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Band 6+: What is your favorite family tradition?

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Honestly, we don't have a specific family tradition, but my favorite celebration in our family is birthdays, because on birthdays we all come together with our distant relatives or friends. For example, on my brother's birthday, even our father helps us get ready, and we like to plan a big surprise.

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Honestly, we don’t have a family tradition, but my favorite celebration in our family is birthdays, because in birthdays we all bring together with our destination relatives or friends. And in birthdays we already have a full. For example, in my brother’s birthday even our father helps us to ready and we like to do a big surprise.

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Pronunciation

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Task Response

The response addresses the question by discussing birthday celebrations as a favored family event, although it initially states the absence of specific traditions. The answer could be improved by more clearly establishing birthdays as a recurring family tradition and elaborating on specific activities or customs associated with these celebrations.

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The response is somewhat coherent, but there are noticeable pauses and hesitations. The ideas are generally connected, but the flow could be smoother. Try to use more cohesive devices to link your ideas together more effectively. For example, use words like 'furthermore,' 'moreover,' or 'in addition' to build on your points.

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The vocabulary is adequate but lacks precision. The phrase 'bring together with our destination relatives' is not natural. Use more precise vocabulary to convey your ideas more effectively. For example, instead of 'bring together,' you could say 'gather' or 'reunite.'

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There are several grammatical errors, such as 'in birthdays we all bring together' and 'we already have a full.' These errors affect clarity. Focus on using correct preposition usage and sentence structure. Practice using a variety of sentence structures to improve your grammatical range.

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