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Band 7+: Who do you think will want new things, children or old people?

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According to my point of view, children are always curious to buy new things compared to old people. Old people are often in a mood of saving money and do not spend a lot on new things. On the other hand, children are eager to buy new items. Whenever a new toy comes into the market, children jump at the chance and want all the new toys at the same time compared to old people. Old people, on the other hand, are strict and always try to save money, while children have a different mindset. They are always curious about new things and want to learn about them.

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According to my point of view, children are always curious to buy new things compared to old people. Old people are always in a mood of saving money and did not spend a lot of money on new things. While on the other hand, children are always eager to buy new things and stuff like that. Whenever a new tie comes into the market, children just jump into it and want all the new ties at the same time compared to old people. Old people on the other hand are strict and always try to save money while children have different thinking. Because they are always curious about new things and want to learn about new things.

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Overall Band Score

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Vocabulary Complexity:
A2 - Upper Beginner
Consider using more varied and advanced words.

Vocabulary Repetition:

children: 4

people: 4

always: 3

things: 3

curious: 2

compared: 2

money: 2

other: 2

about: 2

Try using synonyms for the above words

Pronunciation

6.5

Your pronunciation is above average. However, you may find complexity in certain words challenging. Regular practice should aid in improvement.

Task Response

7.5

The answer is well-organized and clearly addresses the question. Consider exploring the reasons behind the different preferences of children and older people to enrich your response further.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is well-organized and coherent. The comparison between children and old people is clear and consistently maintained. There is a very slight repetition in mentioning 'old people' multiple times in quick succession, but it doesn't significantly detract from the overall fluency. Minor improvements in word choice could enhance the flow even further.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is adequate and mostly accurate. Words like "curious," "eager," and "mindset" demonstrate a good range. However, the phrase "jump into it" could be replaced with a more precise and natural expression, such as "jump at the chance." More sophisticated vocabulary choices would elevate the response.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is mostly accurate, with only minor errors. The sentence 'Old people are always in a mood of saving money and did not spend a lot of money on new things' could be improved to 'Old people are often in a mood of saving money and do not spend a lot on new things' for better tense consistency and natural phrasing. While the range of grammatical structures is sufficient, using more complex sentence structures would improve the score.

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