Describe a piece of local news that people were interested in

Band 6

I would like to talk about a piece of local news from my city, Kumasi, in Ghana. Last year the city opened a new footbridge over a very busy road near my school, and the whole area was very happyExpresión básica; limita el Lexical Resource about it. I hearError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “heard” the news first on the radio in my uncle Kofi’s shop, and after that I saw many posts about it on the internet. The mayor sayError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “said” that the old bridge had been closed for years after the damage, and the builders finished the new one in six months. A lot of residents had signed a petition for it, and some schoolchildren were at the opening with their teachers. The opening was short, but a band played music and many people took photos on the new bridge. The traders who sell fruit near the road were also happy, because more people now walk past their tables. I think people were very interested because the bridge is makeError en la forma del verbo: debería ser “made” life easier. Before that, erVacilación natural, muletilla leve, children had to cross the road with the cars and it was very dangerousExpresión básica; limita el Lexical Resource, and the other way was a long walk. Now people savesError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “save” about thirty minutes every day. Also, many people wasError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “were” waiting for this news for a long time, so it was not only a bridge for them. You knowMuletilla usada como marcador de vacilación, for a week everybody was talking about it at home and in the market.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about a piece of local news from my city, Kumasi, in Ghana. Last year the city opened a new footbridge over a very busy road near my school, and the whole neighbourhood was delighted. I first heard the news on the radio in my uncle Kofi’s shop, and after that I saw a lot of posts about it online. The mayor announced that the old bridge had been closed for years after it was damaged, and the builders finished the new one in just six months. Many residents had signed a petition for it, and some schoolchildren attended the opening with their teachers. The ceremony was short, but a band played and many people took photos on the new bridge. The traders who sell fruit beside the road were pleased too, because more people now walk past their stalls. I think people were so interested because it made a real difference to daily lifeColocación natural. Before that, children had to cross the road between the cars, which was dangerous enough for makeError de estructura verbal: debería ser “enough to make” o “so dangerous that it made” parents anxious, and the alternative was a long walk. Now people save about thirty minutes a day, which matters a lot to students and workers. There was also the feeling that a long-awaited decision had finally been takenVoz pasiva con un participio preciso, so it meant more than a bridge to them. For a weekLa expresión de tiempo vincula el cierre con la historia, it was the talk of the town, at home and in the market.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about a piece of local news from my city, Kumasi, in Ghana. Last year the city opened a new footbridge over a very busy road near my school, and the whole neighbourhood was delighted. I first heard the news on the radio in my uncle Kofi’s shop, and later I saw a flood of posts about it online. The mayor announced that the old bridge had been closed for years after it was damaged, and the builders completed the new one in just six months. Many residents had signed a petition for it, and some schoolchildren attended the opening with their teachers. The ceremony was brief, but a band played and crowds took photographs on the new bridge. The traders who sell fruit beside the road were pleased too, since far more people now pass their stalls. I think people were so interested because it made a tangible difference to daily lifeColocación precisa y natural. Before that, children had to weave between the cars to cross the road, which was dangerous enough to leave many parents anxiousSintagma adjetival complejo con un infinitivo, and the alternative was a long detour. Now people save about thirty minutes a day. There was also a sense that a long-awaited decision had finally been acted onVoz pasiva con un participio preciso, so it meant far more than a bridge to them. For a week or soMarcador de tiempo vago y natural que mantiene el registro informal, it was the talk of the town, at home and in the market.