Part 1
Examiner
Do you like drawing?
Candidate
I always like art. I love to spend my spare time by drawing pictures, animals, plants, or any other kind of, uh, building stuff. Umm, I believe that it umm, give me a sense of uh, creativity and happiness.
Examiner
Do you like to go to the gallery?
Candidate
I love to explore new adventures in my life. Recently I have been to one of the Ukrainian museums in Winnipeg. I was amazed by the beauty of this museum. I would love to explore more new things in the near future by visiting the another kind of museums.
Examiner
Do you want to learn more about art?
Candidate
Definitely, I would love to do that. When I turned to high school, I had to skip my art subject because I choose the mathematics instead. So in the near future, if I would get a chance, I would definitely explore more art option which would increase my creativity and gives me a relaxed sense of relaxation in my mind.
Examiner
Did you learn drawing when you were a kid?
Candidate
Of course, when I was young, art was one of my favorite subject. I was always ready to make pictures of hearts, homes and especially filling out the color books I remembered. On my 10th birthday, my father gives me a variety of brown colors and a drawing book which I used for my whole childhood.
Do you like drawing?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Be more concise and grammatical: start with a clear topic sentence, avoid fillers (uh, umm), correct grammar (e.g. 'gives me' not 'give me'), and limit to at most 4–5 sentences. Add one specific example to support your statement.
Example: Yes, I really enjoy drawing. I often spend my spare time sketching animals and plants, which helps me relax. For example, last weekend I spent two hours drawing a rabbit and felt much happier afterwards.
Do you like to go to the gallery?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: Answer directly (Yes/No) then give a brief specific example. Avoid vague phrases like 'new adventures' and correct grammar ('the another' → 'other'). Use linking words (for example, recently...).
Example: Yes, I enjoy going to galleries. For example, I recently visited the Ukrainian Museum in Winnipeg and was impressed by the traditional embroidery and paintings. I plan to visit other contemporary art museums soon to see modern works.
Do you want to learn more about art?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Make sentences grammatically correct and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, explain the reason briefly, and avoid repetition ('relaxed sense of relaxation'). Use correct tenses (I chose) and singular/plural forms (options).
Example: Yes, I definitely want to learn more about art. I skipped art in high school because I chose mathematics, so now I hope to enroll in a weekend painting class to improve my creativity and reduce stress.
Did you learn drawing when you were a kid?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Provide a clear past-tense narrative with specific details and correct verbs (gave, used). Avoid unclear phrases like 'I remembered'. Keep it concise and include one illustrative memory.
Example: Yes, I learned to draw as a child and loved it. I often drew hearts and houses and spent hours coloring books. For instance, on my 10th birthday my father gave me a set of colored pencils and a drawing book, which I used throughout my childhood.
× I love to spend my spare time by drawing pictures, animals, plants, or any other kind of, uh, building stuff.
✓ I love to spend my spare time drawing pictures of animals, plants, or building other things.
Using 'by drawing' is not wrong but sounds awkward; more natural is 'spend time drawing'. 'Pictures, animals, plants' needs linking: 'drawing pictures of animals, plants'. 'any other kind of, uh, building stuff' is unclear; 'building other things' is clearer. Use of prepositions and phrase structure was corrected for naturalness.
× I believe that it umm, give me a sense of uh, creativity and happiness.
✓ I believe that it gives me a sense of creativity and happiness.
Subject 'it' is singular so verb must be 'gives' (third person singular). Removed filler words and extra commas to make sentence grammatically correct and natural.
× Recently I have been to one of the Ukrainian museums in Winnipeg.
✓ Recently I went to one of the Ukrainian museums in Winnipeg.
Present perfect 'have been to' is acceptable for recent experiences but 'Recently I went to' fits spoken narrative and is simpler. Either is possible; changed to simple past to match the subsequent 'I was amazed'.
× I would love to explore more new things in the near future by visiting the another kind of museums.
✓ I would love to explore new things in the near future by visiting other kinds of museums.
Incorrect use of 'the' before 'another'. 'Another kind of museums' is ungrammatical; use 'other kinds of museums' or 'another kind of museum'. Also 'more new things' is redundant; use 'new things'.
× When I turned to high school, I had to skip my art subject because I choose the mathematics instead.
✓ When I went to high school, I had to skip my art class because I chose mathematics instead.
'Turned to high school' is incorrect collocation; use 'went to high school' or 'entered high school'. 'Choose' should be past 'chose' to match 'had to skip'. 'Art subject' more natural as 'art class'; omit 'the' before mathematics.
× So in the near future, if I would get a chance, I would definitely explore more art option which would increase my creativity and gives me a relaxed sense of relaxation in my mind.
✓ So in the near future, if I get a chance, I will definitely explore more art options which will increase my creativity and give me a sense of relaxation.
In conditional sentences, use present tense in the if-clause ('if I get') and future in the main clause ('I will'). 'Art option' should be plural 'art options'. Verb agreement: after 'which' referring to 'options' use 'will increase' and 'give' (base form) not 'gives'. 'A relaxed sense of relaxation' is redundant; 'a sense of relaxation' is concise.
× Of course, when I was young, art was one of my favorite subject.
✓ Of course, when I was young, art was one of my favorite subjects.
Count noun 'subject' must be plural with 'one of my' -> 'subjects'.
× I was always ready to make pictures of hearts, homes and especially filling out the color books I remembered.
✓ I was always eager to draw pictures of hearts and homes and especially to fill in coloring books, as I remember.
'Ready to make pictures' is awkward; 'eager to draw pictures' is natural. 'Filling out the color books' is incorrect collocation; use 'fill in coloring books'. Added 'as I remember' to keep the memory sense. Corrected verb forms and prepositions.
× On my 10th birthday, my father gives me a variety of brown colors and a drawing book which I used for my whole childhood.
✓ On my 10th birthday, my father gave me a set of brown crayons and a drawing book which I used throughout my childhood.
Tense should be past: 'gave' not 'gives'. 'A variety of brown colors' is awkward for art supplies; 'a set of brown crayons' or 'a variety of brown crayons' is clearer. 'For my whole childhood' -> 'throughout my childhood' is idiomatic.