Sample answer
In my free time, I like to take a break after working hard. I think I will go to sleep and then take a bit of time to do my hobbies, like reading or maybe watching a movie. I enjoy activities like that.
Part 1 · Band 5
What do you like to do in your free time?
Source-reported band score · 43 words
Answer analysis
Fluency & Coherence
The answer follows a clear sequence: taking a break after working hard, sleeping, then choosing hobbies, as shown by “and then.” It ends with a brief statement of enjoyment, but gives little development or detail. For practice, speak for 30 seconds: use this same sequence, add one reason you enjoy reading or watching a movie, and finish with a short summary. Fluency cannot be assessed from text alone.
Lexical Resource
Phrases such as “take a break” and “working hard” are relevant and natural, and the answer names two specific hobbies: “reading” and “watching a movie.” The vocabulary is clear but mostly general, with “activities like that” repeating an idea rather than adding precision. To develop your range, try one natural phrase for relaxing and one specific description of what you enjoy about either hobby.
Grammatical Range & Accuracy
The answer uses complete sentences and links actions with “and then,” so the basic sequence is easy to follow. The structures are mostly simple, and “I think I will go to sleep” shifts into a future form within a general description of free-time habits. That is understandable, but the intended time frame could be clearer. Practise describing your usual routine consistently in the present tense, or clearly frame it as a plan.
Pronunciation
A pronunciation score cannot be estimated from this text, and this practice guide is not an assessment of a recording. Practise the thought groups “In my free time / I like to take a break” and “reading / or maybe watching a movie.” Give the main stress to TIME, BREAK, READing and MOVie. Record yourself saying the answer, then check that each phrase is easy to understand and the key words stand out.
A transcript shows language and organisation. Fluency, delivery and pronunciation require an audio recording; the synthetic voice demonstrates the text, not the original speaker.
- Make the time frame clear: describe a usual routine in the present tense, or explicitly present it as a plan.
- Add one specific reason you enjoy reading or watching a movie, such as how that activity helps you relax.
- Practise extending the answer to about 30 seconds by keeping the current sequence and adding one relevant detail before your final sentence.
Plan your answer
Try your own response before reading the samples.
Ideas to explore
- Name reading as the free-time activity you enjoy.
- Mention the library and the Peace Hotel as places where you used to read.
- Include the detail that you read in class three times, expressed clearly.
Suggested structure
- Answer the free-time question directly with the activity.
- Add a sentence about when or where you used to read.
- Give the class-reading detail in a separate, clear sentence.
- Check that each detail connects to reading rather than introducing a new question.
Useful vocabulary & examples
- in my free time
- during the time available for leisure
I enjoy reading books in my free time.
- I used to read
- I read regularly or habitually in the past
I used to read in the library.
- at the Peace Hotel
- at the named place, Peace Hotel
I used to read at the Peace Hotel.
- read in class
- read while attending a class
I read in class three times.
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