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Describe a recent progress that your country has witnessed. v.1

Describe a recent progress that your country has witnessed. v. 1
Describe a recent progress that your country has witnessed. You should say: what it is how long it took to finish or if it is still ongoing how you feel about it and explain how it is beneficial to your country. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ] Sample Answer 1: Malaysia, as a country, has made tremendous progress over the last few decades in various sectors. In fact, with a small population of more than 30 million, Malaysia has become the 26th richest country in terms of total GDP (PPP) number which is $1. 068 trillion for the year 2019. Besides, Malaysia is the 9th most popular tourist destination, ahead of countries like Germany. However, the progress, I want to talk about today as far as my country is concerned, is the progress in the education sector, especially in tertiary educational level. There was a growing sense of discomfort and concerns among fresh graduates up until recently who were unable to gain employment upon graduation because of not having the relevant skills, as well as opportunity to strike out on their own. To deal with these concerns, the Malaysian Ministry of Education has already incorporated very sophisticated technology and translational research” (translating academic research into practical solutions to benefit the industry, academia, government and society) into our educational system in order to change the concept of teaching and learning at the higher education level. The ministry of education has also implemented a “Gap Year programme” at eight public universities to give their students one year of break from studies or work to pursue other interests, generally different from his regular life or line of work the chance, in order to volunteer at government agencies so that they can pursue some very important on-the-job experiences. As for technology, the existing Malaysian Research and Education Network’s (Myren) online ecosystem to Myren-X - a 100-gigabit high speed broadband infrastructure has been put in place in order to increases bandwidth capacity at public universities to a maximum of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) for the purpose of enabling big data research and experimentations. On top of that, our education ministry has also introduced the Malaysia English Assessment (MEA) scheme, embedded in the Ecosystem for English Language Learning and Assessment in Higher Education, to nurture holistic, entrepreneurial and “balanced” graduates into our work pools. It all started in 2015, and it will continue for some times. But the progress is already benefitting my country. I certainly feel good about the progress our education system has made so far as it is already on its way to becoming the regional educational hub. In fact, a significant number of students from our neighbouring countries has already come to study at our universities and colleges. Another thing that I really like about our educational system is that we can actually access overseas education online while also enabling foreigners to access our education system at the same time and bring Malaysian education overseas. But the best thing about our new educational approach is that it has already managed to boost the reputation of some of our colleges and universities by raising the public’s confidence in our nation’s ability to provide quality higher education just like any other “developed” nations even though we are not quite there yet. Model Answer 2: I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for the chance you have given me to talk about a contemporary advancement that our country has witnessed. The development work that I am going to talk about was much anticipated and highly desired, and I believe it will be enormously positive for the country and the citizens. Progress, in my opinion, is a meaningful improvement or development in an area or sector to have something better than it is used to be. When a country progresses, it ensures better living standard to its citizens. However, not all progress or development works come without negative consequences. My country - (say your country's name), has recently completed a highly ambitious project known as Kankas Super Highway. This project has taken more than two decades, and now it ensures better inland communication and transportation throughout the country. In terms of the outcome, it has connected several districts with the capital city and people are already getting benefits from this grand project. Many experts believe that it will dramatically change the trade and transport facilities in our country, especially for people from rural areas. The scheme was initiated in 1998 and took almost 20 years to finish. However, I have read in a recent newspaper article that some works are still going on, perhaps those were planned at a later phase, and the ministry of rural transportation has allocated more budget to add diversity to this development work. For instance, the rail transportation system is expected to be integrated with this project and I guess, this work is still ongoing. It makes me sad that the development works didn't come without a price we were not ready to pay. We had to sacrifice two small forests, vast agricultural lands and a few hilly areas- the natural habitat of the flora and fauna, not to mention the overwhelming number of trees that had been cut down to carry on the project. I hope we would be able to take some initiatives to cover the loss, at least a portion of it, and make sure the progress in the transportation sector ensures a better life for all citizens. Considering the advantages, I am quite positive this progress will bring tremendous benefits. The old highway didn't connect all parts of the country to the capital city and couldn't cope with the number of increasing vehicles running on the roads. Now that the development works are almost done, people from any part of the country have better access to the capital city and that would definitely improve our overall trade facilities, and as a result, people will get better access to education, treatment, and employment.
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Describe
a recent
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progress
that your
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country
has witnessed. You should say: what it is how long it took to finish or if it is
still
ongoing how you feel about it and
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explain
how it is beneficial to your
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country
. [You will
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have to
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talk
about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you are going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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Sample Answer 1: Malaysia, as a
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country
, has made tremendous
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progress
over the last few decades in various
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sectors
. In fact, with a
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small
population of more than 30 million, Malaysia has become the 26th richest
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country
in terms of total GDP (PPP)
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number
which is $1. 068 trillion for the
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year
2019.
Besides
, Malaysia is the 9th most popular tourist destination, ahead of
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countries
like Germany.
However
, the
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progress
, I want to
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talk
about
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today
as far as my
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country
is concerned
, is the
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progress
in the
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education
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sector
,
especially
in tertiary
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educational
level.

