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Band 7+: Would having a few friends limit your horizons?

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I think it's true that you would learn more perspectives from different people when you have more friends. But expanding your horizons is not only dependent on social relationships; you can totally learn it by yourself through reading or researching.

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I think it’s true that you would learn more perspectives from different people when you have more friends. But expandending your horizont is not only depending on the social relationships, you can totally learn it by yourself through reading or researching.

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The answer is acceptable, but it could be improved by providing more detailed explanations and examples to support the claims. Consider exploring the concept of 'horizons' more comprehensively, perhaps by discussing different types of horizons (intellectual, social, professional, etc.) and how friendships might impact each.

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The answer is coherent and mostly fluent. Minor issues with pronunciation and a slight hesitation in the middle do not detract significantly from the overall fluency. Consider pausing slightly more strategically between ideas for improved clarity.

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The vocabulary is adequate and mostly accurate. The phrase "expandending your horizont" shows a minor lexical error. While the message is clear, using more sophisticated vocabulary would enhance the response. Consider synonyms for 'learn' and 'horizons'.

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There are some grammatical inaccuracies, primarily the misspelling and slightly awkward phrasing. The sentence structure is mostly simple. While the meaning is understandable, improving grammatical accuracy and using more complex sentence structures would improve the score. Specifically, work on subject-verb agreement and correct the spelling of 'expanding'.

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