Sample answer
What I enjoy doing in my free time, actually, is painting and playing video games like League of Legends. But now, I don't find a specific thing to do. I'm searching for something fun to do in my free time.
Part 1 · Band 6
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Source-reported band score · 40 words
Answer analysis
Fluency & Coherence
The answer follows a clear sequence: it names two enjoyable activities, then contrasts them with your current uncertainty and search for something fun. The final sentence repeats the free-time idea, so you could develop the answer a little more by adding a brief reason or example. Practise speaking this answer for 30 seconds, adding one detail about painting or League of Legends while keeping the same overall sequence.
Lexical Resource
The answer uses relevant, clear activity vocabulary, including “painting,” “playing video games” and “something fun to do.” Naming “League of Legends” makes the example specific. “A specific thing to do” is understandable but less natural than “one particular activity,” and “in my free time” appears twice. Try learning a few natural phrases for changing interests and use one concise alternative to avoid repetition.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
The cleft structure “What I enjoy doing in my free time … is painting and playing video games” is a useful, correctly formed way to introduce your answer, and the sentences are easy to follow. The transition “But now” is understandable, though “At the moment, though” would connect the contrast more smoothly. Practise combining the current situation and your search in one sentence using “so.”
Pronunciation
This is text-only feedback, not an assessment of a recording. For practice, mark the main stress in “painting” (PAIN-ting) and “video games” (VID-e-o GAMES). Say “What I enjoy doing in my free time” as one thought group, then pause briefly before “is painting…”. Record yourself reading the answer and check whether those word stresses and thought groups are clear; no pronunciation is inferred here.
A transcript shows language and organisation. Fluency, delivery and pronunciation require an audio recording; the synthetic voice demonstrates the text, not the original speaker.
- Add one short personal detail after naming painting or League of Legends, such as what you enjoy about that activity.
- Use a natural contrast phrase such as “At the moment, though” to connect your current situation with your earlier activities.
- Practise a 30-second version that avoids repeating “in my free time” and ends with a clear reason for looking for a new activity.
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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