Part 2

Band 6+: Your friend's cousin is visiting from abroad, and she loves shopping. Advise your friend on where to take his cousin shopping and which shops are the most interesting.

See all user-submitted answers on this topic

Skyrocket your IELTS band score by 1-2 points in under a month with our premium plan!

Note: Both the topic and the answer were submitted by one of our users.

73% Accuracy The overall pronunciation accuracy of your speech, reflecting how well a native speaker can comprehend it.

Polished transcript:

Male Female

Hi, I heard that your cousin is visiting from abroad and she loves shopping. I will give you some tips on which locations you should go to. I would especially recommend visiting New York City, which is just about a two-hour drive away from our town, because it's a fantastic shopping destination that offers an incredible variety of shopping items. It has a wide range of items, from ladies' shopping items to gourmet food options. Also, there is a Nintendo store that offers games and toys, and I heard that your cousin likes brain games, so I believe she would really enjoy it. Additionally, why don't you try going to a baseball park? Around the baseball park, there is a gift store that offers a fantastic selection of legendary players' uniforms, so you can not only enjoy watching the baseball game but also make a purchase, which should be fun for her. One more thing, if you go to the Statue of Liberty, there is a unique gift shop where you can buy a souvenir from New York.

Actual audio transcript (What native speakers are likely to hear):

Hi, I heard that your cousin is visiting from abroad and she loves shopping. I will give you some tips which location you should go. Especially I would recommend to visit a New York City which is just about two hours drive away from our town because it’s a fantastic set of shopping destination which offers incredible variety of offers of shopping items. It offers a wide range of items from ladies shopping items to our gourmet food options. Also, there is a Nintendo store which is offering games and toys and I heard that your cousin likes braingain so I believe she would really enjoy it. Also, why don’t you try to go to a baseball park? Around the baseball park there is a gift store which offers a fantastic selection of legendary players uniform so you can not only enjoy watching the baseball game but you can do up you can make a part chase which should be fun for her. One more thing if If you go to a Liberty of Statue, there is a unique gift shop which provides a souvenir where you can buy a souvenir from New York.

Tips: Click on each word to see feedback.

Speaking Time: 71 seconds

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Check My Answer

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Generate A Sample

Overall Band Score

(+/- 0.5)

Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
Opt for even more advanced words when appropriate.

Vocabulary Repetition:

that: 5

from: 4

shopping: 4

which: 3

offers: 3

items: 3

there: 3

baseball: 3

heard: 2

cousin: 2

visiting: 2

should: 2

would: 2

fantastic: 2

store: 2

games: 2

enjoy: 2

Try using synonyms for the above words

Pronunciation

Your pronunciation is above average. However, you may find complexity in certain words challenging. Regular practice should aid in improvement.

Task Response

The response addresses all parts of the prompt by suggesting specific locations (New York City) and identifying interesting shops (the Nintendo store, the baseball park gift store, and the Statue of Liberty souvenir shop). The advice is relevant and includes specific details, such as the connection between the cousin's interest in brain games and the Nintendo store. To improve further, the response could benefit from more descriptive language regarding the 'interesting' nature of the shops to provide a more immersive recommendation. Additionally, ensuring a smoother transition between the different shopping suggestions would enhance the overall flow of the advice.

Fluency & Coherence

The speaker maintains a relatively steady flow, but there are noticeable hesitations and self-corrections (e.g., 'you can do up you can make a part chase'). The organization is logical, following a sequence of suggestions, but the use of cohesive devices is somewhat repetitive (using 'Also' multiple times). To improve, try using a wider variety of transition signals such as 'Furthermore,' 'In addition to that,' or 'Moving on to...' to connect your ideas more smoothly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is sufficient to convey the message, but it lacks the precision and sophistication required for higher bands. There is some repetition of words like 'shopping items' and 'souvenir.' There were also some phonetic errors/misused terms in the raw transcript like 'braingain' (likely meaning brain games) and 'part chase' (likely meaning purchase). To reach a Band 7 or 8, aim to use more idiomatic expressions and less common collocations, such as 'retail therapy,' 'unbeatable variety,' or 'must-visit landmarks.' Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The grammar is functional but contains several errors that affect the naturalness of the speech. Errors include preposition usage ('tips which location'), article usage ('a New York City'), and awkward phrasing ('offers incredible variety of offers of shopping items'). There is a reliance on simple sentence structures. To improve, work on complex sentence structures, particularly relative clauses and conditional sentences, and pay closer attention to subject-verb agreement and article usage.

