Part 1
Examiner
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Candidate
It's very difficult for me to remember people's names because I always forgot them. I can only remember their face because it's a very easy way to understand who they are.
Examiner
How do you remember people's names?
Candidate
I remember them by their face because it's very easy way to remember people. For example, when I meet someone I will look at their face and limit who they are. When I certainly know I will go to talk with them.
Examiner
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Candidate
I feel so relaxed because I forget that I am first. It's just like my sin that I'm the first one who forget them.
Examiner
Do you often forget people's names?
Candidate
I do forget people's names often because I'm usually distracted when I first meet someone and don't focus on their name. For example, at busy networking events, I remember faces much better than names, so I had to ask again later.
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Answer the question directly and use the correct tense: say “I always forget them,” not “I always forgot them.” Also, use natural expressions such as “I remember people by their faces” instead of “understand who they are.” Add one specific reason or example to make your answer more developed.
Example: No, it’s quite difficult for me to remember people’s names because I tend to forget them soon after meeting someone. However, I usually remember their faces very well, especially if I have had a meaningful conversation with them.
How do you remember people's names?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: The main idea is understandable, but several phrases are unnatural or unclear. Use “by looking at their face” and “remember who they are,” not “limit who they are.” Explain a practical method, such as repeating the name, associating it with a detail, or using it again in conversation. Check articles and verb choices: say “an easy way” and “when I meet someone, I look...”
Example: I usually remember people’s names by repeating them during the conversation. For example, when someone introduces themselves, I say, “Nice to meet you, Anna,” and try to connect their name with their face or something they have told me. This helps me remember them later.
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Score: 25.0Suggestion: The answer does not clearly express the intended meaning, and some phrases are incorrect or confusing, such as “I forget that I am first” and “my sin.” State your feeling directly and explain why. If you mean that you also forget other people’s names, say so clearly; if you mean that you do not take it personally, use that expression.
Example: I don’t feel offended when people forget my name because I sometimes have the same problem. I understand that remembering names can be difficult, especially when someone has just met several new people. I usually remind them politely and continue the conversation.
Do you often forget people's names?
Score: 82.0Suggestion: This is a clear and relevant answer with a direct reason and a specific example. Improve the grammar and consistency by changing “I had to ask again later” to “I have to ask again later” or “I often have to ask again later,” since you are describing a regular habit. You could also add a linking phrase such as “As a result.”
Example: Yes, I often forget people’s names because I’m sometimes distracted when I first meet them and fail to focus on their names. For example, at busy networking events, I remember faces much better than names. As a result, I often have to ask for someone’s name again later.
× It's very difficult for me to remember people's names because I always forgot them.
✓ It's very difficult for me to remember people's names because I always forget them.
The sentence describes a habitual action, so the present simple form forget is required. Forgot is the past simple form and should be used only for a completed action in the past.
× I can only remember their face because it's a very easy way to understand who they are.
✓ I can only remember their faces because it's a very easy way to understand who they are.
Their refers to multiple people, so the plural noun faces is more appropriate than the singular noun face. When referring generally to several people's physical features, use the plural form.
× I remember them by their face because it's very easy way to remember people.
✓ I remember them by their face because it's a very easy way to remember people.
The singular countable noun way requires a determiner. Use the indefinite article a before way because this is one easy way among several possible ways.
× For example, when I meet someone I will look at their face and limit who they are.
✓ For example, when I meet someone, I look at their face and limit who they are.
This sentence describes a usual method or repeated behavior, so the present simple look is more suitable than the future form will look. Use the present simple in examples about routines and habits.
× It's just like my sin that I'm the first one who forget them.
✓ It's just like my sin that I'm the first one who forgets them.
The relative clause refers to the singular noun one. Therefore, the verb must take the third-person singular form forgets, not the base form forget.
× For example, at busy networking events, I remember faces much better than names, so I had to ask again later.
✓ For example, at busy networking events, I remember faces much better than names, so I have to ask again later.
The answer describes what usually happens at networking events, so the present simple form have to is needed. Had to expresses a past obligation or a single past situation.