Part 1
Examiner
Do you have any hobbies?
Candidate
Yes, I have in my 30s. I'm, umm, in the free, in my free time, I'm trying to read books because I could gain a lot and acknowledge and I think it's a good way to expand my knowledge by leading them. So yeah, I changed the time for reading.
Examiner
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Candidate
When I was a child, to be honest I didn't have specific hobbies because I am focused on going to school and after that I always going to the column school so I think I didn't have enough time for hobbies so but I have to say 1. I play the piano regularly.
Examiner
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Candidate
Uh, to be honest, I do not have the specific hobbies since my childhood because I'm do not uh, continue anything, umm, almost everything. Uh, then. But I like learning another language since when I was umm.
Examiner
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Candidate
Yeah, actually my whole family plays piano then I can say my, uh, we have the same hobbies playing piano, uh, at the whole family then yeah. So, umm, I sometimes go to the household, uh, recital, uh, that, uh. My.
Do you have any hobbies?
Score: 52.0Suggestion: 回答は主題に触れていますが、文法や語彙の誤り、不自然な表現、繰り返しが多く、論理のつながりも弱いです。具体的には、時制・前置詞の誤用("in my 30s", "in the free time")、語句選択の誤り("acknowledge"は不適切)、冗長な表現("I changed the time for reading"は意味が不明確)があります。改善方法:1) 明確なトピック文(I enjoy reading in my free time.)で始める。2) 理由や具体例を1〜2文で補うときは接続詞(because, so, for example)を使う。3) 正しい語彙・定型表現を使う(gain knowledge, expand my knowledge, free time)。4) 文は短めで自然にまとめ、詰めずに話す練習をする。練習方法の例:自由時間の活動について短く2文で説明し、理由と具体例を添える練習を繰り返す。
Example: I enjoy reading in my free time because it helps me gain knowledge and relax. For example, I usually read history books and articles about technology, which help me learn new ideas and stay informed.
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: 答えは質問に応じていますが、構造が曖昧で一貫性が欠け、文法と語順の誤りが多いです("I am focused"は過去形で、"column school"は不明瞭)。また、矛盾する内容("didn't have specific hobbies"の後に"I play the piano regularly")が混在しています。改善方法:1) 過去形を使って簡潔に始める(When I was a child, I didn’t have many hobbies.)。2) 矛盾を避ける:もしピアノを弾いていたなら、それを主張して具体的に説明する。3) 時系列や理由を明確にする接続詞(because, so, however)を使う。4) 不明瞭な語句は避ける。
Example: When I was a child, I didn’t have many hobbies because I spent most of my time studying and going to extra classes. However, I did play the piano regularly, and I practiced twice a week at a music school.
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Score: 46.0Suggestion: 回答は正直ですが不明瞭で、文法と流暢さに問題があります("I do not have the specific hobbies since my childhood"は意味は通るが不自然、"I'm do not continue anything"は誤り)。さらに、具体性が欠け、いつから言語学習を始めたかが示されていません。改善方法:1) 明確な否定文を作る(I haven’t had any long-term hobby since childhood.)。2) 代替の活動(language learning)を述べるときは始めた時期や頻度を具体的に示す。3) 簡潔な接続語(but, however, since)で文をつなぐ。4) 流暢さを上げるために短く整理した文を練習する。
Example: I haven’t had any hobby that I kept since childhood. However, I have been interested in learning foreign languages since I was a teenager, and I still study English and Japanese regularly.
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Score: 50.0Suggestion: 答えは要点を含んでいますが、繰り返しや言い淀みが多く、文法も不正確です("my whole family plays piano"は良いが"at the whole family"は誤り)。さらに、具体性が不足しており、どのように一緒に関わるかが明確でないです。改善方法:1) 直接的なトピック文で始める(Yes, most of my family members play the piano.)。2) どのように共通の趣味を共有しているかを一つか二つの具体例で説明する(family recitals, practice together)。3) 冗長な語や詰まる癖を減らすため、簡潔な文を準備する。
Example: Yes, most of my family members play the piano, so we share that hobby. For example, we sometimes organize small family recitals where everyone performs a piece, and we practice together on weekends.
× Yes, I have in my 30s.
✓ Yes, I am in my 30s.
The student used 'have' to indicate age, but English uses 'be' for age (I am 30). Use 'am' with first-person singular present tense. Improve by saying 'I am in my 30s.'
× I'm, umm, in the free, in my free time, I'm trying to read books because I could gain a lot and acknowledge and I think it's a good way to expand my knowledge by leading them.
✓ In my free time, I try to read books because I can learn a lot and I think it's a good way to expand my knowledge.
The original sentence is disorganized and mixes tenses and word choice. Use present simple 'I try' for habitual actions, 'can learn' instead of 'could gain' for ability, and 'learn' instead of 'acknowledge' and remove unclear 'by leading them.' Improve by keeping clear subject-verb structure and appropriate vocabulary.
× So yeah, I changed the time for reading.
✓ So yeah, I changed the time I spend reading.
The verb 'changed' is past simple which is okay if referring to a past decision, but the phrase 'the time for reading' is awkward. Clarify by specifying 'the time I spend reading.' If referring to current habit, use 'I have changed' or 'I now spend more time reading.'
× When I was a child, to be honest I didn't have specific hobbies because I am focused on going to school and after that I always going to the column school so I think I didn't have enough time for hobbies so but I have to say 1. I play the piano regularly.
✓ When I was a child, to be honest I didn't have specific hobbies because I was focused on going to school and after that I always went to cram school, so I didn't have enough time for hobbies. However, I have to say I played the piano regularly.
Mixed tenses: talking about childhood requires past tense 'was focused' and 'went.' 'Column school' likely means 'cram school.' Also split run-on sentence into clearer sentences and keep past tense consistent when referring to childhood. Use 'played' for past habit.
× Uh, to be honest, I do not have the specific hobbies since my childhood because I'm do not uh, continue anything, umm, almost everything.
✓ To be honest, I have not had any specific hobbies since my childhood because I did not continue doing anything consistently.
Use present perfect 'have not had' to describe a state from past to present, and 'did not continue' for past continuation. Avoid double negative 'I'm do not' and improve word order. 'Consistently' clarifies 'continue anything.'
× Uh, then. But I like learning another language since when I was umm.
✓ However, I have liked learning other languages since I was young.
Use present perfect 'have liked' or 'have enjoyed' with 'since' to indicate duration from past to present. 'Another language' becomes 'other languages' or 'a foreign language,' and 'since when I was' needs an endpoint like 'young.'
× Yeah, actually my whole family plays piano then I can say my, uh, we have the same hobbies playing piano, uh, at the whole family then yeah.
✓ Yes, actually my whole family plays the piano, so we share the hobby of playing the piano.
Pronoun and article misuse: 'my, uh, we' is confused; use a single clear subject 'we.' Include the definite article 'the piano.' Simplify and correct word order: 'we share the hobby of playing the piano.'
× So, umm, I sometimes go to the household, uh, recital, uh, that, uh. My.
✓ So I sometimes go to household recitals.
Fragments and filler words create an incomplete sentence. Remove fillers and make a complete sentence 'I sometimes go to household recitals.' If meaning 'family recitals,' say 'family recitals.'