Part 1
Examiner
Where is your hometown?
Candidate
My hometown is actually Cairo. It's a very important and popular government and city. It's so crowded. There is a lot of people who lives in there. I think it's one of the oldest cities and it's actually my safe place. I really like living here and I'm enjoying every second of it.
Examiner
What do you like about your home town?
Candidate
What I like about my hometown that it's very, very, very old. It has a lot of important culture and it has the pyramids, one of the seven big things of the world. The people who are who lives in there are very kind and helpful. People really feel so safe living there, and I'm so happy that I'm living here.
Examiner
How long have you lived there?
Candidate
I have lived there since I was a child. I was born here in Cairo, especially in North city. I don't remember actually which hospital I was born into, but I am very grateful that I born, that I was born here. This city feels safe and I feel so happy actually living with the people and I love being close to my family and friends and.
Examiner
Is your home town a good place for young people?
Candidate
Yes, my hometown is very, very safe to live in and to have fun activities and to go out and have fun. But people should be careful, take care, taking care of themselves and follow the rules so they get so they don't get into trouble. Because if the people wanna have fun and feel safe, they should follow some rules to be in a safe place. And yes, it's very good place for all the people.
Where is your hometown?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Be more concise and correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid repetition, and use correct countable/uncountable nouns. Use one or two supporting details with linking words. Pronoun and article use need correction (e.g., 'a lot of people who live there' → 'a lot of people live there').
Example: I come from Cairo, the capital of Egypt. It is one of the oldest and busiest cities in the world, with many historical sites. Because it can be crowded, I especially appreciate how safe and familiar it feels to me.
What do you like about your home town?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: Give a clear topic sentence and add specific, correctly phrased details. Avoid fillers and repetition ('very, very, very'). Use linking words (for example, 'For example' or 'Also') and correct relative clauses ('people who live there').
Example: I like Cairo because of its rich history and culture. For example, it is home to the pyramids and many museums, and the local people are friendly and helpful, which makes the city feel welcoming.
How long have you lived there?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Keep the answer concise and grammatically correct. Start with a clear time phrase, avoid unnecessary details, and correct past-participial errors ('I was born here'). Use one or two supporting reasons why you stayed. Avoid trailing off at the end.
Example: I've lived in Cairo since I was born. I grew up in the northern district, and I stay because I feel safe and enjoy being close to my family and childhood friends.
Is your home town a good place for young people?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: Make a balanced, clear response: give a direct opinion and one or two specific reasons. Avoid repetition and informal language ('wanna'). Use linking words like 'however' and correct verb forms ('should take care of themselves').
Example: Yes, I think Cairo is a good place for young people because there are many social and cultural activities. However, like any big city, they should be careful and follow local safety rules to avoid trouble.
× It's a very important and popular government and city.
✓ It's a very important and popular city and seat of government.
The original uses 'government and city' incorrectly; 'government' is a noun, not an adjective describing city. Reordering and clarifying with 'seat of government' makes meaning clear. Use adjectives 'important' and 'popular' to modify 'city'. Suggestion: choose appropriate noun phrases (e.g., 'city and seat of government').
× There is a lot of people who lives in there.
✓ There are a lot of people who live there.
'People' is plural, so use 'there are' not 'there is.' Also 'who live' must use base form 'live' to agree with plural subject. Remove unnecessary preposition 'in' after 'there'. Suggestion: match verb number to plural subjects and use correct relative verb form.
× I really like living here and I'm enjoying every second of it.
✓ I really like living here and I enjoy every second of it.
Mixing present simple ('like') with present continuous ('I'm enjoying') is grammatically possible but here consistency and habitual meaning are better expressed with present simple 'enjoy.' Use present continuous only for actions happening right now. Suggestion: use present simple for general feelings or habitual actions.
× What I like about my hometown that it's very, very, very old.
✓ What I like about my hometown is that it's very, very, very old.
The cleft sentence requires a linking verb 'is' after the clause 'What I like about my hometown.' Omitting 'is' makes the sentence ungrammatical. Suggestion: include 'is' to form 'What I like ... is that ...'.
