Sample answer
I enjoy in my free time reading books and writing. I am studying and working hard. Car washing is something I do, and in my free time, I’ll relax tomorrow, this and tomorrow.
Part 1 · Band 4
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Source-reported band score · 33 words
Answer analysis
Fluency & Coherence
The answer gives several relevant details: “reading books and writing,” studying and working hard, washing cars, and relaxing. However, these ideas are not clearly connected, and “tomorrow, this and tomorrow” makes the closing point difficult to follow. Practise a 30-second response using this order: name two free-time activities, add one detail about your routine, then finish with a clear statement about when you relax. Fluency cannot be assessed from text alone.
Lexical Resource
The answer uses relevant everyday vocabulary, including “reading books,” “writing,” and “working hard,” so the main topics are identifiable. Its range is limited, and “Car washing is something I do” is less direct than a simple verb phrase. Build a small set of precise activity expressions—for example, “read novels,” “write in a journal,” and “wash cars”—and use only those that accurately describe your activities.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
The answer communicates several simple ideas, and “I am studying and working hard” is a clear sentence with a correctly formed present continuous verb. However, “I enjoy in my free time reading books and writing” has awkward word order, while “I’ll relax tomorrow, this and tomorrow” is unclear and grammatically incomplete. Practise putting the activity after “enjoy” and placing time expressions at the beginning or end of a sentence.
Pronunciation
This is a practice guide, not an assessment of a recording; text cannot show how you pronounce the words. Practise the word stress in “free time,” “reading books,” and “working hard.” Say the answer in thought groups, such as “In my free time / I enjoy reading books and writing.” Record one take, check that each phrase is easy to understand, and repeat any phrase that feels difficult to say clearly.
A transcript shows language and organisation. Fluency, delivery and pronunciation require an audio recording; the synthetic voice demonstrates the text, not the original speaker.
- Start with a direct answer: “In my free time, I enjoy…” and name the activities immediately.
- Add one short supporting detail, such as what you like to read or when you wash cars, only if it is true for you.
- Practise a 30-second version that ends with one clear time expression; avoid adding a time phrase if you are unsure how to complete it.
Plan your answer
Try your own response before reading the samples.
Ideas to explore
- Explain how an extra lesson after school affects the amount of free time you have.
- Describe whether your schedule leaves time for hobbies or other activities, without adding activities you do not actually do.
- Conclude by summarising how full your routine is at the moment.
Suggested structure
- Begin with the after-school lesson and where it takes place.
- Explain that attending it limits your free time.
- Clarify whether you have time for other activities.
- End with a brief summary of your current routine.
Useful vocabulary & examples
- attend an extra lesson
- go to an additional class or study session
After my school lesson, I attend an extra lesson.
- have no free time
- have no time available for leisure
Because of my lessons, I have no free time.
- other activities
- things to do apart from the main activity being discussed
I don't have time for other activities.
- a full schedule
- a routine with little or no unoccupied time
My schedule is full with school and an extra lesson.
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