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Band 5+: . Which skills should children learn at school? Are there any skills which they should learn at home? What are they?

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Okay, well, that's a really interesting question. Let me think. In my personal opinion, children should learn foreign language skills at school. Nowadays, language is very crucial, especially English. So, at school, children must learn a foreign language, and that's a valuable skill. At home, children should learn cooking skills because it's really useful, one of the most useful skills. So, in my personal opinion, at home, children should learn cooking skills and other household tasks. Those are important skills.

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Okay, well, it’s a really interesting question for me. Um, let me think. In my personal opinion, uh, children’must, um, must learn, um, learn foreign language skill, um, at school, uh, because you knoways, uh, nowadays, language is a very crucial thing, especially the english language. Therefore, uh, at school, children must learn to the foreign language, and it’s the language skill. Yeah. And while at home, uh, children must learn the cooking sk because it’s really useful, one of the most useful skill. Um, m so, in my personal opinion, at home, children must be learned the cooking skill and other household tasks. Skills. Yeah.

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children: 4

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The student provides a good response to the question, identifying skills that children should learn at school and at home. However, the answer is a bit repetitive and could be more concise. For example, the student mentions "foreign language skills" and then repeats "language skill" in the same sentence. The student also mentions "cooking skills" and then repeats "skills" in the same sentence. The student could also expand on the importance of learning cooking skills at home, providing more specific examples of how it benefits children.

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The student's speech is somewhat hesitant and contains some repetition, such as "must learn" and "skills." The student also uses fillers like "um" and "you knoways." The student's ideas are generally organized, but the answer could be more concise and flow more smoothly.

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The student uses a range of vocabulary, including "crucial," "valuable," and "household tasks." However, the student uses some repetition, such as "skills" and "language." The student could also use more specific vocabulary to describe the benefits of learning cooking skills at home. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

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The student makes some grammatical errors, such as "children must be learned" instead of "children should learn." The student also uses the incorrect phrase "you knoways" instead of "you know." The student's grammar is generally accurate, but there are some errors that affect the clarity of the answer.

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