WalkingPart 1 Report

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Conversation

Part 1

Examiner

Do you walk a lot?

Candidate

Yes, I usually walk a lot. For example, I like walking in a local forest or on the streets. It helps me to improve my productivity at work since I work remotely and it helps me to achieve a work life balance.

Examiner

Did you often go outside to have a walk when you were a child?

Candidate

Yes, I often went outside to have several walks during a day when I were a child because I liked being outside BR breath the fresh air, to meet my friends outdoors and to do some activities with them. It usually was my normal everyday life when I was a child.

Examiner

Why do people like to walk in parks?

Candidate

I think people usually like to work in parks because they enjoy how fresh nature helps them get away from their everyday problems, to release their pressure from work, and it helps to clear their minds off anything related to, for example, headaches.

Examiner

Where would you like to take a long walk if you had the chance?

Candidate

If I had a chance, I think I would like to walk in a Botanical Garden of the city or in some deep wild boots, because I like to spend this time walking with my own thoughts and to clear my mind to make some solutions to the problems that I have. It just helps me to have a quality time with myself.

Examiner

Where did you go for a walk lately?

Candidate

I went for a walk in my local neighborhood to explore the city that I'm currently living in. I went to some parks there to enjoy the nature and clear my mind, and I also went to a coffee shop to have a nice cold latte.

Evaluation

Overall

Overall: 6.0Fluency & Coherence: 6.0Pronunciation: 6.0Grammar: 5.5Lexical Resource: 6.0

Part 1

Do you walk a lot?

Score: 78.0

Suggestion: Make the response more concise and natural by using one clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details with linking words. Avoid repeating similar ideas (productivity and work–life balance are related) and correct minor phrasing (use “work–life balance”).

Example: Yes, I walk a lot. For example, I usually take a 30-minute walk in the nearby forest or around my neighborhood every morning, which helps me clear my mind and boost my productivity when I work remotely.

Did you often go outside to have a walk when you were a child?

Score: 64.0

Suggestion: Improve grammar (past tense agreement), remove filler errors and be more specific about activities. Use linking words to connect reasons and correct pronunciation/spelling in writing (e.g., “breathe the fresh air”). Keep it to two or three sentences.

Example: Yes, I often went outside several times a day when I was a child because I liked to breathe the fresh air and play games with my friends. For example, we usually rode bikes or played football in the park after school.

Why do people like to walk in parks?

Score: 70.0

Suggestion: Correct obvious word choices and reduce redundancy. Use one clear topic sentence and two specific reasons with linking words. Replace incorrect verbs (“work in parks”) and awkward phrases (“release their pressure”).

Example: People like walking in parks because being in nature helps them relax and escape daily stress. For example, the fresh air and greenery can reduce tension and clear the mind after a long day at work.

Where would you like to take a long walk if you had the chance?

Score: 66.0

Suggestion: Fix vocabulary and phrasing (use “Botanical Garden” and not “deep wild boots” — likely meant “remote woods” or “wilderness”). Be concise and give a specific reason and an example of what you would do during the walk. Use linking words to show purpose.

Example: If I had the chance, I would take a long walk in the city’s botanical garden or in a remote forest because I enjoy walking alone to reflect and solve problems. For instance, I would sit by a pond and think through a plan for a difficult project.

Where did you go for a walk lately?

Score: 76.0

Suggestion: Combine sentences to avoid repetition and be more specific about time and locations. Use linking words to connect actions (e.g., after, then). Mention a brief reason or feeling to enrich the answer.

Example: Recently I walked around my local neighborhood to explore the city where I live. First I visited a couple of parks to enjoy the greenery and clear my mind, and then I stopped at a nearby coffee shop for a cold latte.

Grammar

Present tense issue

× Yes, I usually walk a lot.

Yes, I usually walk a lot.

No correction needed; sentence uses simple present correctly to describe habitual action.

Verb + -ing form

× For example, I like walking in a local forest or on the streets.

For example, I like walking in a local forest or on the streets.

No correction needed; 'like walking' correctly uses verb + -ing to express preference.

Present tense issue

× It helps me to improve my productivity at work since I work remotely and it helps me to achieve a work life balance.

