Part 1
Examinador
Do you wear a watch?
Candidato
Yes, I always wear a smart watch when I go to the university and attend my lectures. It's only tell me the time but also help me to manage my schedule and notify me of message and reminders so it helps me to stay organized.
Examinador
Have you ever got a watch as a gift?
Candidato
Yes, I have got a watch for as a birthday gift. I received a watch as a gift on my 18th birthday. It had a very beautiful design with some small diamonds and I love it a lot because it matched with many of my outfits and well as an elegant accessory.
Examinador
Why do some people wear expensive watches?
Candidato
I think wearing expensive watches gives people satisfaction and covering social status. For example, company bosses and some insurance agents often wear luxury watches to impress their clients, and also it is a significant and signal of success and professionalism.
Examinador
Do you think it is important to wear a watch? Why?
Candidato
I think it depends. For everyday lives it is not necessary because it's very convenient to check the time or a phone or laptops. But however, in some social situations, wearing a watch can impress others and show our social status or the respect for the event, so I sometimes choose to wear one.
Do you wear a watch?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Your answer is clear and relevant, but has some grammatical errors and redundancy. Make the response more concise, correct tense and articles, and use a linking word to connect ideas. Try to keep it within 3–4 sentences and vary vocabulary (e.g., “notify me of messages” rather than “notify me of message”).
Exemplo: Yes, I usually wear a smartwatch when I go to university. It not only tells me the time but also helps me manage my schedule and notifies me of messages and reminders, so it keeps me organized.
Have you ever got a watch as a gift?
Pontuação: 70.0Sugestão: Good content and specific detail, but grammatical mistakes and slight repetition weaken the response. Use correct past tense/forms (‘got’ vs ‘received’), remove duplicate sentences, and use linking words for coherence. Keep sentences concise and avoid informal phrases like ‘I love it a lot’.
Exemplo: Yes, I received a watch for my 18th birthday. It had a beautiful design with small diamonds, and because it matched many of my outfits, it became my favourite elegant accessory.
Why do some people wear expensive watches?
Pontuação: 68.0Sugestão: Your idea is relevant and you give an example, but grammar and word choice need improvement (e.g., ‘covering social status’ should be ‘convey social status’). Use linking words and clearer vocabulary, and avoid repetition. Provide one concise reason then support with an example.
Exemplo: I think expensive watches often convey social status and give owners personal satisfaction. For example, business leaders sometimes wear luxury watches to project success and professionalism when meeting clients.
Do you think it is important to wear a watch? Why?
Pontuação: 70.0Sugestão: Good balanced view, but grammar and flow need polishing. Avoid redundant words (‘but however’) and incorrect plural forms (‘everyday lives’). Use linking words to contrast ideas and be more precise. Limit to 2–3 sentences with clear topic sentence and supporting reason.
Exemplo: It depends. For daily life it's unnecessary because phones and laptops show the time, but in formal or social events I sometimes wear a watch to appear respectful and make a good impression.
× It's only tell me the time but also help me to manage my schedule and notify me of message and reminders so it helps me to stay organized.
✓ It not only tells me the time but also helps me to manage my schedule and notifies me of messages and reminders, so it helps me to stay organized.
Subject-verb agreement and parallel structure error: 'It' requires third person singular verbs (tells, helps, notifies). 'Not only... but also' requires parallel verbs. Also 'message' should be plural 'messages'. Use commas to separate clauses for clarity. Grammar problem type ID: 10
× Have you ever got a watch as a gift?
✓ Have you ever gotten a watch as a gift?
In the present perfect question, 'gotten' (US) or 'got' (UK) can be used; here 'got' was duplicated in student's later answer. To ask naturally in US English use 'Have you ever gotten'. If using British English, 'Have you ever got a watch as a gift?' is acceptable. Choose consistent variety. Grammar problem type ID: 5
× Yes, I have got a watch for as a birthday gift.
✓ Yes, I received a watch as a birthday gift.
Mix of present perfect and incorrect preposition 'for as' causes error. Use simple past 'received' or present perfect 'I have received' to indicate past event. Remove extra preposition 'for'. Grammar problem type ID: 5
× It had a very beautiful design with some small diamonds and I love it a lot because it matched with many of my outfits and well as an elegant accessory.
✓ It had a very beautiful design with some small diamonds, and I love it a lot because it matched many of my outfits and served as an elegant accessory.
Pronoun and verb choice errors: 'matched with' is incorrect collocation—use 'matched' with direct object. 'Well as' is wrong; intended 'as well as' or better 'served as'. Keep tense consistent: 'had' for past design and 'matched' past; 'love' can remain if expressing current feeling. Grammar problem type ID: 12
× I think wearing expensive watches gives people satisfaction and covering social status.
✓ I think wearing expensive watches gives people satisfaction and conveys social status.
Wrong verb form 'covering' used where a finite verb is needed; 'conveys' or 'convey' matches subject. Use 'conveys social status' to express meaning. Also maintain parallelism between 'gives' and 'conveys'. Grammar problem type ID: 13
× For example, company bosses and some insurance agents often wear luxury watches to impress their clients, and also it is a significant and signal of success and professionalism.
✓ For example, company bosses and some insurance agents often wear luxury watches to impress their clients, and they are also a significant signal of success and professionalism.
Pronoun reference and article errors: 'it' is unclear—refers to 'watches' (plural), so use 'they'. 'a significant and signal' mixes forms; use 'a significant signal' or 'an important indication'. Remove extra 'and'. Grammar problem type ID: 12
× For everyday lives it is not necessary because it's very convenient to check the time or a phone or laptops.
✓ For everyday life it is not necessary because it's very convenient to check the time on a phone or a laptop.
Noun number and preposition errors: 'everyday life' (singular) is the usual phrase. Use 'on a phone or a laptop' to show where you check the time. 'laptops' should be singular parallel to 'a phone' or change both to plurals. Grammar problem type ID: 6
× But however, in some social situations, wearing a watch can impress others and show our social status or the respect for the event, so I sometimes choose to wear one.
✓ However, in some social situations wearing a watch can impress others and show our social status or respect for the event, so I sometimes choose to wear one.
Redundant conjunctions: 'But however' is redundant; use one. Remove comma after introductory adverb 'However'. 'the respect' should be 'respect' without article. Keep sentence concise by deleting unnecessary words. Grammar problem type ID: 16