Part 1
試験官
Where is your hometown?
受験者
My hometown is in the southern part of Malaysia. It is near Singapore, a neighboring country of Malaysia and lots of tourists would come into my hometown every year to enjoy our well known durian.
試験官
What do you like about your home town?
受験者
The thing I like the most about my hometown is the people. Most of them are very friendly and supportive. They will always lend a hand whenever you have some problems that need their help.
試験官
How long have you lived there?
受験者
I had lived there for almost 20 years before I moved to Sydney in 2022 and I finished my primary and secondary education over there before I left.
試験官
Is your home town a good place for young people?
受験者
Personally I would say no. As someone who likes to travel, I find it extremely inconvenient as it is far away from the nearest International Airport which requires at least three hours by cars.
Where is your hometown?
スコア: 85.0提案: Your answer is clear and informative, but it could be more concise and natural by avoiding redundancy and improving sentence flow. Try to combine related ideas smoothly and use linking words to connect your points.
例: My hometown is in southern Malaysia, close to Singapore. It's famous for its durian, which attracts many tourists every year.
What do you like about your home town?
スコア: 90.0提案: Good direct answer with supporting details. To improve, you could use linking words to connect your ideas and add a bit more variety in vocabulary to make your answer more engaging.
例: What I like most about my hometown is the people because they are friendly and supportive; for instance, they always lend a hand whenever someone faces problems.
How long have you lived there?
スコア: 80.0提案: Your answer is informative but the use of past perfect tense ('had lived') is unnecessary here. Also, try to make your answer more concise and natural by avoiding repetition and improving sentence structure.
例: I lived there for nearly 20 years until I moved to Sydney in 2022, completing my primary and secondary education there.
Is your home town a good place for young people?
スコア: 85.0提案: Your answer is clear and personal, but you could improve coherence by using linking words and correcting minor grammar issues (e.g., 'three hours by car' instead of 'by cars'). Also, adding a brief explanation or alternative could enrich your response.
例: Personally, I wouldn't say it's a good place for young people, especially travellers like me, because it's quite inconvenient; the nearest international airport is at least three hours away by car.
× I had lived there for almost 20 years before I moved to Sydney in 2022 and I finished my primary and secondary education over there before I left.
✓ I lived there for almost 20 years before I moved to Sydney in 2022 and I finished my primary and secondary education over there before I left.
The past perfect tense 'had lived' is unnecessary here because the sequence of past events is clear with simple past tense. Using simple past 'lived' is more appropriate and natural in this context.
× it is far away from the nearest International Airport which requires at least three hours by cars.
✓ it is far away from the nearest International Airport which requires at least three hours by car.
The phrase 'by cars' is incorrect because 'car' in this context is used as a mode of transport and should be singular. The correct expression is 'by car'.