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Band 7+: Why do shopping malls often have background music?

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Well, I suppose background music can be efficient for advertisements and also create a better and lovely atmosphere and ambience for shopping malls. It could persuade people to buy more products and provide a relaxed and comfortable environment. So I believe it could be a proper solution and strategy for convincing people to walk in shopping malls and spend time there.

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Well, I suppose background music, uh, can be efficient, uh, for advertisements also make a better and lovely atmosphere and ambience for shopping malls. Also, it could, um, persuade people to, uh, boil more products and give them a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere and situation. So I believe, uh, it could be, um, proper solution and strategy for, uh, convincing people to, um, just even walking, uh, in shopping malls, um, and spend the time there.

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Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate, with words like "ambience" and "persuade" showing a good range. However, more precise language could be used. For example, instead of "boil more products," consider "buy more products" or "purchase a greater variety of items."

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

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