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Band 6+: When was the last time you were alone?

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Well, as a network security engineer, I'm busy most of the time during the day. I don't have free time to spend with my friends or play games. One of the busiest days was last Thursday when one of our devices had a fault. I had to go out with my parents, and this was terrible.

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Well, as a network security engineer, I’m busy most of the time in the most of the day. And you know, I don’t have a free time to spend with my friends and all playing games. But one of the most busiest days was last week in Thursday that one of our devices had fault and I had to go with my parents out and you know this was terrible that

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Task Response

The response is relevant to the question and provides specific examples. However, the answer could be improved by focusing more directly on the experience of being busy and elaborating on the challenges and feelings associated with that busy day. Consider providing more details about the tasks involved in resolving the device fault and how that impacted your schedule and emotions.

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Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate but not particularly sophisticated. The phrase "most busiest" is incorrect. Try to incorporate more precise and varied vocabulary to enhance the answer's impact. Consider synonyms for 'busy' and 'terrible'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

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