Part 1 · Band 5

Are you a student or do you work?

Source-reported band score · 25 words

Sample answer

I am a student at Forest Grace University, which is located on La Street. My school is about 5 kilometers away from where I live.

Answer analysis

Fluency & Coherence

Your ideas follow a clear order: you identify yourself as a student, name the university and its location, then give the distance from home. The response is relevant but stops after basic facts, so it offers little personal elaboration; this is a comment on the written sequence, not spoken delivery. Practise a 30-second version: say these facts, then add one truthful detail about your studies or commute.

Lexical Resource

“Student,” “university,” and “5 kilometers” communicate the key facts clearly, and “which is located on La Street” adds useful location detail. The vocabulary is accurate and appropriately simple, but it stays within a narrow set of basic labels and gives no study-related detail. For a slightly fuller Part 1 reply, retain these facts and add one precise, truthful phrase about your subject or reason for studying there.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The answer uses two complete sentences and a relative clause in “which is located on La Street,” showing control beyond a list of fragments. Both structures are understandable, with no clear grammatical error in this short sample. Evidence is limited by the two-sentence length; practise linking the facts with a natural follow-up clause, while checking that pronouns such as “it” clearly refer to the university.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation cannot be scored from text, so the band is null; this practice guide is not an assessment of a recording. In “Forest Grace University,” give the main content words clear stress, and group “which is located on La Street” as one thought unit. Record the answer twice, then check a dictionary audio model for “kilometers,” mark its stress on the second syllable, and compare your own word stress and clarity—not your accent.

A transcript shows language and organisation. Fluency, delivery and pronunciation require an audio recording; the synthetic voice demonstrates the text, not the original speaker.

Practise saying the answer in 20–30 seconds, keeping the order: student status, university and location, distance from home.
Add one truthful detail about your subject or why you chose to study there; avoid adding unsupported personal information.
Record the answer twice and check whether “Forest Grace University” and “5 kilometers” are easy to understand and grouped naturally.

Plan your answer

Try your own response before reading the samples.

Ideas to explore

Briefly state your current education status before describing what happens next.
Connect waiting for results with preparing university applications.
Name a possible major and, if you want to extend the answer, give a short reason for your interest.

Suggested structure

Answer directly: say whether you are a student or work.
Give a brief detail about your current education.
Explain your immediate next step, such as waiting for results or applying.
Name a major you are considering and close with your likely choice.

Useful vocabulary & examples

wait for my results: Expect to receive the outcome of an exam or course.
I'm waiting for my results while preparing to apply to universities.
prepare to apply to universities: Get ready to submit applications to universities.
I'm preparing to apply to universities.
be intrigued by: Feel curious and interested in something.
I'm especially intrigued by biotechnology.
a possible major: A university subject area you may choose to study.
Biotechnology is a possible major I'm considering.

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Are you a student or do you work?

Sample answer

Answer analysis

Fluency & Coherence

Lexical Resource

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Pronunciation

Plan your answer

Ideas to explore

Suggested structure

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