Part 1 · Band 6

What do you like to do in your free time?

Source-reported band score · 43 words

Sample answer

Well, to be honest, I would say that I like listening to music, traveling, and watching TV series, especially Korean dramas. In fact, I'm not like others because they like reading a book or newspaper. But I don't because it's boring for me.

Answer analysis

Fluency & Coherence

The answer follows a clear list-to-contrast sequence: you name three activities, highlight Korean dramas, then explain that reading does not appeal to you. The final reason (“it's boring for me”) gives the response a conclusion, though the contrast with “others” is abrupt and the ideas could connect more smoothly. Practise a 30-second response: give the list, add one detail about a favourite activity, then explain your reading preference and why.

Lexical Resource

Your vocabulary is adequate and on topic: “listening to music,” “traveling,” and “watching TV series” name activities clearly, while “especially Korean dramas” adds a personal example. However, most wording is broad, and “it's boring for me” is less idiomatic than “I find reading boring.” Next, add one precise but truthful descriptor for a preferred activity, and practise natural phrases such as “I don't really enjoy reading.”

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Simple sentence patterns communicate the main point, and the list of activities is grammatically clear. The contrast in “I'm not like others because they like reading a book or newspaper. But I don't” is awkward: “unlike some people” makes the comparison clearer, and the contrast can be joined with “whereas.” Practise one compound sentence contrasting what you enjoy with reading, and check whether plural forms (“books or newspapers”) make your meaning clearer.

Pronunciation

Text alone cannot show how you pronounce these words, so this practice guide is not an assessment of a recording. Practise the main stress in “listening to music” (LISTening, MUsic), “Korean dramas” (stress the main syllables in Korean and DRAMas), and “newspaper” (NEWSpaper). Group your answer into activities / favourite genre / reading preference. Record it, check that each phrase is clear, and compare the word stress with a dictionary audio model.

A transcript shows language and organisation. Fluency, delivery and pronunciation require an audio recording; the synthetic voice demonstrates the text, not the original speaker.

  • Answer directly before adding a brief detail: name your activities, then mention Korean dramas as an example.
  • Make the contrast with reading explicit using a phrase such as “Unlike some people” or “Whereas I enjoy…”.
  • Practise a 30-second version and include one specific, truthful detail about an activity you enjoy.

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

  1. Answer the free-time question directly with the activity.
  2. Add a sentence about when or where you used to read.
  3. Give the class-reading detail in a separate, clear sentence.
  4. 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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