Band 7 Example

Question: Do you know anyone who loves flowers?

Idea 1

Yes
Model Answer
Yes, my mom loves flowers. She has a garden full of them and spends a lot of time taking care of them. It's her favorite hobby.
Yes, my mother is absolutely passionate about flowers. She has a beautiful flower garden that she tends to with great care, and it's truly her pride and joy. Gardening is her favorite pastime.
Grammar Analysis
1.Adverb usage: "absolutely passionate" uses the adverb "absolutely" to intensify the adjective "passionate," demonstrating the speaker's ability to use adverbs to enhance the meaning of adjectives. 2.Relative clause: "that she tends to with great care" is a relative clause that provides additional information about the flower garden, showing the ability to construct complex sentences.
Vocabulary
  • absolutely passionate
  • tends to with great care
  • pride and joy
  • pastime

Idea 2

No
Model Answer
No, I don't know anyone who loves flowers. Most of my friends and family aren't really into them. They prefer having indoor plants instead.
No, I can't say I know anyone who is particularly passionate about flowers. In my circle, people tend to prefer indoor plants over flowers, and it's not a common interest among my friends and family.
Grammar Analysis
1.Use of negation: The phrase "I can't say I know anyone" effectively uses negation to express the absence of people who love flowers in the speaker's circle. 2.Comparative structure: "prefer indoor plants over flowers" uses a comparative structure to show a preference, demonstrating the ability to compare and contrast.
Vocabulary
  • particularly passionate
  • indoor plants over flowers
  • common interest