Tell me about the people you live with. You have about forty five seconds to answer.
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Tell me about the people you live with.
You have about forty five seconds to answer.
Answer Details
What a strong answer covers.
A strong response names the people the candidate lives with and says something about each one, for example an age, a job, or what that person is like. It should sound like a social exchange rather than a list, so expect present simple throughout, family and house vocabulary, and at least one linking word such as and, but, or because. A weak response gives only names with no detail, or stops after ten seconds.
Model response.
I live with my mother, my younger brother and my grandmother. We have a small flat near the market, so it is quite noisy, but I like it there. My mother works in an office and she leaves very early every morning, so I do not see her much before school. My brother is nine years old and he shares a room with me, which is not always easy because he is very untidy. My grandmother is at home most of the day. We get on well, and in the evening we usually sit together and talk about our day.
Mark this turn whole. The bands describe getting the message across, the language used to do it, and how it sounds.
Speaking, out of 4
| Marks | Band | Descriptor |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Band 5 | Speaks readily and keeps going, with only natural hesitation. The point comes across first time. Draws on a good spread of words and structures, handles more than one tense, and links ideas rather than listing them. Slips are few and never hide the meaning. Sounds are clear and the voice rises and falls in a way that carries attitude. |
| 3 | Band 4 | Speaks at a steady pace with some pausing to think. Nearly everything is understood on first hearing. Uses a fair spread of language and joins ideas with simple connectors. Errors show up in the more ambitious stretches but the listener follows. Generally clear to listen to. |
| 2 | Band 3 | Keeps going with noticeable pauses and some repetition. The main idea arrives, though the listener works for parts of it. Relies on everyday words and mostly simple sentences. Errors are frequent but meaning is usually recoverable. Some sounds need effort to catch. |
| 1 | Band 2 | Manages short stretches and then stalls. Only parts of the response can be followed. Vocabulary is narrow and the same few structures repeat. Errors often block the meaning. Delivery is flat or hard to catch. |
| 0 | Band 0 | No response, or nothing that relates to the prompt. |
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