It helps me improve my productivity at work since I work remotely, and it helps me achieve a work-life balance.

Minor style corrections: remove unnecessary 'to' after 'helps' (help + bare infinitive or verb) and add hyphen in 'work-life balance' for correct compound noun formatting. This keeps present tense and meaning intact.

Past tense issue

× Yes, I often went outside to have several walks during a day when I were a child because I liked being outside BR breath the fresh air, to meet my friends outdoors and to do some activities with them.

Yes, I often went outside for several walks during the day when I was a child because I liked being outside to breathe the fresh air, to meet my friends outdoors, and to do activities with them.

Multiple corrections: 'when I were a child' should be 'when I was a child' (subject-verb agreement in past tense). Use 'for several walks' or 'to have several walks' but 'for several walks' is more natural. 'during a day' -> 'during the day' for definite time reference. 'BR breath' appears to be a transcription error; correct to 'to breathe'. Added commas and removed redundant 'some' before 'activities'. These preserve past-tense narration.

Past tense issue

× It usually was my normal everyday life when I was a child.

It was usually my normal everyday life when I was a child.

Word order: place adverb 'usually' before the verb or after 'was' for natural English. Sentence remains in past tense to describe habitual past.

Incorrect use of verbs (work vs walk)

× I think people usually like to work in parks because they enjoy how fresh nature helps them get away from their everyday problems, to release their pressure from work, and it helps to clear their minds off anything related to, for example, headaches.

I think people usually like to walk in parks because they enjoy how nature's freshness helps them get away from everyday problems, relieve pressure from work, and clear their minds of things like headaches.

'work in parks' is incorrect here; context requires 'walk'. Use noun phrase 'nature's freshness' or 'the fresh air' and simplify parallel verbs: 'get away from', 'relieve pressure', 'clear their minds of'. 'clear their minds off' is incorrect collocation; correct is 'clear their minds of'. Maintain present tense.

Conditional tense issue (Future tense issue)

× If I had a chance, I think I would like to walk in a Botanical Garden of the city or in some deep wild boots, because I like to spend this time walking with my own thoughts and to clear my mind to make some solutions to the problems that I have.

If I had the chance, I would like to walk in the city's botanical garden or in some deep wilderness, because I like to spend that time walking with my thoughts and clearing my mind to find solutions to my problems.

Use 'the chance' (definite) and correct noun phrases: 'Botanical Garden of the city' -> 'the city's botanical garden'. 'deep wild boots' is likely wrong; 'deep wilderness' fits meaning. In conditional second type, 'If I had the chance, I would...' is correct. Use parallel gerunds: 'spend that time walking with my thoughts and clearing my mind to find solutions'. 'make some solutions' is unnatural; use 'find solutions'. Keep tense consistent.

Article errors

× It just helps me to have a quality time with myself.

It just helps me have quality time by myself.

'a quality time' is unidiomatic; use 'quality time' without an article. 'with myself' is better expressed as 'by myself' or 'alone'. Remove unnecessary 'to' after 'helps' (helps + bare infinitive).

Past tense issue

× I went for a walk in my local neighborhood to explore the city that I'm currently living in.

I went for a walk in my local neighborhood to explore the city that I'm currently living in.

No grammar change needed; past tense 'I went' is correct, and relative clause 'that I'm currently living in' correctly uses present continuous to indicate current residence. Could optionally change 'that I'm currently living in' to 'where I currently live' for style, but not required.

Verb + -ing form

× I went to some parks there to enjoy the nature and clear my mind, and I also went to a coffee shop to have a nice cold latte.

I went to some parks there to enjoy nature and clear my mind, and I also went to a coffee shop to have a nice cold latte.

Minor correction: drop article 'the' before 'nature' in this context ('enjoy nature'). The rest is correct past tense narration.

Vocabulary

ClearUnderstandable; Obvious; Transparent; Bright; Unobstructed
ColdChilly; Unfriendly
DeepIn depth; Intense; Profound; Rapt; Far down
FreshNewly picked; Young; Refreshed; Chilly
NiceEnjoyable; Pleasant; Polite; Subtle; Fine
NormalUsual; Ordinary
WildUntamed; Primitive; Uninhabited; Uncontrolled; Distraught
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