Band 7 Example

Question: Do your friends like to tell jokes?

Idea 1

Yes
Model Answer
Yes, some of my friends really like telling jokes. They always try to make everyone laugh, especially when we are stressed about school. We also share funny memes in our group chat.
Yes, quite a few of my friends are really funny and love to tell jokes. We often share jokes or funny memes in our group chat, and it’s a great way for us to relax and bond, especially when we’re feeling stressed about school or work.
Grammar Analysis
1. Use of quantifiers: "quite a few of my friends" shows the ability to use quantifiers naturally in spoken English. 2. Use of present continuous: "when we’re feeling stressed" demonstrates the use of present continuous tense to describe ongoing or repeated situations. 3. Use of conjunctions: "and" and "especially when" are used to connect ideas smoothly, making the answer coherent and fluent.
Vocabulary
  • funny
  • share jokes
  • funny memes
  • relax and bond
  • feeling stressed about school or work

Idea 2

No
Model Answer
No, not all my friends like telling jokes. Some of them are more serious and prefer to talk about important things. They don’t really make jokes, especially in big groups.
No, a few of my friends are quite serious and don’t really tell jokes. Some people in my friend group prefer to have deep conversations instead of joking around, and not everyone feels comfortable making jokes, especially when there are a lot of people around.
Grammar Analysis
1. Use of quantifiers: "a few of my friends" and "some people in my friend group" show the ability to use quantifiers to describe groups of people accurately. 2. Use of contrast: The answer uses "instead of" to contrast deep conversations with joking around, which adds complexity to the sentence structure. 3. Use of gerunds: "joking around" and "making jokes" are gerunds used as objects, showing grammatical range.
Vocabulary
  • serious
  • deep conversations
  • joking around
  • comfortable making jokes

Idea 3

It Depends
Model Answer
It depends on the situation. Sometimes we are in a funny mood and tell jokes, but other times we just talk seriously. It also depends on which friends I’m with.
It really depends on the situation and who I’m with. Some of my friends are funnier than others, so if we’re just hanging out casually or celebrating something, jokes are pretty common. But at other times, we might be more serious.
Grammar Analysis
1. Conditional structure: "so if we’re just hanging out casually or celebrating something, jokes are pretty common." This uses a first conditional structure to talk about typical situations, showing flexibility with conditionals. 2. Comparative: "Some of my friends are funnier than others" uses the comparative form "funnier" correctly to compare friends' sense of humor.
Vocabulary
  • depends on the situation
  • funnier than others
  • hanging out casually
  • celebrating something
  • pretty common