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Band 5+: Talking about your aims

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I have a lot of aims in this life. Now I'm studying in 11th grade, but my aim is to study at Bacau High School for chemical engineering. That's my biggest target in life. I will also apply for a flex program in 11th grade. I hope I will enter this program and go to America. I really desire that. Since my childhood, I have always wanted to go to another country and travel the whole world. I will prepare for the IELTS and SAT exams. Through these exams, I will go to Abrow Wood to study and improve myself.

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I have a lot of aim in this life. Now I’m studying at 11th grade, but my aim is to study at Bacau High School about chemical engineering. And that’s my biggest target in my life. And also I will apply for a flex program at 11th grade. I hope I will entreat this program and I will go to the America. And really really I desire that. Because since my childhood I always desire I always wanted to go to another country, travel to whole world. And I will prepare for IELTS and SAT exam via these exams. I will go to the Abrow Wood for studying and improving myself.

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Overall Band Score

5.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
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Vocabulary Repetition:

will: 4

grade: 2

study: 2

program: 2

exams: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

5.5

The response is quite good and covers the topic well. However, it could benefit from more detailed explanations and specific examples to support the aims mentioned. Elaborating on the reasons behind choosing chemical engineering and the desired outcomes of studying abroad would strengthen the response. Adding more personal experiences and reflections would also enhance the overall impact. The response could be expanded as it currently feels quite brief.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent, but the fluency could be improved. There are a few instances of repetition and self-correction. Try to pause slightly more between sentences to improve the flow and reduce the rushed feeling. Practice speaking more slowly and deliberately to enhance fluency.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate, but could be more precise and sophisticated. Phrases like "really really I desire that" could be replaced with more nuanced expressions. Consider using synonyms to avoid repetition and expand your vocabulary range.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate, but there are some errors. For example, "I will entreat this program" should be "I hope to enter this program." Pay attention to articles (a/an/the) and prepositions. Practice using a wider range of grammatical structures, such as complex sentences, to improve accuracy and sophistication.

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