Part 3

Band 7+: Should schools help students develop future plans?

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Personally, I think they should. Schools should not provide just a later academic education, but also prepare students for the real world. For example, career counseling and mentoring programs can help students figure out their interests early on. If students are exposed to different career paths through workshops or career fairs, they are more likely to make a well-informed decision. In short, schools should play a key role in preparing students by providing information and helping them figure out what they want to do in the future.

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Personally, I think they should. School should not provide just a later academic education, but also prepare the students for the real world. For example, career counseling and mentoring program can help students who figure out their interests early on. And if students are exposed to the different career paths through workshops or career fairs, There are more likely to make a well-informed decision. In short, school should pay a key role to a prepass student by providing the information and help them figure out what they want to do in the future.

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B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

students: 4

they: 3

should: 3

career: 3

schools: 2

figure: 2

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Task Response

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Fluency & Coherence

The response is generally coherent and easy to follow. The ideas are logically connected, and the use of 'For example' and 'In short' helps to structure the answer. However, there are a few pauses and slight hesitations that affect the overall fluency. To improve, practice speaking more smoothly and try to minimize pauses between sentences.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is appropriate and relevant to the topic. Phrases like 'career counseling,' 'mentoring program,' 'career paths,' 'workshops,' and 'career fairs' are well-chosen. However, the range could be expanded to demonstrate greater flexibility. Try to incorporate more varied and sophisticated vocabulary related to education and career planning.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The response demonstrates a good command of grammar with mostly accurate sentence structures. There are a few minor errors, such as 'School should not provide just a later academic education' (should be 'solely' or 'just academic education') and 'a prepass student' (should be 'preparing students'). Correcting these small errors and aiming for more complex sentence structures will enhance the grammatical accuracy and range.

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