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Have you ever learnt about outer space and stars?

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Have you ever learnt about outer space and stars?

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Have you ever learnt about outer space and stars?

Band 6 model

Yes, I have. I first learnt about outer space and stars at school in science lessons. We talked about the Sun, the planets and simple ideas like gravity. Later I watched a few documentaries and read articles online about constellations and the odd comet. It was interesting but mostly basic facts.

Speaking criteria note: Band 7 gives more specific examples, a wider vocabulary and uses complex sentence structures to expand the answer.
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