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Band 7+: What's the weather like in your city?

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I'm going to talk about the weather in my country. Originally, my country has a 6-month rainy season and a 6-month dry season, or summer. However, because of climate change, a lot of trees are being cut down by people in the Philippines. So we experience some abnormalities when it comes to the weather in our country. Before, we experienced 6 months of rainy season and 6 months of hot season or summer season. However, nowadays, we are experiencing very long dry seasons or droughts. The reason why...

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I’m I’m going to talk about the weather in my country. Originally, our country has 6 months rainy season and 6 months dry season also or summer. However, because of the climate change that is happening, a lot of trees are being cut by the people, yeah, in the Philippines. So we experience some abnormalities when it comes to weather in our country. So the before we experience 6 months of rainy season, and 6 months of hot season or summer season. However, nowadays, we are experiencing very long dry season or drought. The reason why

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
Using more sophisticated words could be beneficial.

Vocabulary Repetition:

season: 5

country: 3

weather: 2

6-month: 2

rainy: 2

summer: 2

however: 2

months: 2

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Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

The student provides a good overview of the weather in their country, mentioning both the traditional pattern and the changes due to climate change. However, they don't fully answer the question about the current weather, leaving it open-ended. They could have provided a more specific description of the current weather conditions.

Fluency & Coherence

The student speaks with some fluency, but there are a few instances of repetition and self-correction, particularly at the beginning. The information is organized logically, but the flow could be smoother with more natural transitions between ideas.

Lexical Resource

The student uses a good range of vocabulary related to weather and climate change. They use some more specific terms like 'abnormalities' and 'drought,' demonstrating a good level of vocabulary. However, they could use more precise and varied vocabulary to describe the weather patterns.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The student demonstrates good grammatical accuracy, with only a few minor errors. They use a variety of grammatical structures, including complex sentences and conditional clauses. However, there are some instances of incorrect tense usage and article usage, which could be improved.

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