Sample answer
I enjoy hanging out with my friends, visiting beautiful parts of the beach, and sometimes I feel like I just want to lie at home and drink coffee. That's also called social media, and this is what I do when I have free time, actually.
Part 1 · Band 5
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Source-reported band score · 45 words
Answer analysis
Fluency & Coherence
The answer moves from socialising to visiting the beach, then relaxing at home, before returning to the general topic of free time. That gives it a clear sequence, but “That's also called social media” interrupts the development because its connection to drinking coffee is unclear; the final clause also repeats the opening idea. Practise a 20-second response: give two activities, add one detail about each, and finish without repeating your introduction.
Lexical Resource
You use relevant everyday expressions, including “hanging out with my friends” and “lie at home and drink coffee,” which communicate familiar activities. “Beautiful parts of the beach” is understandable but not especially natural, and “That's also called social media” uses the term in a confusing way. Practise learning collocations for leisure activities, such as “spend time on social media” and “take a walk along the beach,” then use them in short personal examples.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
The answer includes a range of basic forms: a list of activities (“hanging out… visiting…”) and a longer clause beginning “sometimes I feel like.” The sentence is understandable, though “I feel like I just want to” is wordy, and “That's also called social media” is structurally clear but confusing in context. Try combining parallel activity phrases and checking that each pronoun, especially “that,” clearly refers to an idea.
Pronunciation
This is a text-only response, so pronunciation cannot be assessed; the following is practice guidance, not an assessment of a recording. Practise word stress in “beautiful” (BEAU-ti-ful) and “social media” (SO-cial ME-dia). Group the answer into thought units: “I enjoy hanging out with my friends / visiting beautiful parts of the beach / and sometimes relaxing at home.” Record yourself reading it, then check whether each group is easy to follow and whether the key words are clear.
A transcript shows language and organisation. Fluency, delivery and pronunciation require an audio recording; the synthetic voice demonstrates the text, not the original speaker.
- Replace “That's also called social media” with a clear statement of the activity, such as “I also spend time on social media,” so the listener can understand how it fits your free time.
- Organise your response around two or three activities, and add one brief detail about when or why you enjoy each one.
- Practise a 20-second version aloud; remove repeated framing such as “when I have free time” if the question has already established the topic.
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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