Part 1
Examiner
Do you work or are you a student?
Candidate
I'm a university student majoring in pharmacy and I'm currently in my third year. I enjoy clinical projects because I find helping people rewarding and the courses are challenging but interesting where I can get a lot of sense of complication.
Examiner
Where do you study?
Candidate
I study at Junan University in Guangzhou. The campus is attractive and multicultural. Many international students attend, which creates A frenzy, ambitious environment where people help each other to learn. What's more, the atmosphere is hardworking and international.
Examiner
Is it a good place to study?
Candidate
Yes, it is. Our school has equipped us with a strong teacher team. All the teachers are very knowledgeable and patient so they can give us clear explanation, extra help. What's more, students here are very friendly so we can discuss about our study together.
Examiner
Would you like the place where you study to make any changes?
Candidate
I think my school should encourage students to form larger study groups because working with more people helps us share ideas and solve problems faster. For example, if the school organized group study sessions or provided larger rooms, students won't have to squeeze into small spaces and put them more effectively.
Examiner
What are your future study plans?
Candidate
Right now I'm concentrating on my current studies because they form the foundation for my future. After that, I plan to apply for university to pursue a degree in pharmacy so I can deepen my knowledge and prepare for career in that field.
Do you work or are you a student?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Be more concise and clearer. Start with a direct topic sentence, then give one or two specific supporting details. Avoid vague phrases like "a lot of sense of complication" and correct collocation errors (e.g., "sense of accomplishment"). Use linking words for coherence.
Example: I'm a third-year pharmacy student at university. I especially enjoy clinical projects because they let me help patients directly and apply what I learn in real situations. For example, last semester I worked on a medication review project that improved a patient's treatment plan, which felt very rewarding.
Where do you study?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Reduce repetition and choose accurate vocabulary. Give one clear topic sentence, then add a specific supporting detail. Replace incorrect or awkward words (e.g., "frenzy") with appropriate adjectives ("friendly, ambitious"). Use a linking word to connect ideas.
Example: I study at Junan University in Guangzhou. The campus is attractive and multicultural, with many international students who contribute to a friendly and ambitious learning environment. For instance, student clubs often organize cultural events that help us exchange ideas and practice English.
Is it a good place to study?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: Make sentences grammatically complete and add linking words. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific examples of why teachers and students are supportive. Fix small errors ("clear explanations", "discuss our studies").
Example: Yes, it's a very good place to study because we have knowledgeable and patient teachers who provide clear explanations and extra help. For example, professors hold weekly consultation hours and peer tutoring sessions, so students can discuss difficult topics together.
Would you like the place where you study to make any changes?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: Clarify and correct phrasing, and avoid run-on sentences. Use a clear topic sentence then one specific suggestion with a reason and consequence. Fix awkward phrases ("put them more effectively") and negative contraction errors.
Example: I would like the school to provide larger study rooms and organize official group study sessions. This would allow students to form bigger study groups, share ideas more easily, and solve problems faster without having to squeeze into small spaces.
What are your future study plans?
Score: 74.0Suggestion: Be specific about the next steps and avoid repetition. Begin with a direct statement of your plan, then give concrete details (which degree, where, what specialization, or career goal). Use linking words to show sequence.
Example: At the moment I'm focusing on my current coursework as a foundation. Next, I plan to apply for a master's degree in clinical pharmacy to deepen my knowledge and gain practical experience, so I can work as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital.
× I'm a university student majoring in pharmacy and I'm currently in my third year.
✓ I'm a university student majoring in pharmacy, and I'm currently in my third year.
Run-on/coordination clarity: add a comma before 'and' to join two independent clauses for correct punctuation and clearer sentence flow. This is a punctuation clarity issue within present-tense statements; keep present continuous 'I'm currently' as-is.
× I enjoy clinical projects because I find helping people rewarding and the courses are challenging but interesting where I can get a lot of sense of complication.
✓ I enjoy clinical projects because I find helping people rewarding, and the courses are challenging but interesting, where I can gain a strong sense of accomplishment.
Word choice and adjective use: 'a lot of sense of complication' is incorrect English. Replace with 'a strong sense of accomplishment' which correctly expresses the intended meaning. Also add commas to separate clauses for clarity.
× I study at Junan University in Guangzhou.
✓ I study at Junan University in Guangzhou.
Sentence is correct; no article change needed. Included here only to confirm no article error.
× The campus is attractive and multicultural.
✓ The campus is attractive and multicultural.
Sentence is correct; adjectives used appropriately. Included to show no change required.
× Many international students attend, which creates A frenzy, ambitious environment where people help each other to learn.
✓ Many international students attend, which creates a frenetic, ambitious environment where people help each other learn.
Article and word choice: 'A frenzy' is incorrect capitalization and word form; use lowercase 'a' and 'frenetic' (adjective). Also remove 'to' before 'learn' to use the correct verb pattern 'help someone do something' rather than 'help someone to do something' for natural English.
× What's more, the atmosphere is hardworking and international.
✓ What's more, the atmosphere is industrious and international.
Word choice: 'hardworking' describes people, not an atmosphere. 'Industrious' better describes an atmosphere or environment. Meaning is preserved and grammar improved.
× Yes, it is. Our school has equipped us with a strong teacher team.
✓ Yes, it is. Our school has equipped us with a strong teaching team.
Word choice/article: 'teacher team' is unnatural; use 'teaching team' to refer to a group of teachers. No article change needed but wording corrected for natural collocation.
× All the teachers are very knowledgeable and patient so they can give us clear explanation, extra help.
✓ All the teachers are very knowledgeable and patient, so they can give us clear explanations and extra help.
Count and coordination: 'explanation' should be plural 'explanations' to match 'give us' (multiple instances). Also add comma before 'so' and connect items with 'and' for proper list structure.
× What's more, students here are very friendly so we can discuss about our study together.
✓ What's more, students here are very friendly, so we can discuss our studies together.
Preposition error: 'discuss about' is incorrect; the verb 'discuss' does not take 'about'. Use 'discuss our studies' or 'talk about our studies'. Also 'study' should be plural 'studies' in this context. Add comma before 'so'.
× I think my school should encourage students to form larger study groups because working with more people helps us share ideas and solve problems faster.
✓ I think my school should encourage students to form larger study groups because working with more people helps us share ideas and solve problems more quickly.
Adverb choice for manner: 'faster' is acceptable but 'more quickly' is more precise in formal contexts. Modal 'should' is appropriate and kept.
× For example, if the school organized group study sessions or provided larger rooms, students won't have to squeeze into small spaces and put them more effectively.
✓ For example, if the school organized group study sessions or provided larger rooms, students wouldn't have to squeeze into small spaces and could use them more effectively.
Modal and pronoun clarity: For conditional past-tense hypothetical, use 'wouldn't' (not 'won't') after 'if the school organized'. Also 'put them more effectively' is incorrect; use 'use them more effectively'. This corrects verb choice and conditional consistency.
× Right now I'm concentrating on my current studies because they form the foundation for my future.
✓ Right now I'm concentrating on my current studies because they form the foundation for my future.
Sentence is correct; present continuous 'I'm concentrating' fits 'right now'. Included to confirm no change required.
× After that, I plan to apply for university to pursue a degree in pharmacy so I can deepen my knowledge and prepare for career in that field.
✓ After that, I plan to apply to university to pursue a degree in pharmacy so I can deepen my knowledge and prepare for a career in that field.
Preposition and article: Use 'apply to university' (not 'apply for university') and include the indefinite article 'a' before 'career'. These changes correct collocation and article usage.