Part 1
考官
Do you like chatting with friends?
考生
Yes, I love talking to my friends and now at work I sometimes talk to my colleagues about those updates. We communicate and uh, sometimes we gossip.
考官
What do you usually chat about with friends?
考生
Well, it really depends. Umm, one of my best friend who is also married. Our conversations are mostly about our marriage, umm, the problems we face, you know, the happiness we share. But with colleagues, umm, usually just gossip, yeah.
考官
Do you prefer to chat with a group of people or with only one friend?
考生
Well, honestly, I prefer one-on-one chatting 'cause that makes sure you give like your full attention to that person and it can really focus on expressing your ideas and sharing stories. Yeah.
考官
Do you prefer to communicate face-to-face or via social media?
考生
I would say kind of old school person. So I prefer umm, you know, conversations, umm, festivus, uh, rather than on social medias. Umm, I'm not that social media savvy as the young generations, do you?
考官
Do you argue with friends?
考生
Well, now really I would say, umm, I'm a quite peaceful person. I always try to accommodate, uh, and therefore the chance to, you know, have a conflict with other people is pretty low. Yeah, for me.
Do you like chatting with friends?
分数: 72.0建议: Reduce hesitation and fillers, be more concise and natural. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one supporting detail. Avoid repetition (e.g. “communicate” and “talk”) and unnecessary fillers like “uh”.
示例: Yes, I enjoy chatting with friends. For example, at work I often update colleagues about projects and occasionally we have light gossip about office news.
What do you usually chat about with friends?
分数: 68.0建议: Organise the answer into a clear comparison and use fewer hesitations. Begin with a topic sentence, then give two specific examples using linking words (for instance, meanwhile, whereas). Correct grammar (e.g. “one of my best friends”).
示例: It depends on who I’m talking to. For instance, with my best friend — who is married — we discuss married life, our problems and happy moments; whereas with colleagues I usually exchange light gossip about work.
Do you prefer to chat with a group of people or with only one friend?
分数: 78.0建议: Good clear preference. Improve by removing informal fillers (“well”, “like”, “yeah”) and tightening the explanation. Use one linking phrase to add reason and one concise supporting detail.
示例: I prefer one-to-one conversations because you can give your full attention to the other person and discuss personal stories in more depth.
Do you prefer to communicate face-to-face or via social media?
分数: 60.0建议: Clarify vocabulary and avoid unclear words (e.g. “festivus” is odd here). Use a clear topic sentence and give a short reason. Avoid asking the examiner questions. Correct plural form: “social media” and grammar: “I’m not as savvy as younger people”.
示例: I’m more old-fashioned, so I prefer face-to-face conversations because they feel more personal and it’s easier to read body language; I’m not as comfortable with social media as younger people are.
Do you argue with friends?
分数: 74.0建议: Answer directly and confidently. Remove hesitations and use a clear structure: topic sentence + one supporting detail or brief example. Use more precise vocabulary (e.g. “avoid conflict”, “compromise”).
示例: Not often. I’m generally a peaceful person who prefers to compromise, so I usually resolve disagreements calmly before they become arguments.
× one of my best friend who is also married.
✓ one of my best friends who is also married.
The phrase 'one of my best friend' is incorrect because 'one of' must be followed by a plural noun; use 'friends'. Change 'friend' to 'friends' to show selection from a group. Suggestion: Use 'one of my best friends' whenever referring to a single person chosen from a group.
× Our conversations are mostly about our marriage, umm, the problems we face, you know, the happiness we share.
✓ Our conversations are mostly about marriage, the problems we face and the happiness we share.
This sentence has redundancy with possessive 'our marriage' when referring generally to married life; not a strict third-person error but clarity and concision improve grammaticality. Also connect ideas with 'and' not commas for smoother coordination. Suggestion: Remove unnecessary possessives when context is clear and use coordinating conjunctions for lists.
× I prefer one-on-one chatting 'cause that makes sure you give like your full attention to that person and it can really focus on expressing your ideas and sharing stories.
✓ I prefer one-on-one chatting because it ensures you give your full attention to the other person and lets you focus on expressing your ideas and sharing stories.
Several issues: use 'because' instead of colloquial ' 'cause' for standard grammar; replace 'you give like your full attention to that person' with 'you give your full attention to the other person' for correct pronoun reference and article use; use 'lets you focus' rather than 'it can really focus' because 'it' (the chatting) does not focus; the subject should allow the person to focus. Suggestion: Use standard connectors and ensure subjects and verbs agree in meaning, and avoid filler words like 'like'.
× conversations, umm, festivus, uh, rather than on social medias.
✓ conversations, rather than on social media.
'Festivus' is unclear and likely incorrect in context; 'social medias' is incorrect pluralisation and article usage—'social media' is an uncountable noun and should not be pluralised. Use 'on social media'. Suggestion: Use 'social media' as an uncountable noun and avoid plural forms like 'social medias'.
× Umm, I'm not that social media savvy as the young generations, do you?
✓ I'm not as savvy with social media as younger generations, are you?
Incorrect comparative structure 'not that ... as' should be 'not as ... as'. 'Social media savvy' is better expressed as 'savvy with social media'. 'The young generations' is awkward; use 'younger generations' or 'younger people'. Tag question should match subject 'you' so 'are you?'. Suggestion: Use the comparative structure 'not as ... as' and match tag questions to the subject.
× Well, now really I would say, umm, I'm a quite peaceful person.
✓ Well, I would say that I'm a fairly peaceful person.
Word order and adverb use: 'now really' is awkward; 'a quite peaceful' is ungrammatical because 'quite' or 'fairly' should precede the adjective without 'a' (unless followed by a noun). Correct form is 'I'm a fairly peaceful person' or 'I'm quite peaceful'. Suggestion: Use appropriate adverb placement ('quite peaceful' or 'a fairly peaceful person') and avoid redundant fillers like 'now really'.
× I always try to accommodate, uh, and therefore the chance to, you know, have a conflict with other people is pretty low.
✓ I always try to be accommodating, so the chance of having a conflict with other people is pretty low.
Use 'be accommodating' rather than just 'accommodate' here. The phrase should be 'the chance of having a conflict' not 'the chance to have a conflict' for natural phrasing. Also 'therefore' is formal; 'so' fits spoken context. Suggestion: Use 'be accommodating' to describe a personal trait and prefer 'chance of + -ing' for likelihood.