Part 1 · Band 6

What hobbies do you enjoy in your free time?

Source-reported band score · 44 words

Sample answer

I think when I was three, I chose to play cricket with my friends because it's very refreshing for me. Sometimes, women need rest and some peaceful time to recover from their depression and other bad things. So that's one reason I enjoy it.

Answer analysis

Fluency & Coherence

The answer follows a clear basic sequence: it names cricket, gives a childhood detail, and explains that it feels refreshing. The move from your personal hobby to the general statement about women needing recovery time makes the connection between ideas less clear. Try a 20-second speaking exercise: deliver this answer once, then repeat it with a linking sentence explaining how cricket relates to having peaceful time.

Lexical Resource

You use relevant words such as “cricket,” “refreshing,” and “peaceful time,” which communicate the topic and your reason for enjoying the hobby. However, “other bad things” is vague, and “rest and some peaceful time” repeats a similar idea. As a next step, replace vague wording with a precise phrase such as “difficult experiences” and choose one clear expression for rest or quiet.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Your sentences are generally understandable, and you use present and past forms, as in “when I was three” and “I enjoy it.” The opening “I think when I was three, I chose…” places the time clause awkwardly, while the rest is mostly straightforward. Practise moving the time phrase next to the event it describes: “I think I chose to play cricket with my friends when I was three.”

Pronunciation

A recording was not provided, so this is a practice guide, not an assessment of your pronunciation. Practise the phrases “play cricket with my friends,” “very refreshing,” and “peaceful time”: stress CRICK-et, FRESH-ening, and PEACE-ful. Group the answer into thought units at natural idea boundaries. Record it twice, then check whether each key word is clear and each thought group is easy to follow.

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 the hobby question directly in your opening sentence, then give the childhood detail as supporting context.
  • Make the link between cricket and peaceful time explicit so the general comment clearly supports your personal reason.
  • Replace broad wording such as “other bad things” with a precise phrase, and practise the revised response aloud in thought groups.

Plan your answer

Try your own response before reading the samples.

Ideas to explore

  • Explain how you discover recipes, for example, by watching YouTube channels.
  • Describe what you enjoy about cooking, such as the smell and taste of the dishes.
  • Say why preparing meals is a satisfying or enjoyable way to spend free time.

Suggested structure

  1. Name your favourite hobby directly.
  2. Explain where or how you learned to do it.
  3. Describe one or two parts of the activity that you enjoy.
  4. Finish with a short overall reason the hobby matters to you.
Useful vocabulary & examples
put a recipe into practice
to try following a recipe in real life

I enjoy finding recipes online and putting them into practice.

combine ingredients
to mix or use different foods together

I like learning how different ingredients can be combined.

a cooking technique
a particular method used to prepare food

Watching recipe videos can help me learn a new cooking technique.

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