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Band 6+: What are the most important qualities that a good business person needs? Why is that?

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Well, I think there are so many excellent qualities that are very important for a good business person to have, like patience, hard work, and also significantly, honesty. Patience because success does not come overnight; it takes time. Hard work because there are many reasons behind it. First of all, as a business person, you have to face many difficulties, but you must never give up. You must be strong. Apart from that, I think the eventually important thing, which is very important for a business person, is honesty. Because if a business person is honest, as a result, the customers can strongly believe in them, and also they want to visit their shop again to purchase. Because trust is very crucial in this modern generation. People now, not every businessman is honest; they are dishonest. Sometimes some are honest, so they are very valuable to customers.

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Well, I think there are so many excellent personalities, it is very important that a good business person needs. Like patient, hardworking and also a significant is that honesty. Patient because you know success does not come overnight, it takes time. Hardworking because there are many reasons behind it. First of all, you know, as a business person you have to face many difficulties, but you have to never give up. You must be strong. Apart from that, I think the eventually important thing is that very important having a business person, which is honesty. Because if a business person is honest, as a result, the customers can strongly believe them and also they want to visit their shop again to purchase. Because trust is very crucial in this modern generation. People now, every businessman are not honest, they are dishonesty. Sometimes some are honest so they are very valuable to customers.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
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business: 4

person: 4

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important: 3

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patience: 2

honesty: 2

honest: 2

customers: 2

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Pronunciation

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

Task Response

The answer stays on topic and addresses the question directly, listing several qualities (patience, hard work, honesty) and providing reasons for each. It is generally well-developed, though it could be more balanced by giving equal depth to each quality. The response is mostly general, but the final part shifts slightly toward personal observation ('People now, not every businessman is honest'), which is acceptable but could be more universally framed. To improve, consider structuring the answer with clear topic sentences for each quality and providing more specific examples or broader societal implications. Also, avoid repetition and ensure each point is fully elaborated.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is generally coherent and organized around three qualities (patience, hard work, honesty), but there are some issues with fluency. There is noticeable repetition and self-correction, such as 'it is very important that a good business person needs' and 'the eventually important thing is that very important having a business person'. The use of cohesive devices is basic (e.g., 'because', 'apart from that', 'as a result'), but the flow is somewhat choppy. To improve, practice speaking more smoothly, avoid unnecessary repetition, and use a wider range of linking words to connect ideas more naturally.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate for the topic, with words like 'patient', 'hardworking', 'honesty', 'trust', 'crucial', and 'valuable'. However, there is limited flexibility and precision. For example, 'excellent personalities' is not the most precise phrase; 'qualities' or 'traits' would be better. Also, 'dishonesty' is used incorrectly as an adjective ('they are dishonesty' should be 'they are dishonest'). To improve, expand your range of business-related vocabulary (e.g., 'integrity', 'resilience', 'perseverance', 'customer loyalty') and use words with greater precision.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is mostly accurate, with some complex structures attempted, such as 'if a business person is honest, as a result, the customers can strongly believe them'. However, there are several errors: 'it is very important that a good business person needs' (redundant and awkward), 'the eventually important thing is that very important having a business person' (confused structure), and 'they are dishonesty' (wrong word form). Also, 'believe them' should be 'believe in them'. To improve, focus on sentence structure clarity, avoid redundancy, and practice using a wider range of grammatical structures, such as conditionals and relative clauses, with accuracy.

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