× It has a lot of important culture and it has the pyramids, one of the seven big things of the world.
✓ It has a rich culture and the pyramids, one of the seven wonders of the world.
'Important culture' is awkward; 'rich culture' or 'important cultural heritage' is better. 'Seven big things' is incorrect idiom; the correct term is 'seven wonders of the world.' Suggestion: use established collocations like 'rich culture' and 'wonders of the world'.
× The people who are who lives in there are very kind and helpful.
✓ The people who live there are very kind and helpful.
Remove duplicated 'who are who' and use plural verb 'live' to agree with plural 'people.' Also remove unnecessary 'in' after 'there.' Suggestion: simplify relative clauses to 'people who live there.'
× People really feel so safe living there, and I'm so happy that I'm living here.
✓ People really feel safe living there, and I'm so happy living here.
'Really feel so safe' is redundant; use 'feel safe.' 'I'm so happy that I'm living here' is wordy; 'I'm so happy living here' is more natural. Keep present simple or present continuous consistently when describing ongoing states. Suggestion: avoid redundant adverbs and unnecessary repetition of progressive tense for general states.
× I have lived there since I was a child.
✓ I have lived there since I was a child.
This sentence is correct. Present perfect 'have lived' with 'since' is appropriate to describe an action continuing from the past to the present. Suggestion: no change needed.
× I was born here in Cairo, especially in North city.
✓ I was born here in Cairo, in the northern part of the city.
'Especially in North city' is ungrammatical and unclear. Use 'in the northern part of the city' to indicate a region. 'North city' is not standard English. Suggestion: use 'northern part' or a neighborhood name.
× I don't remember actually which hospital I was born into, but I am very grateful that I born, that I was born here.
✓ I don't actually remember which hospital I was born in, but I am very grateful that I was born here.
Use 'born in' rather than 'born into.' The phrase 'I born' is missing auxiliary 'was.' Remove redundant 'that.' Also place adverb 'actually' in a natural position. Suggestion: use correct verb form 'was born' and the preposition 'in' with hospitals.
× This city feels safe and I feel so happy actually living with the people and I love being close to my family and friends and.
✓ This city feels safe, I feel very happy living among the people, and I love being close to my family and friends.
'Living with the people' is awkward; 'living among the people' or 'living with people' is better. 'so happy actually' is awkward; 'very happy' or 'actually very happy' is clearer. Remove the trailing 'and.' Suggestion: streamline sentence, fix preposition choice, and remove dangling conjunction.
× Yes, my hometown is very, very safe to live in and to have fun activities and to go out and have fun.
✓ Yes, my hometown is very, very safe to live in and to go out and have fun.
The phrase 'to have fun activities' is unnatural; use 'to go out and have fun' or 'to take part in activities.' Avoid repeating 'have fun.' Suggestion: choose natural collocations like 'take part in activities' or 'go out and have fun.'
× But people should be careful, take care, taking care of themselves and follow the rules so they get so they don't get into trouble.
✓ But people should be careful and take care of themselves and follow the rules so they don't get into trouble.
Mixing 'take care' and 'taking care' is inconsistent; coordinate verbs in parallel form after 'should.' Remove duplicated 'so they.' Suggestion: use parallel verb forms ('should be careful and take care').
× Because if the people wanna have fun and feel safe, they should follow some rules to be in a safe place.
✓ Because if people want to have fun and feel safe, they should follow some rules to stay in a safe place.
Use standard 'want to' instead of colloquial 'wanna.' 'The people' is unnecessary; use 'people.' 'To be in a safe place' is awkward; 'to stay in a safe place' is clearer. Suggestion: avoid slang in formal speech and use more natural verbs like 'stay.'
× And yes, it's very good place for all the people.
✓ And yes, it's a very good place for everyone.
Missing indefinite article 'a' before 'very good place.' 'For all the people' is wordy; 'for everyone' is more natural. Suggestion: include articles where required and prefer concise expressions like 'everyone.'