Part 1 · Band 6

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

Source-reported band score · 163 words

Sample answer

I love watching movies, and it's the activity I choose when I have free time. To be honest, I don't have too much free time; therefore, I prefer videos like stand-up comedy or reviews. I love the reviews because they help me understand the plot of a movie in maybe one or two hours instead of spending two hours watching the whole film. This way, I can quickly decide if I want to watch the movie later or not. Besides watching reviews, I also enjoy spending time with my friends. We often gather at someone's house to watch a movie together or play games. It's a great way to relax and have fun, especially after a busy week. Sometimes, we even have themed movie nights where we watch films from a specific genre, like horror or action. Overall, my free time is mostly about enjoying movies and sharing those experiences with friends. It helps me unwind and makes me feel connected to others.

Answer analysis

Fluency & Coherence

The answer moves in a clear sequence: your preferred activity, why short videos suit your limited free time, then social movie and game activities and a concluding benefit. This gives the response a beginning and ending, though the final summary repeats the movie-and-friends theme rather than adding a fresh detail. For practice, give this answer in 45 seconds, then repeat it in 35 seconds while keeping the reason and one social example.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is comfortably varied for this familiar topic: “stand-up comedy,” “themed movie nights,” “specific genre,” and “unwind” give concrete activity and feeling details. One limitation is repetition of “movie” and “enjoy,” while “videos like stand-up comedy or reviews” is broad rather than precise. Next, keep your natural voice but vary one repeated word and name the video type clearly, for example, “movie reviews.”

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Most sentences are accurate, and you use both straightforward sentences and longer structures, as in “I love the reviews because they help me understand the plot…” The closing sentence, “It helps me unwind and makes me feel connected to others,” also handles two linked ideas clearly. A small refinement is to avoid the slightly redundant “or not” in “if I want to watch the movie later or not”; use “whether I want to watch the movie later” instead.

Pronunciation

This is a text-only sample, so pronunciation is not assessed and no recording has been heard. For practice, mark the main stress in “stand-up comedy” (COMedy), “themed movie nights” (THEMED, MOVie, NIGHTS), and “connected to others” (conNECted, OTHers). Record the answer, divide it into thought groups at sentence boundaries, then replay it and check that the key content words stand out. This practice guide is not an assessment of a recording.

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 the answer in 35–45 seconds, keeping the reason you choose reviews and one example of what you do with friends.
  • Replace one repeated use of “movie” or “enjoy” with a precise alternative, such as “film” or “watch,” without changing your meaning.
  • Use a short link between the two activities, such as “As well as watching reviews, I like spending time with friends,” to make the transition easy to follow.

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

  1. Begin with the after-school lesson and where it takes place.
  2. Explain that attending it limits your free time.
  3. Clarify whether you have time for other activities.
  4. 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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