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Band 6+: What do you do to keep healthy?

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There are different ways for keeping us healthy. First of all, I do exercise regularly. Every day I do exercise for at least 30 minutes, including running, playing basketball, and badminton. Doing exercise regularly allows us to keep our bodies strong, besides it also improves our mental health. While doing exercise, our body will release chemicals that make us happy. Secondly, I maintain a balanced diet. Apart from limiting oil, sugar and salt, I also make sure myself to have vegetables and fruits. It's even good like oranges and apples as well.

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There are different ways for keeping us healthy. First of all, I do exercise regularly. Everyday I do exercise for at least 30 minutes, including running, playing basketball, and badminton. Doing exercise regularly allows us to keep our bodies strong, besides it also prevents our mental health. While doing exercise, our body will release chemicals that make us happy. Secondly, I maintain a balanced diet. Apart from assortment of lye, sugar and salt, I also make sure myself to have vegetables and fruits. It’s even first like orange and apples allowed.

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regularly: 2

doing: 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

The answer is relevant and well-structured, covering two key aspects of keeping healthy: exercise and diet. The response includes specific details and examples, which adds depth. However, to improve, consider using more natural phrasing (e.g., 'ways to keep healthy' instead of 'ways for keeping us healthy') and avoid minor grammatical issues like 'make sure myself to have'. The answer could also benefit from a more conversational tone, as if speaking directly to the examiner.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is generally coherent with a clear structure (firstly, secondly). However, there is some hesitation and awkward phrasing, such as 'It's even first like orange and apples allowed.' The refined version improves this, but the raw answer shows some lack of smoothness. To improve, practice linking ideas more naturally and avoid abrupt endings.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate but limited and imprecise. For example, 'assortment of lye' is incorrect (should be 'limiting oil'), and 'It's even first like orange and apples allowed' is unclear. The refined version corrects these to 'limiting oil, sugar and salt' and 'oranges and apples as well.' To improve, expand vocabulary related to health and practice using precise terms.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are several grammatical errors: 'for keeping us healthy' (should be 'to keep us healthy'), 'besides it also prevents our mental health' (should be 'improves' or 'benefits'), 'make sure myself' (should be 'make sure I have'), and 'It's even first like' (unclear). The refined version corrects these, but the raw answer shows limited range and accuracy. Practice using a variety of sentence structures and review common grammar points.

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