Answers On The Same Topic:

Your friend’s cousin is visiting from abroad, and she loves shopping. Advise your friend on where to take his cousin shopping and which shops are the most interesting.

I love giving advice, especially on issues that are close to me. In topic of choose shopping for your cousin, I would recommend our big mall called Mary. It’s the most popular mall in our city. We always go to the mall and spend a lot of time and spend a lot of time. Because […]

Band 6+

Your friend’s cousin is visiting from abroad, and she loves shopping. Advise your friend on where to take his cousin shopping and which shops are the most interesting.

Oh, I love giving advice especially on issues that are close to me. In topic of choose shopping I would recommend a big mall called Mary. It’s the most popular mall in the Alva city. There are many brand name stores. There are big area of food court where you need many variety of testes. […]

Band 5+

Your friend’s cousin is visiting from abroad, and she loves shopping. Advise your friend on where to take his cousin shopping and which shops are the most interesting.

I love giving advice especially on issues that are close to me. In topic of choice shop I would recommend Big Mall which stay in the Republic street. There are many interesting brand thing. There are many jewelry shop. There are big food court. There are food in order tasty. Near this shop big parking. […]

Band 5+

See All

Describe a person who has influenced you. Who is this person? How do you know them? How have they influenced you? Why are they important to you?

Thank you so much for the question because I was waiting for this question in my whole life. So basically this person is my English teacher back in seventh grade. So yeah, he used to teach me English back in seventh grade. I was really struggling with learning English. I was struggling with basic communication […]

Band 7+

How often do you play sports?

I play sport about three or four weeks and usually play volleyball with my friends. It’s a great way to bellow off some steam after a long day of studying. I feel more energetic afterward.

Band 5+

Describe a time you watched a famous person being interviewed.

The last interview I watched was about Tom Holland who is known as Spider-Man. The interview was about his life, how he went through difficult times and faced many challenges, but still managed to overcome them and achieve his goals. Because of this he is now stealing many films and has become so influential and […]

Band 6+

See All

Band 6+: Your friend's cousin is visiting from abroad, and she loves shopping. Advise your friend on where to take his cousin shopping and which shops are the most interesting.

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

Your friend’s cousin is visiting from abroad, and she loves shopping. Advise your friend on where to take his cousin shopping and which shops are the most interesting.

Your friend’s cousin is visiting from abroad, and she loves shopping. Advise your friend on where to take his cousin shopping and which shops are the most interesting.

Your friend’s cousin is visiting from abroad, and she loves shopping. Advise your friend on where to take his cousin shopping and which shops are the most interesting.

Other Topics:

Describe a time when you changed your opinion about someone after talking to them. You should say: Who the person was, what your original opinion was, what you talked about, and explain why your opinion changed.

Describe a person who has influenced you. Who is this person? How do you know them? How have they influenced you? Why are they important to you?

How often do you play sports?

Describe an object in your home that has a hidden function or secret compartment. You should say: What the object is, How you discovered its hidden feature, What you use it for now, and explain why you find this object so interesting.

Describe a time you watched a famous person being interviewed.

Describe a place you have visited that was completely different from what you expected. You should say: where the place was, what you had expected it to be like, what it was actually like, and explain why it was different from your expectations.

Check Your Own Answer On This Topic?

Generate A Band-9 Sample With Your Idea?

Overall Band Score

Pronunciation

Task Response

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Answers On The Same Topic:

Other Topics:

Plans & Pricing

Free

Premium