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Band 7+: what do you do in your freetime

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If I tell the truth, there are several things that I do when I have a little time. I always try to keep myself and my time really efficient by reading many kinds of books. I always try to read in English because it has to be really productive for my future. I am learning this language at the moment, and my favorite book is Harry Potter because I like adventure books very much. It has a lot of things to explore, and it can improve my imagination.

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If I tell the truth there are several things that I do when I have a little time. I always try to keep myself and keep my time really efficiently by reading many kind of books. I every time try to read in English because it has to be really productive for my future. I am learning this language at the moment and my favorite book is Harry Potter because I like adventure books very much. And this has a lot of things to explore. And it can improve my imagination.

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B1 - Intermediate
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really: 2

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