Part 1 · Band 6

What do you like to do in your free time?

Source-reported band score · 30 words

Sample answer

Well, there are lots of things I can do in my free time, but most of the time I'm playing with my friends. It's relaxing and that's important to me.

Answer analysis

Fluency & Coherence

The answer moves clearly from a broad opening—“there are lots of things I can do”—to your main activity, then gives a reason: “It's relaxing.” The sequence is easy to follow, but the response ends before developing that reason or adding an example. Practise speaking for 20 seconds: use this answer, then add one sentence explaining what makes spending time with friends relaxing for you. This text alone cannot establish spoken fluency.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is clear and relevant, especially “free time,” “playing with my friends” and “relaxing.” These familiar phrases communicate your meaning naturally, with no distracting word choice. However, the range is narrow because the answer names only one activity and uses general wording such as “lots of things.” For a little more variety, replace one general phrase with a precise expression for how you spend time together, if it is accurate.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The answer uses accurate basic structures, including “I'm playing with my friends” and the coordinated sentence “It's relaxing and that's important to me.” The meaning remains clear throughout. The main opportunity is to show a little more structural variety and make the habitual activity sound more direct: “I spend most of my free time playing…” is a concise option. Practise adding one reason clause, such as “because it helps me relax,” without making the answer longer than needed.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation cannot be assessed from this text, so this is a practice guide, not an assessment of a recording. Practise the word stress in “relaxing” (re-LAX-ing) and “important” (im-POR-tant). Say “playing with my friends” as one thought group, then pause briefly before “and that's important to me.” Record yourself twice, check whether those phrase boundaries are clear, and compare the two versions.

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 brief, truthful detail about what you and your friends do together to develop the main activity.
  • Use the simple present for your regular routine: practise saying, “I spend most of my free time…”
  • Extend your reason with one clause, such as “because it helps me relax,” and keep the whole response concise.

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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