Travelling— Part 1 Report

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Conversation

Part 1

Examiner

Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?

Candidate

Yeah, I literally like to prefer sitting in a window because I really like the ones of outdoor of weathers and some natural things like a pond or some river or some new villages house.

Examiner

Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?

Candidate

Yeah, I have been a long journey with my family. As a child, In a childhood I live in a village, Nowadays I live in a city. In that the gap of the journey, I think so struggle and so also very happy because my university is a transport in a city.

Evaluation

Overall

Overall: 5.5Fluency & Coherence: 5.5Pronunciation: 5.5Grammar: 5.0Lexical Resource: 5.5

Part 1

Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?

Score: 58.0

Suggestion: Be more direct, grammatical and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence (e.g., “Yes, I prefer the window seat.”), then give one or two specific reasons using linking words (for example, “because” and “so”). Avoid filler words like “literally” and incorrect phrases such as “the ones of outdoor of weathers.” Use correct noun phrases (e.g., “the weather” or “natural scenery”). Aim for no more than 3–4 sentences.

Example: Yes, I prefer the window seat because I enjoy looking at the weather and natural scenery. For example, I like watching ponds, rivers, and village houses pass by, so I find the journey more relaxing and interesting.

Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?

Score: 45.0

Suggestion: Organize your answer into a clear past-tense topic sentence about childhood journeys, then add specific details and reasons. Use correct tenses (past simple or used to) and linking words such as “because” or “so” to connect ideas. Avoid awkward phrases like “I have been a long journey” and unclear references like “the gap of the journey.” Keep to 2–3 concise sentences with concrete examples (where you traveled, how you felt).

Example: Yes, I often had long journeys with my family when I was a child because we lived in a village and visited the city regularly. Those trips were tiring but enjoyable, as I remember looking out at the fields and feeling excited to reach the city for school or shopping.

Grammar

Verb + -ing form

× Yeah, I literally like to prefer sitting in a window because I really like the ones of outdoor of weathers and some natural things like a pond or some river or some new villages house.

✓ Yeah, I prefer sitting by the window because I really like outdoor views and natural things like ponds, rivers, or new village houses.

The original uses redundant and incorrect verbs and prepositions. 'Like to prefer sitting' is wrong: 'prefer' should be used alone or followed by gerund (prefer sitting). Use 'by the window' not 'in a window'. 'Ones of outdoor of weathers' is ungrammatical; replace with 'outdoor views'. Use plural forms and correct nouns: 'ponds, rivers, village houses'. Remove 'literally' which is unnecessary. Suggestion: use 'prefer' + gerund and correct prepositions and noun forms.

Past tense issue

× Yeah, I have been a long journey with my family.

✓ Yes, I had a long journey with my family.

The original mixes present perfect progressive 'have been' with incorrect object. For a completed past experience 'had a long journey' (simple past) is correct. Also 'journey' needs an article 'a'. Suggestion: use simple past 'had' for a specific past event.

Present tense issue

× As a child, In a childhood I live in a village, Nowadays I live in a city.

✓ As a child, I lived in a village; nowadays I live in a city.

Tense consistency: when speaking about childhood, use past tense 'lived'. 'In a childhood' is incorrect; use 'as a child'. 'Nowadays' refers to present so 'live' present tense is correct. Also remove redundant capitalization and combine into one clear sentence.

Sentence structure errors

× In that the gap of the journey, I think so struggle and so also very happy because my university is a transport in a city.

✓ During that period of travelling I felt both struggle and happiness because my university was in the city and required travel.

Original is ungrammatical and unclear. 'In that the gap of the journey' is awkward; 'during that period of travelling' or 'during those journeys' is better. 'I think so struggle and so also very happy' mixes tenses and structure; use 'I felt both struggle and happiness'. 'My university is a transport in a city' is incorrect meaning; likely 'my university was in the city and required travel' clarifies. Suggestion: simplify sentence, use clear subject-verb structure and consistent past tense for childhood experiences.

Vocabulary

Happy— Cheerful; Glad; Fortunate
Long— Lengthy; Soon; Yearn for
New— Recently developed; Novel; Different; Additional; Reinvigorated
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