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Band 5+: why do people choose to travel by public transport?

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In my opinion, people choose public transportation for several reasons. Firstly, it's convenient. You simply buy a ticket and board the bus, train, or subway. Secondly, it's affordable, making it accessible to people from all walks of life. This makes it a very attractive option for many people. These are just two of the main reasons why people choose to travel by public transport.

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For my opinion, I think that people tend to choose public transportation to, uh, traveling or to propose because it’s really convenient for business to put a ticket and, yeah, just enter the public transportation, such as, uh, event or a traveling box. Secondly, it’s really affordable for everybody of every classes to encounter with the sources. And that’s such a ra thing for this. So, yeah, there’s two things I have on my mind.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

people: 4

choose: 2

public: 2

reasons: 2

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Pronunciation

5.5

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Task Response

The answer is relevant to the question and provides two reasons for choosing public transport. However, the student struggles to express these reasons clearly. The example of "traveling box" is confusing and doesn't make sense in the context. The student could benefit from using more specific examples and avoiding vague language.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is somewhat disjointed and lacks a clear structure. The student uses fillers like "uh" and "yeah" frequently, which disrupts the flow of the speech. The student could improve by using more connecting words and phrases to link their ideas together.

Lexical Resource

The student uses some basic vocabulary related to public transport, but the language is not particularly sophisticated. The student could expand their vocabulary by using more specific words and phrases to describe the benefits of public transport.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The student makes some grammatical errors, such as "to propose" instead of "to travel" and "encounter with the sources" which is grammatically incorrect. The student could improve their grammar by paying attention to verb tenses and prepositions.

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