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Band 6+: Would having a few friends limit your horizons?

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By my reckoning, it depends on circumstances. Firstly, in terms of your friends who have a wide variety of knowledge about various aspects of real life, they can provide you with a lot of handy experience about the world, such as science or technology. Even if the number of your friends is small, having a few friends with limited knowledge can be a drawback. They might be preoccupied with online games or keen on browsing social media with some bad content. Absolutely, this kind of friend may limit your horizons.

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Um, by my reckoning, it depends on circumstances. Firstly, in terms of your friends who have a wide variety of knowledge about various aspects in real life, they can provide you a lot of handy experience about the world, such as science or technologies. Even the small of uh, that your friends may be small in contrast with a few friends having a uh, limited knowledge. Maybe they could be edated with some online games or who is keen on to browancing on the social media, uh, with some, um, bad content. Absolutely. This kind of friends may.

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friends: 3

knowledge: 2

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The vocabulary used is adequate but not particularly sophisticated. While the speaker uses words like "reckoning" and "preoccupied," there's room for improvement in precision and range. Try to incorporate more precise and nuanced vocabulary to express your ideas more effectively. For example, instead of "handy experience," consider using more specific terms like "valuable insights" or "practical knowledge." Also, the phrase "browancing" is incorrect; it should be "browsing."

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