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GoodGenerally Successful

4.0/5 on the ETS 0-5 rater rubric

Clear stance, decent personal example, varied sentence structures, clean grammar. Elaboration solid but not deeply specific (no concrete numbers/names); stops short of top-tier sophistication.

Reach120 practice band estimate — not an official ETS score How we estimate

24 / 30

legacy comparison · pre-2026 scale

Content

4/5

Breakdown

Clear purpose4/5
Complete response4/5
Addresses requirements4/5

Working well

  • Effective use of personal experience — “My experience with language learning illustrates this clearly.
  • Strong supporting example — “practical subjects like laboratory sciences inherently require hands-on experience in physical spaces.

To improve

  • Limited elaboration on blended approach Try: Expand on how the blended approach can be implemented effectively, perhaps by providing specific examples or scenarios.

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