Band 7+: Should old buildings be preserved

Your pronunciation is above average. However, you may find complexity in certain words challenging. Regular practice should aid in improvement.

The answer directly addresses the question and provides well-reasoned justifications for the stance taken. The response moves beyond personal opinion by discussing broader societal benefits, such as cultural heritage and historical connection, which aligns with the requirements for Part 3. To further enhance such responses, one could expand on the potential counter-arguments or discuss the economic implications of preservation to add even more depth to the discussion.

The answer is coherent and follows a logical progression. You used appropriate cohesive devices like 'In addition' and 'because' to link your ideas. To reach a higher band, try to expand your answer further by providing a specific example (e.g., mentioning a specific landmark or the impact on tourism) to demonstrate more complex discourse management.

You used some good topic-specific vocabulary such as 'cultural and historical heritage' and 'architectural style.' However, the phrase 'benefit to wisdom' is slightly unnatural in English. A more precise way to express this would be 'pass down knowledge to future generations' or 'serve as a source of historical insight.' Aim for more idiomatic collocations to hit the higher bands.

Your grammar is generally accurate, and you used complex structures (subordinate clauses). There were minor slips in the raw transcript (e.g., 'of buildings should be preserved' and 'benefit to wisdom'), though the refined version corrected these. To improve, try incorporating more varied structures such as conditionals (e.g., 'If we were to demolish these buildings, we would lose...') or passive voice to increase grammatical complexity.