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Band 6+: Why do some parents give their children money to spend each week?

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I think they give some amount of money to their children to meet their needs or to prevent some awful situations. For example, if children are hungry, they should buy food, which is really expensive nowadays. They need some money, or they give some money to their children to fulfill their basic needs, such as bus expenses or something like that.

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I think they give some amount of money for their children to meet their needs or to prevent I mean to prevent some kind of awful situations such as if children are hungry they should buy some foods which are really expensive nowadays I think and they need some money or they give some money for their children to fulfill their basic needs such as bus expenses or something like this

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

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some: 4

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money: 3

children: 3

needs: 2

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Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is quite good. Working on consistency and tackling difficult sounds may enhance clarity.

Task Response

The answer is relevant to the question and provides some reasons why parents give their children money. However, it could be improved by expanding on the reasons and providing more specific examples. Consider exploring additional motivations, such as teaching financial responsibility or encouraging independence.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. There is some repetition and slight hesitation ('I mean to prevent'), but the overall flow is good. Minor improvements in sentence structure would enhance fluency.

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate. The phrasing 'awful situations' is a bit vague. More precise vocabulary choices (e.g., emergencies, unexpected costs) would improve the response. The use of 'something like this' is a bit weak and could be replaced with a more specific example.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammar is mostly accurate, but there are a few minor errors. The sentence 'to prevent I mean to prevent some kind of awful situations' is grammatically incorrect. More complex sentence structures and varied grammatical forms would improve the score. The use of 'they need some money or they give some money' is slightly repetitive and could be combined into a single, more concise sentence.

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