Part 1
Examiner
Where is your hometown?
Candidate
My hometown is Nerima, a large city in central Japan.
Examiner
What do you like about your home town?
Candidate
I like about my hometown is flower garden. There are beautiful flower, it makes me feel happy, so I like About my hometown is flower garden.
Examiner
How long have you lived there?
Candidate
I lived in seven years ago. I lived there when I was elementary school. So be I lived in Saitama before.
Examiner
Is your home town a good place for young people?
Candidate
Yes, my hometown is a good place for young people because my hometown is abundant nature so it makes they happy and relax.
Where is your hometown?
Score: 88.0Suggestion: 回答は簡潔で明確ですが、より自然で詳しい表現にすると良いです。例えば、地理的な特徴や有名な場所を一つ加えると、話に深みが出ます。また文法的には“a large city in central Japan”は自然ですが、Nerimaは東京の区なので“a ward in Tokyo”など正確な語彙を使うとさらに良くなります。
Example: My hometown is Nerima, a residential ward in northwest Tokyo. It’s known for its parks and anime studios, which give the area a friendly, creative atmosphere.
What do you like about your home town?
Score: 52.0Suggestion: 意味は伝わりますが、文法ミスや語順の問題が多く、表現がくどくなっています。まずはトピックセンテンスを明確にし、詳細は1〜2文で具体例や理由を述べましょう。冠詞や単数・複数(a flower garden / beautiful flowers)に注意し、冗長な繰り返しを避けてください。接続詞(because, so, which)を使って論理的につなげると良いです。
Example: I like the flower gardens in my hometown because they are full of colorful flowers. Walking through them makes me feel relaxed and happy, especially in spring when everything is in bloom.
How long have you lived there?
Score: 34.0Suggestion: 時制と表現の使い方に誤りがあります。『How long have you lived there?』には現在完了形を使うか、過去の期間を明確に答える必要があります。英語では“for”や“since”を使い、年数や期間を正確に述べてください。また最後の文は繋がりが不明確なので、“before”の使い方を整理して、出身地の変遷を順序立てて説明しましょう。
Example: I lived in Nerima until I was seven, so I lived there for the first seven years of my life. After that, my family moved to Saitama, where I grew up through middle school.
Is your home town a good place for young people?
Score: 46.0Suggestion: 答えは肯定的で理由を述べようとしていますが、語順や文法(abundant nature, makes they happy, relax)の誤りが目立ちます。自然を表すときは“has plenty of green spaces / lots of parks”など具体的な表現を使い、代名詞は“them”を使います。接続詞を入れて文を整え、1〜2の具体例(スポーツ施設、イベント)を加えると説得力が増します。
Example: Yes, I think it’s a great place for young people because it has plenty of parks and green spaces. These areas offer sports facilities and cafes where young people can relax and meet friends.
× I like about my hometown is flower garden.
✓ What I like about my hometown is the flower garden.
This sentence is missing the subject structure and the definite article 'the' before 'flower garden'. Use 'What I like about my hometown is' to introduce the clause and 'the' because you refer to a specific garden type in that town. Suggestion: Rephrase to 'What I like about my hometown is the flower garden.'
× There are beautiful flower, it makes me feel happy, so I like About my hometown is flower garden.
✓ There are beautiful flowers; they make me feel happy, so I like the flower gardens in my hometown.
'Flower' should be plural 'flowers' when talking about many, and 'it' must agree in number with 'flowers' so use 'they'. Also use plural 'gardens' or add 'the' for a specific garden. The original had a fragment and awkward repetition. Suggestion: Use clear sentence separation and correct plural forms.
× I lived in seven years ago.
✓ I lived there seven years ago.
Redundant preposition 'in' is incorrect with 'ago'. Use 'I lived there seven years ago' to indicate a past time. Suggestion: Place 'seven years ago' after the verb phrase and omit 'in'.
× I lived there when I was elementary school.
✓ I lived there when I was in elementary school.
The noun phrase 'elementary school' needs the preposition 'in' to show attendance. The correct structure is 'when I was in elementary school'. Suggestion: Add 'in' before the school name.
× So be I lived in Saitama before.
✓ So I lived in Saitama before.
The extra word 'be' is incorrect and disrupts sentence structure. Remove 'be' to form a proper past-tense statement. Suggestion: Use 'So I lived in Saitama before.'
× Yes, my hometown is a good place for young people because my hometown is abundant nature so it makes they happy and relax.
✓ Yes, my hometown is a good place for young people because it has abundant nature, which makes them happy and relaxed.
Multiple issues: repetition of 'my hometown' is unnecessary; use pronoun 'it'. 'Abundant nature' needs a verb 'has' or 'is abundant in nature'. 'So' should be replaced with a relative clause 'which' to connect ideas. 'They' refers to young people—use 'them'. 'Relax' should be past participle or adjective 'relaxed' to describe state. Suggestion: 'Yes, my hometown is a good place for young people because it has abundant nature, which makes them happy and relaxed.'