Part 1
Examiner
Do you have any hobbies?
Candidate
Yeah, since I was a child, I like to draw because my father was an artist, so he taught me how to draw. For example, I like to draw characters from movies and animations, and all of my friends says that I draw very well. And I think I have a future. I have a future of being honest, an artist.
Examiner
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Candidate
I like skating since I was a child, uh, because my parents gave me skateboard at my birthday. So in my birthday. So that's the reason I trained to do some tricks at my local park with my friends and I think I still enjoy skating with my friends.
Examiner
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Candidate
When I was a child, I loved singing and I still enjoy singing with my sister. She taught me how to sing out when I was only 8 years old. But nowadays I go to my room and still like to sing a lot of my favorite songs.
Examiner
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Candidate
Yeah, I share skateboarding with my brother every day we go to park and we train together and hit out. He taught me to do tricks that he can do, for example, always in some kind, some stuff like that. And I also like to help him with some tricks.
Do you have any hobbies?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Говоря об этом вопросе, старайтесь давать более структурированный и краткий ответ: начните с тематического предложения, затем приведите одно или два конкретных примера и завершите выводом. Избегайте неуместных фраз (например, «I have a future of being honest, an artist» звучит неестественно) и исправьте грамматические ошибки (форма глагола после «friends» и согласование времен). Используйте связки (for example, besides, also) для плавности.
Example: I enjoy drawing. My father, who is an artist, taught me when I was a child, so I often draw characters from films and animations. For example, last month I completed a detailed portrait of a movie character that my friends really liked. Because of this experience, I hope to develop my skills into a career as an artist.
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Ответ должен быть в правильном времени и более сжатым. Начните с прямого утверждения в прошедшем или продлённом времени («I liked skating» или «I've liked skating since...»), затем добавьте одно конкретное примечание о подарке и где вы катались. Уберите повторы («in my birthday» дважды) и шумные слова («uh»). Используйте связки, например «because» и «so» экономно.
Example: I’ve liked skating since childhood because my parents gave me a skateboard for my birthday. After that I practiced tricks at the local park with friends, which helped me get better and made skating more fun.
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Хорошо, что вы упомянули возраст и кто вас обучал — добавьте структуру: тема, поддержка и заключение. Уточните формулировки: «sing out» неудачная фраза — лучше «sing» или «sing loudly»; избегайте лишних слов («nowadays I go to my room and still like to sing a lot of my favorite songs» можно сократить). Добавьте связующее слово («since»/«and now») для логичности.
Example: I loved singing as a child and I still do. My sister taught me when I was eight, and we used to practice harmonies together. Even now I often sing my favorite songs in my room to relax.
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Ответ неясен и содержит неестественные фразы («hit out», «always in some kind, some stuff like that»). Сформулируйте чёткое тематическое предложение, приведите конкретный пример взаимодействия с братом и одно связанное дополнение о том, как вы поможете друг другу. Избегайте разговорных заполнителей и расплывчатых выражений.
Example: Yes, I share skateboarding with my brother and we go to the park together every day to practise. He taught me several tricks like ollies and kickflips, and I help him by spotting him and giving feedback on his technique.
× Yeah, since I was a child, I like to draw because my father was an artist, so he taught me how to draw.
✓ Yeah, since I was a child, I have liked to draw because my father was an artist, so he taught me how to draw.
Use present perfect ('have liked') to describe a hobby that began in the past and continues to the present. Simple present 'like' suggests a habitual present action but does not convey continuation from childhood; 'since' requires present perfect.
× For example, I like to draw characters from movies and animations, and all of my friends says that I draw very well.
✓ For example, I like to draw characters from movies and animations, and all of my friends say that I draw very well.
The subject 'all of my friends' is plural, so the verb should be 'say' not 'says'. Ensure verb agrees with plural subject.
× And I think I have a future. I have a future of being honest, an artist.
✓ And I think I have a future as an honest artist.
Awkward phrasing: 'a future of being honest, an artist' is ungrammatical. Use 'a future as an honest artist' to state occupation and quality. Combine into a single concise noun phrase.
× I like skating since I was a child, uh, because my parents gave me skateboard at my birthday.
✓ I have liked skating since I was a child because my parents gave me a skateboard for my birthday.
'Since' requires present perfect ('have liked') to show continuing state. Add the article 'a' before 'skateboard' and use 'for my birthday' for correct preposition.
× So in my birthday.
✓ So on my birthday.
Use preposition 'on' with 'my birthday' to indicate the day something happened. 'In my birthday' is incorrect.
× So that's the reason I trained to do some tricks at my local park with my friends and I think I still enjoy skating with my friends.
✓ So that's the reason I trained to do some tricks at my local park with my friends, and I think I still enjoy skating with them.
Sentence is mostly correct but repetitive 'with my friends' can be replaced by 'with them' for conciseness. 'Trained to do' is acceptable past tense describing past action that explains current enjoyment.
× When I was a child, I loved singing and I still enjoy singing with my sister.
✓ When I was a child, I loved singing, and I still enjoy singing with my sister.
Add comma before conjunction for clarity. Tenses are correct: past 'loved' for childhood, present 'still enjoy' for continuing habit.
× She taught me how to sing out when I was only 8 years old.
✓ She taught me how to sing when I was only 8 years old.
Remove 'out' which is unnecessary and idiomatic here. 'How to sing' is the correct phrase.
× But nowadays I go to my room and still like to sing a lot of my favorite songs.
✓ But nowadays I go to my room and still like to sing many of my favorite songs.
'A lot of my favorite songs' is colloquial; 'many of my favorite songs' is clearer. Tenses are correct: 'nowadays' with present simple is acceptable.
× Yeah, I share skateboarding with my brother every day we go to park and we train together and hit out.
✓ Yeah, I share skateboarding with my brother; every day we go to the park, train together, and hang out.
Add definite article 'the' before 'park'. 'Hit out' is incorrect; likely intended 'hang out'. Split into clearer clauses and add punctuation.
× He taught me to do tricks that he can do, for example, always in some kind, some stuff like that.
✓ He taught me to do tricks that he can do, for example, different kinds of tricks and similar things.
Original 'always in some kind, some stuff like that' is ungrammatical. Replace with 'different kinds of tricks and similar things' to convey intended meaning. Maintain tense 'can do' is okay for present ability.
× And I also like to help him with some tricks.
✓ And I also like helping him with some tricks.
Both 'like to help' and 'like helping' are acceptable; 'like helping' emphasizes ongoing habit. No tense error, but gerund form here sounds more natural.