Part 1
考官
Do you make a list when you shop?
考生
When you shop? No. Usually I don't create any checklist when I go to shopping because I live in the city center. So whenever I need any items or products then I just go to the nearest local market and buy the product. It's easier for me.
考官
Do you make a list for your work? Does it work?
考生
No, I don't create any list for work because currently I'm unemployed. But when I was in college I tried making lists but I ended up not following them so I don't make the list anymore.
考官
Why don't some people like making lists?
考生
Some people don't create any list because people cannot follow the list all the time. For example, when I was in the college, my class schedule would differ every day depending on the free time of the teacher, so it was not much beneficial.
考官
Do you prefer to make a list on paper or your phone?
考生
I prefer to make the list on my mobile device because I carry my phone all the time. I'm using it like four or five hours a day, every day. So whenever I need to check something, it's rather easy for me to check on my phone then searching for a piece of paper where I made the list.
Do you make a list when you shop?
分數: 75.0建議: Your answer is clear and relevant, but it could be more concise and natural by avoiding redundancy and improving sentence flow. Try to combine ideas smoothly and use linking words to connect your points.
範例: No, I usually don't make a shopping list because I live in the city center. Whenever I need something, I just go to the nearby market and buy it, which is more convenient for me.
Do you make a list for your work? Does it work?
分數: 80.0建議: Your answer is relevant and structured, but you can improve coherence by using linking words and making your sentences more natural. Also, avoid repeating similar ideas.
範例: No, I don't make work lists since I'm currently unemployed. However, when I was in college, I tried making lists but often failed to follow them, so I stopped using them.
Why don't some people like making lists?
分數: 78.0建議: Your answer addresses the question but could be improved by using clearer linking words and more precise vocabulary. Also, try to avoid repeating 'people' and make your example more concise.
範例: Some people dislike making lists because they find it hard to stick to them. For instance, during college, my class schedule changed daily based on the teacher's availability, so lists weren't very useful.
Do you prefer to make a list on paper or your phone?
分數: 82.0建議: Your answer is clear and relevant, but you can improve fluency by combining sentences and using linking words. Also, avoid informal phrases like 'like four or five hours' and aim for more precise expressions.
範例: I prefer making lists on my phone because I carry it everywhere and use it several hours daily. This makes it easier to check my lists anytime, rather than searching for a piece of paper.
× Usually I don't create any checklist when I go to shopping because I live in the city center.
✓ Usually I don't create any checklist when I go shopping because I live in the city center.
The phrase 'go to shopping' is incorrect because 'shopping' is a gerund used as an activity, so the correct preposition is omitted. The correct expression is 'go shopping' without 'to'.
× So whenever I need any items or products then I just go to the nearest local market and buy the product.
✓ So whenever I need any items or products then I just go to the nearest local market and buy the products.
The sentence uses 'items or products' in plural but then 'buy the product' in singular, which is inconsistent. To maintain agreement, 'products' should be plural to match the earlier plural nouns.
× No, I don't create any list for work because currently I'm unemployed.
✓ No, I don't create any lists for work because currently I'm unemployed.
The word 'list' should be plural 'lists' when used with 'any' to indicate an indefinite quantity. 'Any' is typically followed by plural countable nouns.
× But when I was in college I tried making lists but I ended up not following them so I don't make the list anymore.
✓ But when I was in college I tried making lists but I ended up not following them so I don't make lists anymore.
The phrase 'make the list anymore' is incorrect because 'the list' refers to a specific list, but the context is general. It should be 'make lists' to indicate the general action of making lists.
× Some people don't create any list because people cannot follow the list all the time.
✓ Some people don't create any lists because people cannot follow the lists all the time.
The word 'list' should be plural 'lists' after 'any' and in the second instance to maintain consistency and correct article usage for countable nouns.
× For example, when I was in the college, my class schedule would differ every day depending on the free time of the teacher, so it was not much beneficial.
✓ For example, when I was in college, my class schedule would differ every day depending on the free time of the teacher, so it was not very beneficial.
The article 'the' before 'college' is unnecessary because 'college' is used in a general sense. Also, 'not much beneficial' is incorrect; the correct phrase is 'not very beneficial'.
× I prefer to make the list on my mobile device because I carry my phone all the time.
✓ I prefer to make the list using my mobile device because I carry my phone all the time.
The preposition 'on' is less appropriate here; 'using' better expresses the means by which the list is made.
× So whenever I need to check something, it's rather easy for me to check on my phone then searching for a piece of paper where I made the list.
✓ So whenever I need to check something, it's rather easy for me to check on my phone than searching for a piece of paper where I made the list.
The conjunction 'then' is incorrect in comparisons; it should be 'than' to compare two actions.