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Band 6+: What do you use social media for ?

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To be honest, I would like to say I normally use Facebook to chat and talk with my friends every day. It is also a great way for us to keep in touch and share funny stories together after studying hard in school. Besides that, I often use older social media platforms such as YouTube and Spotify to listen to music and study IELTS by watching videos from teacher Charles, which is vital because it can enhance my mental health and productivity. Moreover, in the future, if I study hard, maybe I will earn a high school degree.

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To be honest, I would like to say I’m normally use Facebook to chat and talk with my friends every day. It is also a great way for us to keep in touch and share about funny stories together after studying hard in school. Besides that, I often use the older social media platforms such as YouTube and Spotify to listen to music and study IELTS by watching videos from teacher Charles, which is vital because it can enhance my mental health and my productivity. Moreover, in the future, if I study hard, maybe I will earn a high school degree.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

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study: 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 directly addresses the question by specifying which platforms are used and for what purposes. There is a good level of elaboration regarding the benefits of using these platforms. However, the final sentence regarding earning a high school degree is not logically connected to the topic of social media usage and feels like an irrelevant addition. To improve, ensure that every sentence contributes directly to the topic being discussed to maintain coherence and relevance.

Fluency & Coherence

You demonstrate a good ability to extend your answers using cohesive devices like 'Besides that', 'Moreover', and 'To be honest'. However, the coherence breaks down at the very end. The final sentence about earning a high school degree is logically disconnected from the topic of social media usage. To improve, ensure every sentence directly supports the answer to the specific question asked.

Lexical Resource

You use some good collocations and phrases such as 'keep in touch', 'enhance my mental health', and 'productivity'. However, the vocabulary is somewhat basic. To reach a higher band, try to use more precise terms for social media usage (e.g., 'scrolling through feeds', 'engaging with content', or 'consuming multimedia') rather than just 'use' and 'watch'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are noticeable grammatical errors in the raw transcript, such as 'I'm normally use' (which should be 'I normally use'). While the refined version corrects some of these, the sentence structures remain relatively simple. You attempted a conditional sentence ('if I study hard...'), which is good, but the overall grammatical control needs to be more consistent to reach higher bands. Focus on subject-verb agreement and avoiding unnecessary auxiliary verbs.

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