Sample answer
Well, currently, I'm a medical student. My major is general practice. I'm aiming to be a doctor in the future. My future job will involve taking care of patients and working in a hospital.
Part 1 · Band 7
Are you a student or do you work?
Source-reported band score · 34 words
Answer analysis
Fluency & Coherence
The ideas follow a clear sequence: you identify your current role, name your area of study, state your future aim, and describe the work involved. The final two sentences repeat the future focus slightly, so you could connect your goal and expected duties more smoothly. Practise this answer in 20 seconds, then repeat it in 15 seconds while keeping all four ideas clear. This is an estimate from text, not a spoken-performance score.
Lexical Resource
The answer uses relevant, understandable vocabulary, including “medical student,” “general practice,” and “taking care of patients.” These phrases communicate your situation and career goal clearly. The word “future” appears twice, and the vocabulary is mostly straightforward rather than varied. As an optional refinement, replace one repetition with a natural phrase such as “I hope to become” and use “caring for patients” to vary the wording without changing your meaning.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
Your sentences are grammatically clear, and “I'm aiming to be a doctor” uses a suitable present continuous form to express a current goal. You also use a future construction accurately in “My future job will involve…”. The main limitation is that most of the answer consists of short, separate statements. For added range, join related information with a clause such as “and” or “which,” while keeping the answer easy to follow.
Pronunciation
This is not an assessment of a recording; the response is text only. For practice, mark the stress in “medical student” (MEDical STUdent) and “general practice” (GENeral PRACtice), then say the answer in thought groups: “I'm a medical student / studying general practice / and I hope to become a doctor.” Record yourself once, check that each group is easy to understand, and repeat it clearly. No pronunciation or delivery judgment can be made from the text.
A transcript shows language and organisation. Fluency, delivery and pronunciation require an audio recording; the synthetic voice demonstrates the text, not the original speaker.
- Combine your study area and career goal in one sentence using “and” or “so” to make the connection between them explicit.
- Avoid using “future” in consecutive sentences; keep it once and vary the next phrase with “I hope to become” or “I expect to.”
- Practise a 15–20-second version that includes your current status, field of study, career aim, and expected workplace.
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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Band 4
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