Part 1
Examiner
Do you have any hobbies?
Candidate
Yes, my hobby is taking a walk. I like walking around my house and finding the nature. I enjoy discovering the new charm of my time.
Examiner
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I would often read books, especially mystery books. I almost everyday read favorite series.
Examiner
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Candidate
Yes, I continue walking since I was a child. I said it before, I enjoy walking around my house. When I was a child, I feel.
Examiner
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Candidate
Yes, my mother loves reading a book and I also like it. I often share the interesting book I read with my mother and my mother also introduce me about.
Do you have any hobbies?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: もっと自然で流暢な表現と具体的な詳細を加えると良いです。例えば「taking a walk」は「walking」や「going for walks」の方が自然です。理由や頻度、どんな場所を歩くか、何を見つけるのかなど具体例を入れて、文と文をつなぐ接続詞(for example, because, soなど)を使って論理的に話してください。文は最大5文に収め、冗長なフレーズは避けます。
Example: Yes, I enjoy going for walks regularly. I usually walk around my neighborhood parks and along the nearby river because I like observing birds and seasonal flowers. For example, last weekend I noticed several new cherry trees in bloom, which made the walk very pleasant. Walking helps me relax and gives me time to think.
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 過去の習慣を表す際の表現を自然にし、頻度の言い方と具体的な本の種類やタイトル、なぜ好きだったかを加えましょう。「I would often」や「almost everyday」は少し不自然なので、"I often"や"I read almost every day"などに直します。また接続語で理由を補強してください。
Example: Yes, I often read books when I was a child, especially mystery novels. I read almost every day and loved series like Enid Blyton’s mysteries because the plots kept me guessing. Reading helped me develop my imagination and curiosity.
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Score: 50.0Suggestion: 現在完了や過去の継続を表す文法に注意し、意味の通る一文を作ってください。例えば"I have enjoyed walking since I was a child."のように表現します。加えて、どのように続けているか(頻度、変化、思い出)を具体的に述べ、文をつなぐ接続詞(since, so, becauseなど)で流れを作ってください。不要な短い断片("When I was a child, I feel.")は避けましょう。
Example: Yes, I have enjoyed walking since I was a child. Back then I used to explore my neighborhood after school, and now I still walk several times a week around the local park because it relaxes me. Over the years my walks have become longer and more focused on nature.
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: 家族との共通の趣味を話すときは、誰が何をするかを明確にし、具体的なやり取りの例を示すと良いです。文法を整え("my mother loves reading" や "she also introduces books to me" 等)、なぜ共有するのが楽しいか、どんな本を交換するかを補足してください。また冗長な語句を整理して、最大5文以内に収めます。
Example: Yes, my mother and I both enjoy reading. We often recommend books to each other; for instance, I lent her a recent mystery novel I liked, and she recommended a historical biography in return. Sharing books gives us topics to discuss and helps us bond.
× Yes, my hobby is taking a walk.
✓ Yes, my hobby is walking.
Use the gerund form to name activities: 'walking' is more natural than 'taking a walk' after 'my hobby is'. Suggestion: use 'My hobby is walking' or 'I enjoy taking walks' depending on emphasis.
× I like walking around my house and finding the nature.
✓ I like walking around my neighborhood and enjoying nature.
'Around my house' implies immediate vicinity; 'neighborhood' is more natural for walks. 'Finding the nature' is incorrect collocation; use 'enjoying nature'. Suggestion: replace with 'walking around my neighborhood and enjoying nature'.
× I enjoy discovering the new charm of my time.
✓ I enjoy discovering new aspects of my surroundings.
Phrase 'the new charm of my time' is unclear and unnatural. 'New' should not be preceded by 'the' here; 'my time' is vague. Use specific nouns like 'aspects' and 'surroundings'. Suggestion: say 'discovering new aspects of my surroundings'.
× Yes, I would often read books, especially mystery books.
✓ Yes, I often read books, especially mystery books, when I was a child.
When describing habitual past actions, use simple past (I often read) and include time frame 'when I was a child' to clarify. 'Would' can be used for habitual past but needs clear context; simple past is more direct. Suggestion: 'I often read books when I was a child'.
× I almost everyday read favorite series.
✓ I read my favorite series almost every day.
Adverb placement is incorrect: 'almost every day' should follow the verb or go before it; 'favorite series' needs a determiner 'my'. Suggestion: 'I read my favorite series almost every day.'
× Yes, I continue walking since I was a child.
✓ Yes, I have continued walking since I was a child.
To describe an action that began in the past and continues now, use present perfect ('have continued') with 'since'. Suggestion: 'I have continued walking since I was a child.'
× I said it before, I enjoy walking around my house.
✓ As I said before, I enjoy walking around my neighborhood.
Use linking phrase 'As I said before' and adjust 'around my house' to 'neighborhood' for natural speech. Also combine clauses with a comma or conjunction. Suggestion: 'As I said before, I enjoy walking around my neighborhood.'
× When I was a child, I feel.
✓ When I was a child, I felt the same way.
Tense inconsistency and incomplete thought: 'When I was a child' requires past tense 'felt' and needs an object or complement; likely 'the same way' referring to enjoyment. Suggestion: 'When I was a child, I felt the same way.'
× Yes, my mother loves reading a book and I also like it.
✓ Yes, my mother loves reading books and I do too.
Use plural 'books' when speaking generally. 'I do too' is more natural than 'I also like it.' Suggestion: 'My mother loves reading books, and I do too.'
× I often share the interesting book I read with my mother and my mother also introduce me about.
✓ I often share interesting books I have read with my mother, and she also recommends books to me.
Problems: article and noun number ('the interesting book' -> 'interesting books'), tense/sequence ('I have read' for relevance), and wrong verb 'introduce me about' should be 'recommend books to me' or 'tell me about books'. Suggestion: 'I often share interesting books I have read with my mother, and she also recommends books to me.'