Describe an important river in your country

Band 6

I would like to talk about the Zarafshan river in Uzbekistan, which flowError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “flows” through the area around Samarkand. It starts high in the mountains where there are glaciers, and then it goes west across the valley toward Bukhara. I do not know all the details, but I remember from school that the name meanError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “means” something like “gold-scattering”, which is a nice name for a river. The river is very important because farmers use its water for their fields. Around Samarkand there are many gardens with very goodVocabulario básico; limita el Lexical Resource fruit, and without the water they can notError de verbo modal: debería ser “could not” grow so much. My grandfather has a small orchard in a village near the river, and in summer he waits for the water to come to his trees. Also the water is used by people in the cities, and in the evenings the families goesError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “go” to walk beside it. When I was a child, my school takeError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “took” us there on a trip, and I remember the water was cold and very clear. I think it is important for my country because many people depend on it, so we must keep it clean and not throw rubbish there.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about the Zarafshan river in Uzbekistan, which flows through the region around Samarkand. It rises high in the mountains, where there are glaciers, and then runs west across the valley towards Bukhara. I don’t know every detail, but I remember from school that its name is usually translated asFormulación cuidadosa y precisa para un dato del que el hablante no está seguro “gold-scattering”, which suits a river that brings so much life to the land. It matters mainly because farmers depend on its water to irrigate their fieldsVerbo con preposición e infinitivo de finalidad. Around Samarkand there are orchards producing wonderful fruit, and without the river they couldn’t grow nearly as much. My grandfather has a small orchard in a village beside it, and in summer he waits anxiously for the water to reach his trees. The cities use its water too, and in the evenings families walk along the bank. When I was a child, my school took us on a trip there, and I still remember how cold was the waterError de orden de palabras en una pregunta subordinada: debería ser “how cold the water was”. All in all, I think the river is important because so many people rely on itLa frase de resumen da a la respuesta un cierre claro, so we should keep it clean.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about the Zarafshan river in Uzbekistan, which flows through the region around Samarkand. It rises among glaciers high in the mountains and then runs west across the valley towards Bukhara. I don’t know every detail, but I remember from school that its name is usually translated as “gold-scattering”, which suits a river that brings so much life to the land. It matters chiefly because farmers rely on it to irrigate their fields; the orchards around Samarkand produce wonderful fruit, and without that water they couldn’t grow nearly as much. My grandfather keeps a small orchard in a village beside it, and every summer he waits anxiously for the water to reach his trees. The cities draw on it too, and on summer evenings families stroll along the bank, children trailing behind themLa construcción absoluta añade detalle sin una oración nueva. I went there on a school trip as a child and still remember how cold and clear the water was. All in allMarcador discursivo natural que señala una conclusión, I’d say it’s a lifeline for the region, which is exactly why we should do more to keep it clean.