Part 1
Examiner
Do you have any hobbies?
Candidate
Yes, I have hobbies umm like basketball and also uh, washing my clothes if I have uh, boring board in free time.
Examiner
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Candidate
Umm yes, I have hobbies since when I was a child because I sometimes playing in outside in the house, uh, especially umm, they had a lot of toys. So I have for example playing in a.
Examiner
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Candidate
Yes, sometimes I have a hobby when I when I was still grew up because my hub I cannot control myself to do it. My hobbies like playing basketball and also washing.
Examiner
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Candidate
Umm yes my younger brother sometimes we play basketball together in my in our free time and also she wash she wash only her clothes also. So we have same and different hobbies.
Do you have any hobbies?
Score: 42.0Suggestion: Be more direct and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid filler words (umm, uh), and give one or two specific details about each hobby (how often, why you enjoy it). Use linking words to connect ideas.
Example: Yes, I have two main hobbies: playing basketball and doing laundry. I play basketball three times a week because it keeps me fit and I enjoy the team atmosphere. I also do my laundry in my free time because I find it relaxing and it helps me stay organized.
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Score: 35.0Suggestion: Give a clear past-tense topic sentence and specific examples. Avoid hesitations and incomplete sentences. Use linking words (for example, because) and mention when and what you did as a child.
Example: Yes, I had several hobbies as a child. For example, I often played outside with my friends and I enjoyed playing with the many toys we had at home. Because I loved imaginative games, I spent hours creating stories and playing make-believe.
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Score: 38.0Suggestion: Answer directly in past-to-present form: say which hobby continued from childhood and explain briefly why. Remove repetitions and unclear phrasing. Provide one specific reason or memory linking childhood to now.
Example: Yes, I have continued playing basketball since I was a child. I started playing at school and loved the competition, and now I still play regularly because it keeps me active and reminds me of good memories with friends.
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Score: 44.0Suggestion: Respond clearly about similarities and differences. Use correct pronouns and simple linking words (for example, however, also). Give one specific example of a shared hobby and one different hobby held by a family member.
Example: Yes, my younger brother and I share a hobby: we often play basketball together in our free time. However, he prefers doing only his own laundry, while I enjoy doing all the washing because I find it relaxing.
× Yes, I have hobbies umm like basketball and also uh, washing my clothes if I have uh, boring board in free time.
✓ Yes, I have hobbies, for example basketball and also washing my clothes when I am bored in my free time.
Errors: 'boring board' is wrong word choice; 'in free time' should be 'in my free time'; ensure plurality and nouns correct. Suggestion: use 'when I am bored' and include possessive 'my' for 'free time' and add a comma before examples.
× Umm yes, I have hobbies since when I was a child because I sometimes playing in outside in the house, uh, especially umm, they had a lot of toys. So I have for example playing in a.
✓ Umm yes, I have had hobbies since I was a child because I sometimes played outside the house; especially, we had a lot of toys. For example, I used to play a lot.
Errors: 'have hobbies since when I was a child' mixes present and past; 'sometimes playing' needs past tense 'played'; 'in outside in the house' is incorrect preposition use; 'they had a lot of toys' unclear subject — use 'we'. Suggestions: use present perfect 'have had' for actions continuing from past, use past simple 'played' for past actions, correct prepositions ('outside the house'), and clarify subjects.
× Yes, sometimes I have a hobby when I when I was still grew up because my hub I cannot control myself to do it. My hobbies like playing basketball and also washing.
✓ Yes, I have had hobbies since I was growing up because I couldn't stop myself from doing them. My hobbies include playing basketball and washing.
Errors: Mix of present and past tenses ('have' + 'when I was still grew up'); 'grew up' should be 'growing up' or 'was a child'; 'my hub' unclear — likely 'habit' and modal/past 'cannot' should be 'couldn't' for past context; 'My hobbies like' should be 'My hobbies include' or 'I like'. Suggestions: keep tense consistent (present perfect for ongoing hobbies), use 'couldn't' for inability in past, and use 'include' to list hobbies.
× Umm yes my younger brother sometimes we play basketball together in my in our free time and also she wash she wash only her clothes also. So we have same and different hobbies.
✓ Umm yes, my younger brother and I sometimes play basketball together in our free time, and he only washes his own clothes. So we have some hobbies that are the same and some that are different.
Errors: Pronoun confusion: 'we' and 'she' incorrect for 'younger brother'; 'in my in our free time' repetitive and incorrect possessive; 'she wash she wash' repeated and wrong verb form. Suggestions: Use correct subject pronouns ('he' for brother), correct verb forms ('washes'), use 'our free time', and rephrase final sentence to 'some... and some...' for clarity.