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Band 8+: Why has cities increased in size during recent years?

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The size of cities has dramatically increased during recent years. The main reason for this is the migration of rural people to urban areas. They do so in search of good education, job opportunities, and better living conditions.
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The size of cities has dramatically increased during the recent years. The main reason for this is the migration of the rural people to urban areas. They do so In search of good education, good job opportunities, and better living conditions.

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Overall Band Score

8
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Vocabulary Complexity:
C1 - Intricate
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Vocabulary Repetition:
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Pronunciation

7
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Task Response

8
The response provides a clear explanation of why cities have increased in size during recent years, attributing it to the migration of rural people to urban areas in search of better opportunities and living conditions. To enhance the task response further, the student could have included some specific examples or statistics to support their explanation.

Fluency & Coherence

8
The answer is well-organized and coherent, with a clear introduction, explanation, and conclusion. The student speaks fluently with minimal repetition or self-correction, maintaining a good flow throughout the response.

Lexical Resource

8
The student demonstrates a good range of vocabulary, using appropriate terms such as 'migration,' 'rural people,' 'urban areas,' 'job opportunities,' and 'living conditions.' The use of idiomatic language is natural and accurate, contributing to a strong lexical resource.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

8
The student exhibits a high level of grammatical accuracy, with well-structured sentences and a variety of grammatical structures. Minor improvements could be made in terms of sentence complexity and the use of more advanced grammar forms to further enhance the score in this criterion.

Answers On The Same Topic:

Why has cities increased in size during recent years?

I think states have increased in size in recent years because of huge investments that government made for the Philippines, the city, and the government forced to build new buildings, make new roads with more service centers that made it a very suitable place to invest in. So it attracted investors and they made huge […]

Band 6+

Why has cities increased in size during recent years?

In my opinion, now we are observing how people move to larger cities from villages and countryside. I think that it happens because of facilities infrastructure generally that can give people what they want, starting with shops, finishing with hospitals. .

Band 7+

Why has cities increased in size during recent years?

Cities have experienced growth in recent areas due to several reasons. One major reason is urban urbanization, where people migrate from rural areas to city for better employment options such as improved living standards and also for their health care.

Band 6+

Why has cities increased in size during recent years?

The size of the city has been dramatically increasing over the years. The main reason for this is the increasing population and the migration from ruler to urban areas. People migrate from ruler to urban areas because of the better job, education and economic opportunities. Also, the shift from agricultural to industrial sector has been […]

Band 7+

Why has cities increased in size during recent years?

The size of the city is dramatically increasing over the years. The main reason for this is increasing population, a ruler to rural to urban migration for better job education and economic opportunities. Also, in addition, the shift from agricultural to industrial sector is also one of the reasons for increasing size of the cities. […]

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