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Band 8+: What do you do for living

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I'm actually an English teacher for almost eight years now, and I have been teaching different nationalities that range from kindergarten level to adult level. I've been teaching for this company that accommodates different nationalities as students. It's not only about teaching the students English, but I am also part of assessing students' levels and communicating with students' guardians about the progress of specific students.

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I’m actually an English teacher for almost eight years now and I have been teaching different nationalities that ranges from kindergarten level to adult level. So I’ve been teaching for this company that is accommodating different nationalities as for their students and it’s not only about teaching the students English but also I am part of assessing students level and communicating to students guardians about the progress of the specific student.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
C2 - Complex
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Vocabulary Repetition:

teaching: 3

students: 3

english: 2

different: 2

nationalities: 2

level: 2

about: 2

students': 2

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Pronunciation

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Task Response

The response is well-developed and directly answers the question. Consider adding more details about your daily tasks or responsibilities as a teacher.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is generally fluent and coherent. However, the phrasing "as for their students" is a bit unnatural. Consider rephrasing it to "as students" for better flow. Also, try to vary your sentence structure a bit more to enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is appropriate for the question and demonstrates a good range. Words like "accommodating," "assessing," and "guardians" are well-chosen. However, using synonyms for "students" or "teaching" could elevate the lexical resource score to a 9.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

While the grammar is mostly accurate, there are a few minor errors, such as the singular "level" used with "students" which should be plural. Ensure subject-verb agreement and correct plural forms for higher accuracy. Also, the sentence "It's not only about teaching the students English, but I am also part of assessing students' levels..." could be improved by saying "It's not only about teaching students English, but also about assessing their levels..." for better parallelism.

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