problem solving, communication and can face with different kinds of people and find […]

Band 6+

What kinds of people want to take part in discussion programmes?

Well, I don’t believe it’s possible to pinpoint to a single kind of people who want to be in those kinds of shows, but there could be a range of different people from different backgrounds. For instance, younger people sometimes could feel like they should be on those kinds of shows to give the message […]

Band 7+

How does the consumption of short-form video content affect the cognitive attention spans of younger generations?

So there are a lot of videos, short-term videos on TikTok and YouTube. I think they are really harmful for a brain because of the reduced attention span. So people now more likely to consume more energizing or more easiest videos instead of something difficult. For example, they can concentrate truly on videos which are […]

Band 5+

Do you think that the concept of "privacy" will become meaningless for the next generation? Why or why not?

Yes, I believe that the younger generation should give the proper privacy, they should give their private moments and their private time to record or to do their own personal things because according to human laws, privacy is an important and right of all the humans. For younger generations, piracy is a good thing but […]

Band 5+

Should governments take a more active role in regulating the algorithms used by social media platforms?

The government first of all should intervene when the social media algorithms are explicitly selecting videos depending on the taste of the user. So for a certain extent it is true to keep the user glued to the screen and They will continuously show them videos depending to their taste. However, if underage people were […]

Band 6+

See All

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

Other Topics:

Plans & Pricing

Free

Premium