Part 1
Examiner
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Candidate
I prefer happy music because it helps me relax and push my mood after a long day. For example, I often listen to K pop or a lot of fees when I commuting homes because they make me feel more cheerful.
Examiner
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Candidate
Oh yes, happy music make me feel more excited and funny. Uh sometime. I often listen happy and kids songs because uh is very truthful and interesting.
Examiner
Have you taken any music classes?
Candidate
Yes I have. I remember when my music teacher invited me to join a class. I and the songs make me feel very emotional and inspired. However, I'm not very good at singing and I feel fine. All of us about performing.
Examiner
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
Candidate
Yes, I listen to music when I doing work, uh, sometime. I often listen uh, when I uh, washing up, clean the house and study. Uh, it's very uh, relaxed and comfortable after a long day.
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Score: 54.0Suggestion: Cải thiện ngữ pháp, phát âm từ vựng, và chia câu rõ ràng. Cần câu chủ đề rõ ràng, tránh từ không đúng (ví dụ "fees") và sửa cấu trúc thì động từ (ví dụ "when I commuting homes"). Thêm liên từ phù hợp và cụ thể hơn về thể loại âm nhạc và tình huống nghe để tự nhiên hơn.
Example: I prefer happy music because it helps me relax and improves my mood after a long day. For example, I often listen to K-pop or upbeat pop songs while commuting home because they make me feel cheerful and energetic.
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Score: 44.0Suggestion: Chú ý ngữ pháp (đặc biệt thì và số ít/số nhiều), dùng từ vựng chính xác (không dùng "funny" nếu muốn nói "happy"), và nối ý mạch lạc. Tránh tiếng lấp đầy "uh" và nói câu hoàn chỉnh, giải thích tại sao âm nhạc tạo cảm xúc.
Example: Yes, happy music definitely makes me feel more excited and upbeat. Sometimes I listen to lively pop or children's songs because their simple melodies and cheerful lyrics feel sincere and uplifting.
Have you taken any music classes?
Score: 42.0Suggestion: Cần tổ chức câu rõ ràng: bắt đầu với câu chủ đề rồi giải thích chi tiết, dùng cấu trúc ngữ pháp chính xác và tránh câu rời rạc. Làm rõ trải nghiệm (bạn học gì, cảm giác ra sao) và kết luận ngắn gọn về khả năng của bản thân.
Example: Yes, I have. My music teacher once invited me to join a choir class, and singing with others made me feel emotional and inspired. However, I'm not very good at singing, so I preferred supporting roles rather than solo performances.
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
Score: 50.0Suggestion: Giảm tiếng lấp đầy (uh), sửa ngữ pháp (ví dụ "when I'm doing work"), và sắp xếp ý mạch lạc: bắt đầu với câu chủ đề, rồi đưa ví dụ cụ thể và kết luận. Dùng từ vựng chính xác để mô tả tình huống và cảm xúc.
Example: Yes, I often listen to music while doing other things. For example, I play soft pop or instrumental music when I'm working, washing up, cleaning the house, or studying because it helps me feel relaxed and comfortable after a long day.
× I prefer happy music because it helps me relax and push my mood after a long day.
✓ I prefer happy music because it helps me relax and lift my mood after a long day.
The phrasal verb 'push my mood' is incorrect in English; the correct expression is 'lift my mood' meaning to make someone feel happier. Also 'helps me relax' correctly uses present simple for habitual action, so keep tense. Suggestion: use common collocations like 'lift my mood' or 'improve my mood'.
× For example, I often listen to K pop or a lot of fees when I commuting homes because they make me feel more cheerful.
✓ For example, I often listen to K-pop or a lot of songs when I am commuting home because they make me feel more cheerful.
Errors: 'K pop' should be 'K-pop' and 'a lot of fees' is incorrect word choice; likely meant 'a lot of songs'. 'I commuting homes' lacks auxiliary and has wrong number: correct form is 'I am commuting home' (present continuous for actions in progress). 'Homes' should be singular 'home'. Suggestion: use 'I am commuting home' or 'when I commute home'.
× Oh yes, happy music make me feel more excited and funny.
✓ Oh yes, happy music makes me feel more excited and cheerful.
Subject 'happy music' is singular (or treated as a collective noun), so the verb should be 'makes' (third person singular). 'Funny' is inappropriate to describe feeling excited; use 'cheerful' or 'happy'. Suggestion: ensure subject-verb agreement and choose appropriate adjectives.
× Uh sometime.
✓ Sometimes.
Fragment: 'Uh sometime' is not a complete sentence and has wrong form; 'sometime' (adverb) vs 'sometimes' (meaning occasionally). Use 'Sometimes.' or 'Occasionally.' Suggestion: use full adverb and integrate into a sentence.
× I often listen happy and kids songs because uh is very truthful and interesting.
✓ I often listen to happy and children's songs because they are very truthful and interesting.
Missing preposition 'to' after 'listen'. 'kids songs' should be 'children's songs' (possessive) or 'kids' songs'. 'uh is very truthful' lacks clear subject; use 'they are' to refer to the songs. 'Truthful' is odd for songs but can be kept if intended; otherwise 'touching' or 'meaningful' is better. Suggestion: always use 'listen to' and ensure pronoun agreement.
× Yes I have. I remember when my music teacher invited me to join a class.
✓ Yes, I have. I remember when my music teacher invited me to join a class.
Minor punctuation: add comma after 'Yes'. The tense usage is acceptable: 'I have' (have taken any music classes) and 'I remember when... invited' (past event) are consistent. Suggestion: include comma for clarity.
× I and the songs make me feel very emotional and inspired.
✓ The songs and I made me feel very emotional and inspired.
Original is ungrammatical: 'I and the songs make me feel' repeats subject and object incorrectly. Likely intent: 'The songs made me feel very emotional and inspired' or 'They made me feel...'. Use 'the songs' as subject or 'they'. Suggestion: use 'The songs made me feel...' for past recollection.
× However, I'm not very good at singing and I feel fine.
✓ However, I'm not very good at singing, and that's fine.
'I feel fine' is acceptable but sounds odd with 'not very good'—use 'that's fine' to indicate acceptance. Add comma before conjunction. Suggestion: connect clauses clearly.
× All of us about performing.
✓ We all practiced performing together.
Original is fragmentary and lacks verb. Likely meaning: 'All of us practiced performing' or 'We all performed.' Suggestion: use a full clause with subject and verb.
× Yes, I listen to music when I doing work, uh, sometime.
✓ Yes, I listen to music when I am doing work, sometimes.
Missing auxiliary 'am' for present continuous: 'I am doing work'. 'sometime' should be 'sometimes'. Suggestion: use 'when I am doing work' or 'when I work'.
× I often listen uh, when I uh, washing up, clean the house and study.
✓ I often listen when I am washing up, cleaning the house, and studying.
Parallelism and verb form errors: after 'when I' use 'am' and present participles '-ing' for ongoing actions: 'washing up, cleaning, and studying'. Maintain parallel structure. Suggestion: use 'when I am ...' and keep verbs consistent.
× Uh, it's very uh, relaxed and comfortable after a long day.
✓ It's very relaxing and comfortable after a long day.
'Relaxed' describes a person who has been relaxed; 'relaxing' describes something that causes relaxation (music). Use 'relaxing' to describe music. Suggestion: choose correct adjective form (-ing) when describing effects.