Let’s analyze the student’s attempt at IELTS Speaking Part 1 and identify the strengths and areas for improvement to achieve at least Band 6.

Question 4:

– Combine sentences for better flow: “His name is Dilip Patel, and I’ve known him since I moved to my home in 2008.”

– Use the correct tense: “I knew him” instead of “I used to know him.”

– Use “when I moved to my home” instead of “when I had moved to my home.”

– Use “for various occasions” instead of “for the occasions.”

– “We sometimes get together” instead of “We have even sometime get together.”

Question 5:

– Avoid overusing “actually” in the first few sentences.

– Replace “occasions” with “functions” or “events.”

– Use “parties” instead of “party.”

– Combine sentences: “Then we only have a get-together” instead of “Then we can have a better social interaction with them.”

Question 6:

– Avoid overusing “sometimes.”

– Improve clarity: “Issues with using shared belongings” instead of “the issues of using the things which belongs to each other like something belongs common to each other.”

– Use “music is being played” instead of “music is playing.”

– Use “find” instead of “found.”

Question 7:

– Use past tense consistently: “Dilip Patel helped us a lot.”

– Reformat the complex sentence: “He had been a great help in making all the arrangements for the marriage. Whenever we faced social, financial, or medical problems at home, our neighbors were the nearest ones to offer immediate help.”

Overall, the candidate’s response is relevant, and their ideas are understandable to the listener. However, there are some tense, grammar, and sentence formation issues that need improvement to reach Band 6.5. With the necessary adjustments, the candidate’s speaking proficiency can be enhanced.