Hello everyone!

How many of you are looking forward to today's daily article?

Today I'm having a busier schedule, but will send it as soon as I can.

The article I've prepared for today is about confidence in the context of chess.

What would you write in the overview part of your report if you had this table on your exam?

Overall, women are generally more active in doing domestic chores, such as cooking and cleaning. They also spend more time doing these tasks compared to men. However, for house repairs, men are more involved and spend slightly more time compared to women. Pet care shows an equal participation rate for both genders.

Based on this overview, what can you say an effective overview should be like?

We just completed another Speaking Mock test with @adxambek_9

Last time, we had a face-to-face exam, and I gave him an 8.0 overall. This time, we did the test over Zoom.

Watch the video and see if you can predict the scores for each of the four criteria. I will reveal the scores in an hour.

Please note that I intentionally chose some particularly challenging questions for Part 3 to push his limits and see how he handles them.

Score Breakdown:

Fluency and Coherence: 9.0
Speaks fluently and effortlessly with natural pauses; ideas flow logically. Uses a wide range of cohesive devices precisely.

Some of his answers in Part 3 may have resulted in band 8.0 for some examiners, so he should be careful in that regard.

Lexical Resources: 9.0
Uses a wide range of vocabulary fluently and precisely, including idiomatic language. Paraphrasing is highly effective.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy: 9.0
Uses a full range of complex structures with consistent accuracy and precision.

Pronunciation: 8.0
Pronunciation is clear and natural, with occasional slips. Accent does not affect comprehension.

He mispronounced the word 'desert' in Part 1, which led me to give him an 8.0. However, his overall pronunciation is quite strong and could easily score a 9.0 in the real exam if he maintains this level of performance. He just needs to be mindful of these occasional slips.

- How random do you want your scores to be?
- Yes!

P.S. this belongs to one of our instructors at IELTS ZONE, who is planning to retake the Reading section.

Have you already experimented with Advanced Voice Mode?

Watch this video to learn how you can improve your English using the Chat GPT.

https://youtu.be/1QOHGREQCJ0?si=5MkBsxxEbTpwNFil

With another home game against UAE in five days, it would be great if we could get at least 4 points from these two matches—a draw today and a win against UAE.

There was no signal inside the stadium, so I couldn’t send any videos. But after watching that game, I don’t think we’re ready to qualify for the World Cup just yet. If we do make it, it’ll probably be thanks to the new 48-team format.

I was just at a book signing event at Asaxiy to support Mark, the person standing to my left. For those who may not know, he translated Qodiriy’s O’tkan Kunlar into English—a project that, according to him, took nearly 20 years to complete.