Part 1
考官
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
考生
Uh, both of them. But I'd love to sing a sad song in at karaoke. It makes me, uh, relaxing and I feel relaxing.
考官
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
考生
Yeah, I'll definitely uh, but if I sing a song, I prefer a sad song than happy songs because I can follow the lyrics in sad song.
考官
Have you taken any music classes?
考生
Yeah, uh, when I was a university student, I played the guitar, uh, class. I learned the guitar, uh, because I really wanted to play the guitar. Just my hobby.
考官
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
考生
Yeah, I always listen to music. Uh, for example, I, when I drive a car or when I run, uh, along the river, I listen to music a lot.
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
分数: 65.0建议: 답변이 명확하지만 문장 구조와 어휘 사용에서 반복과 비문이 있습니다. 주제 문장으로 시작해 이유를 구체적으로 하나 또는 두 개로 정리하고, 불필요한 중복(예: "relaxing" 반복)을 제거하세요. 연결어를 사용해 자연스럽게 이유를 덧붙이고 발음 흐림(uh)과 불필요한 구어체를 줄이면 더 명확해집니다.
示例: I like both sad and happy music, but I prefer singing sad songs at karaoke because they help me express my emotions and follow the lyrics more easily. For example, slow melodies let me focus on the words and convey feeling.
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
分数: 60.0建议: 대답이 일관성이 부족하고 문법 오류가 있습니다 (예: "prefer a sad song than" → "prefer sad songs to"). 간결한 주제 문장을 사용하고 비교 표현을 정확하게 쓰세요. 또한 이유를 하나로 좁혀 구체적인 예시를 덧붙이면 설득력이 높아집니다.
示例: Yes, happy music usually makes me feel more energetic. However, when I sing, I prefer sad songs to happy ones because their slower tempo helps me understand and deliver the lyrics more clearly.
Have you taken any music classes?
分数: 70.0建议: 정보는 전달되었지만 반복과 어순 문제가 있습니다. 과거 시제를 일관되게 사용하고 중복 표현("played the guitar class", "learned the guitar" 같이 반복되는 표현)을 줄이세요. 클래스에 대해 하나의 구체적 세부(언제, 얼마나 오래, 무엇을 배웠는지)를 추가하면 더 풍부해집니다.
示例: Yes, I took guitar lessons at university for two semesters. I learned basic chords and strumming patterns because playing guitar was my hobby and I wanted to accompany myself when singing.
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
分数: 75.0建议: 좋은 답변이지만 어색한 어순과 불필요한 흔들림이 있습니다. 간결한 주제 문장 뒤에 활동별로 구체적인 이유나 음악 장르를 덧붙이면 더 자연스럽습니다. 불필요한 'uh'를 줄이고 연결어(for example, when) 사용을 정리하세요.
示例: Yes, I always listen to music while doing other activities. For example, I enjoy upbeat playlists when I drive and calming acoustic songs when I run along the river because they help me stay focused and relaxed.
× It makes me, uh, relaxing and I feel relaxing.
✓ It makes me feel relaxed.
Incorrect use of verb + -ing form: 'relaxing' is a present participle used to describe something that causes relaxation (e.g., 'a relaxing song'), but the student intended to describe their own state. The correct adjective is 'relaxed' (past participle used as an adjective) or the verb phrase 'feel relaxed'. Suggestion: use 'feel relaxed' to describe the resulting state.
× But I'd love to sing a sad song in at karaoke.
✓ But I'd love to sing a sad song at karaoke.
Incorrect use of the definite article/word order: 'in at karaoke' is ungrammatical. The correct preposition is 'at' for places like 'karaoke' when referring to the activity. Remove 'in' and keep 'at'.
× I prefer a sad song than happy songs because I can follow the lyrics in sad song.
✓ I prefer a sad song to happy songs because I can follow the lyrics in a sad song.
Incorrect comparative structure and article use: 'prefer ... than' is incorrect; the correct pattern is 'prefer X to Y'. Also 'in sad song' needs the indefinite article 'a' to refer nonspecifically. Suggestion: use 'prefer ... to' and 'a sad song'.
× Yeah, I'll definitely uh, but if I sing a song, I prefer a sad song than happy songs because I can follow the lyrics in sad song.
✓ Yeah, definitely. But if I sing a song, I prefer a sad song to happy songs because I can follow the lyrics in a sad song.
Awkward modal/auxiliary usage and sentence coherence: 'I'll definitely' without an object is incomplete. Removing 'I'll' and using 'definitely' as an adverb improves clarity. Also fixes 'prefer ... to' and article issue as above.
× Yeah, uh, when I was a university student, I played the guitar, uh, class.
✓ Yeah, when I was a university student, I took a guitar class.
Incorrect verb choice and structure: 'played the guitar class' is ungrammatical. The correct collocation is 'take a class' or 'attend a class'. Use 'took a guitar class' to express past attendance. Suggestion: use 'take/took a class' or 'had a guitar lesson'.
× I learned the guitar, uh, because I really wanted to play the guitar.
✓ I learned to play the guitar because I really wanted to play it.
Incorrect verb form/structure: 'learned the guitar' is awkward in English; the natural phrasing is 'learned to play the guitar'. Also avoid repetition by replacing the second 'the guitar' with the pronoun 'it'.
× Just my hobby.
✓ It was just my hobby.
Sentence fragment: 'Just my hobby' lacks a verb or subject. Adding 'It was' completes the sentence and matches the past context. Suggestion: use short complete sentences like 'It was just my hobby.'
× Yeah, I always listen to music.
✓ Yeah, I always listen to music.
No correction needed; the present simple is appropriate for habitual actions. Keep as is.
× Uh, for example, I, when I drive a car or when I run, uh, along the river, I listen to music a lot.
✓ For example, when I drive or when I run along the river, I listen to music a lot.
Awkward word order and redundancy: remove unnecessary filler words and 'a car' after 'drive' (native speakers usually say 'drive' without object). Simplify by placing time clauses ('when I drive or when I run along the river') before the main clause. This produces a clearer sentence.