Band 6+: What are the challenges of working in a team?

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

The answer directly addresses the question by providing three distinct challenges related to teamwork. The points are relevant and logically structured. To reach a higher level of development, consider expanding on each point with a brief explanation or a specific example. For instance, when mentioning cooperation, you could briefly explain why it is difficult, such as due to differing personalities or conflicting goals. This would demonstrate a greater ability to elaborate on complex ideas.

The speaker uses basic cohesive devices like 'and the other issue is' and 'finally' to structure the response. However, the response is somewhat repetitive in its structure. To improve, try using a wider variety of linking words (e.g., 'Furthermore,' 'In addition to this,' or 'A significant hurdle is...') to create a more sophisticated flow. The connection between the points is logical, but the delivery feels a bit like a list rather than a cohesive explanation.

The vocabulary used is quite basic and functional (e.g., 'challenging issue', 'cooperate', 'important'). There is a lack of idiomatic expressions or high-level collocations that would be expected for higher bands. For example, instead of 'challenging issue,' you could use 'significant obstacle' or 'major hurdle.' Instead of 'know,' you could use 'recognize' or 'appreciate.' Also, note the error in the raw transcript: 'learn the members' should have been 'get the members' or 'encourage the members'.

The grammar is relatively simple. There are noticeable errors in the raw transcript, such as 'to learn the members... to cooperate each other' (missing the preposition 'with') and 'cooperate each other' (which is grammatically incorrect; it must be 'cooperate with each other'). To reach a higher band, you need to demonstrate more complex sentence structures, such as conditional sentences (e.g., 'If team members don't communicate effectively, then...') or relative clauses.