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Band 5+: Why do some people find it hard to make decisions?

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If speaking from my perspective, decisions are illustrated as a huge problem; it's hard. The main reason is that decisions are your choice, your ability to choose, and also your intelligence, which can significantly impact your lifestyle and life. Currently, I don't see decisions as hard, and I just make them without anxiety. I think most people do not understand how to make hard decisions correctly. They are worried about anxiety and future problems, but they don't know about the future and why they're worried. That's their problem; I don't know.

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If speaking from my perspective, the decisions is illustrated with a huge problem, like it’s hard, the main reason, but I’d like to say it’s not hard. The main reason is decisions, it’s your choice, your ability to choose, and also your intelligence that can significantly impact from your lifestyle, from your life, and also choosing that you make decisions. But currently I don’t see the hard decisions and I’m just do it without anxiety and I think that most people do not understand that, that how to do decisions, the hard decisions and do it correctly. Because they’re worried about anxiety, future problems, but they don’t know about future and why they’re worried. That’s their problem, I don’t know.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

decisions: 4

your: 4

hard: 3

don't: 3

problem;: 2

anxiety: 2

worried: 2

about: 2

future: 2

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Pronunciation

6.5

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Task Response

The answer is partially relevant to the question but focuses excessively on personal opinions and experiences. Consider addressing the question from a more general perspective, exploring various reasons why decision-making can be difficult for some people, such as fear of failure, lack of information, or conflicting priorities. Avoid using colloquialisms and subjective statements like "That's their problem; I don't know." Strive for a more objective and analytical approach.

Fluency & Coherence

The answer lacks fluency. There is a lot of repetition and self-correction, and the ideas are not always clearly connected. Work on structuring your thoughts before speaking and practice speaking more smoothly. Try to use transition words to connect your ideas more effectively.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate, but there's room for improvement in precision and range. The phrase "illustrated as a huge problem" is slightly awkward. Try to use more sophisticated vocabulary to express your ideas more precisely and concisely. For example, instead of saying "decisions are your choice," you could say "decision-making involves exercising one's choice."

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar contains several errors, particularly in sentence structure and tense consistency. For example, the sentence "The decisions is illustrated with a huge problem" is grammatically incorrect. Focus on improving grammatical accuracy and using a wider range of grammatical structures. Practice using different tenses and sentence structures to express your ideas more effectively.

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