Part 1
Examiner
Do you like chatting with friends?
Candidate
I absolutely do like to chat with friends. I think chatting with my friends gets me relaxed and happiness.
Examiner
What do you usually chat about with friends?
Candidate
Just check about our normal life, daily lives. So I'm still a student in the Graduate School, but lots of my friends are now working full time jobs. Like last week I was hanging out with my high school sisters. So we're just talking, uh, how's their work been doing? How's my school been doing?
Examiner
Do you prefer to chat with a group of people or with only one friend?
Candidate
Uh, I think chatting with only one friend, you can get a deeper conversation. You can get more, umm, more information about what, uh, he or she's been doing. But chatting with group of friends, you can get many laughs, interesting things. So I think I prefer groups of friends more.
Examiner
Do you prefer to communicate face-to-face or via social media?
Candidate
To be honest, I prefer face to face conversations so when I'm talking about myself or listening about her, we can share the It's like sharing the atmosphere between this conversation and I could give her some compliments or just sit beside her if she's talking about.
Examiner
Do you argue with friends?
Candidate
That's a tough question. Umm, sometimes we will have different opinions with things, that's for sure. Umm, but I'll avoid, uh, extreme arguments with friends 'cause they're very precious to me.
Do you like chatting with friends?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Your answer is clear but could be more natural and concise. Instead of 'I absolutely do like to chat', say 'I really enjoy chatting with friends'. Also, 'gets me relaxed and happiness' is awkward; try 'helps me relax and feel happy'.
Example: I really enjoy chatting with friends because it helps me relax and feel happy.
What do you usually chat about with friends?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Your answer is somewhat unclear and contains filler words. Try to organize your ideas more logically and use linking words. For example, start with a topic sentence, then explain with specific examples. Avoid fillers like 'uh' and 'so'.
Example: We usually chat about our daily lives. For instance, since I'm a graduate student and many of my friends have full-time jobs, we often discuss how work and school are going. Last week, I caught up with my high school friends and we talked about our current experiences.
Do you prefer to chat with a group of people or with only one friend?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Your answer addresses the question but includes many fillers and some awkward phrasing. Try to reduce fillers and use linking words to contrast ideas clearly. Also, clarify your preference with a concluding sentence.
Example: I think chatting with one friend allows for deeper conversations and more detailed information. However, chatting with a group is more fun and full of laughter. Overall, I prefer chatting with groups because I enjoy the lively atmosphere.
Do you prefer to communicate face-to-face or via social media?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Your answer is unclear and incomplete. Try to express your ideas more clearly and avoid incomplete sentences. Use linking words to explain reasons for your preference.
Example: I prefer face-to-face communication because it allows us to share the atmosphere and emotions directly. For example, I can give compliments or show support by sitting beside my friend while she talks.
Do you argue with friends?
Score: 75.0Suggestion: Your answer is honest but contains many fillers. Try to be more concise and use linking words to connect ideas. Also, replace informal contractions like 'cause' with 'because'.
Example: Sometimes my friends and I have different opinions, but I avoid extreme arguments because I value our friendship a lot.
× I think chatting with my friends gets me relaxed and happiness.
✓ I think chatting with my friends makes me feel relaxed and happy.
The original sentence incorrectly uses 'relaxed' (an adjective) and 'happiness' (a noun) after 'gets me'. The verb 'get' in this context should be followed by a verb phrase or adjective describing a state or feeling. 'Makes me feel relaxed and happy' correctly expresses the intended meaning.
× Just check about our normal life, daily lives.
✓ Just check on our normal life, daily lives.
The verb 'check' is usually followed by the preposition 'on' when referring to reviewing or looking into something. 'Check about' is incorrect in this context.
× Like last week I was hanging out with my high school sisters.
✓ Like last week I was hanging out with my high school friends.
'Sisters' implies a familial relationship which is unlikely here; 'friends' is the appropriate noun to refer to peers from high school.
× So we're just talking, uh, how's their work been doing? How's my school been doing?
✓ So we're just talking, uh, about how their work has been going and how my school has been going.
The original sentence uses 'how's their work been doing' which is awkward. The correct expression is 'how their work has been going'. Also, 'how's my school been doing' should be 'how my school has been going' for natural phrasing.
× But chatting with group of friends, you can get many laughs, interesting things.
✓ But chatting with a group of friends, you can get many laughs and interesting things.
The phrase 'group of friends' requires the article 'a' before it. Also, 'many laughs, interesting things' should be connected with 'and' for clarity.
× So I think I prefer groups of friends more.
✓ So I think I prefer groups of friends.
The word 'more' is unnecessary here because 'prefer' already implies comparison. Also, 'groups of friends' is plural and acceptable.
× I prefer face to face conversations so when I'm talking about myself or listening about her, we can share the It's like sharing the atmosphere between this conversation and I could give her some compliments or just sit beside her if she's talking about.
✓ I prefer face-to-face conversations because when I'm talking about myself or listening to her, we can share the atmosphere of the conversation, and I can give her some compliments or just sit beside her if she's talking.
The phrase 'listening about her' is incorrect; it should be 'listening to her'. Also, 'face to face' should be hyphenated as 'face-to-face' when used as an adjective. The sentence was fragmented and unclear, so it was restructured for clarity and grammatical correctness.
× Sometimes we will have different opinions with things, that's for sure.
✓ Sometimes we will have different opinions about things, that's for sure.
The correct preposition to use with 'opinions' is 'about', not 'with'.