There was a growing sense of discomfort and concerns among fresh graduates up until recently who were unable to gain employment upon graduation
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because
of not having the relevant
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skills
, as
well
as opportunity to strike out on their
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own
. To deal with these concerns, the Malaysian Ministry of
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Education
has
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already
incorporated
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very
sophisticated technology and translational
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research”
(translating academic
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research
into practical solutions to benefit the industry, academia,
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government
and society) into our
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educational
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system
in order to
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change
the concept of teaching and learning at the higher
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education
level.

The ministry of
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education
has
also
implemented a “Gap
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Year
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programme
” at eight public
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universities
to give their students one
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year
of break from studies or
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work
to pursue other interests,
generally
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different
from his regular life or line of
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work
the chance, in order to volunteer at
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government
agencies
so
that they can pursue
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some
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very
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important
on-the-job experiences. As for technology, the existing Malaysian
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Research
and
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Education
Network’s (
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Myren
) online ecosystem to
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Myren-X
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-
a 100-gigabit high speed broadband infrastructure has
been put
in place in order to
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increases
bandwidth capacity at public
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universities
to a maximum of 100 gigabits per second (
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Gbps
) for the purpose of enabling
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big
data
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research
and
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experimentations
.
On top of that
, our
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education
ministry has
also
introduced the Malaysia English Assessment (MEA) scheme, embedded in the Ecosystem for English Language Learning and Assessment in Higher
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Education
, to nurture holistic, entrepreneurial and “balanced” graduates into our
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work
pools.

It all
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started
in 2015, and it will continue for
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some
times.
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But
the
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progress
is
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already
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benefitting
my
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country
. I
certainly
feel
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good
about the
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progress
our
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education
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system
has made
so
far as it is
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already
on its way to becoming the regional
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educational
hub. In fact, a significant
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number
of students from our
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neighbouring
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countries
has
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already
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come
to study at our
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universities
and colleges. Another thing that I
really
like about our
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educational
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system
is that we can
actually
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access
overseas
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education
online while
also
enabling foreigners to
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access
our
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education
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system
at the same time and bring Malaysian
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education
overseas.
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But
the best thing about our new
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educational
approach is that it has
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already
managed to boost the reputation of
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some
of our colleges and
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universities
by raising the public’s confidence in our nation’s ability to provide quality higher
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education
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just
like any other “developed” nations
even though
we are not quite there
yet
.

Model Answer 2:

I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for the chance you have
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given
me to
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talk
about a contemporary advancement that our
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country
has witnessed. The
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development
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work
that I am going to
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talk
about was much anticipated and
highly
desired, and I believe it will be
enormously
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positive
for the
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country
and the citizens.

Progress, in my opinion, is a meaningful improvement or
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development
in an area or
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sector
to have something
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better
than it is
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used
to be. When a
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country
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progresses
, it ensures
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better
living standard to its citizens.
However
, not all
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progress
or
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development
works
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come
without
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negative
consequences.

My
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country
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-
(say your country's name), has recently completed a
highly
ambitious
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project
known as
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Kankas
Super Highway. This
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project
has taken more than two decades, and
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now
it ensures
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better
inland communication and
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transportation
throughout the
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country
. In terms of the outcome, it has connected several districts with the capital city and
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people
are
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already
getting benefits from this grand
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project
.
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Many
experts believe that it will
dramatically
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change
the trade and transport facilities in our
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country
,
especially
for
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people
from rural areas.

The scheme
was initiated
in 1998 and took almost 20 years to finish.
However
, I have read in a recent newspaper article that
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some
works are
still
going on, perhaps those
were planned
at a later phase, and the ministry of rural
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transportation
has allocated more budget to
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add
diversity to this
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development
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work
.
For instance
, the rail
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transportation
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system
is
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expected
to
be integrated
with this
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project
and
I guess
, this
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work
is
still
ongoing.

It
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makes
me sad that the
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development
works didn't
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come
without a price we were not ready to pay. We had to sacrifice two
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small
forests, vast agricultural lands and a few hilly areas- the natural habitat of the flora and fauna, not to mention the overwhelming
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number
of trees that had been
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cut
down to carry on the
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project
. I hope we would be able to take
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some
initiatives to cover the loss, at least a portion of it, and
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make
sure the
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progress
in the
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transportation
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sector
ensures a
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better
life for all citizens.

Considering the advantages, I am quite
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positive
this
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progress
will bring tremendous benefits. The
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old
highway didn't connect all parts of the
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country
to the capital city and couldn't cope with the
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number
of increasing vehicles running on the roads.
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Now
that the
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development
works are almost done,
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people
from any part of the
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country
have
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better
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access
to the capital city and that would definitely
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improve
our
overall
trade facilities, and
as a result
,
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people
will
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get
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better
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access
to
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education
, treatment, and employment.
20Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
113Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
13Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a recent progress that your country has witnessed. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
12 paragraphs
1031 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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Lexical Resource: 5.0
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  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
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  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
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    Present relevant ideas
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