Part 1
Examiner
Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?
Candidate
Yes Birus I like to see the nasure and it's more comfortable for me
Examiner
Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?
Candidate
Yes, because all of my family liked to travel and we did two important trips. One was at Christmas in New York and I love it because there are there were a lot of snow.
Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: La risposta è diretta, ma contiene diversi errori di pronuncia o trascrizione (“Birus” probabilmente “because”, “nasure” dovrebbe essere “nature”) e manca una congiunzione per collegare le idee. Usa una frase più naturale come “Yes, I do, because…” e aggiungi un dettaglio specifico su ciò che ti piace vedere dal finestrino. Ricorda di dire “the scenery” o “the landscape” invece di “the nature” in questo contesto.
Example: Yes, I do, because I enjoy looking at the scenery while I’m travelling. I also find window seats more comfortable, especially on long journeys, because I can lean against the wall and relax.
Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: La risposta è abbastanza sviluppata e include una ragione e un esempio, ma “Yes, because” non risponde in modo naturale alla domanda. Inizia con “Yes, I did” e usa il passato in modo coerente: “I loved it” e “there was a lot of snow”. Inoltre, se menzioni due viaggi, dovresti descriverne almeno brevemente anche il secondo, oppure dire “One particularly memorable trip was…”. Usa collegamenti come “For example” e aggiungi un dettaglio concreto sull’esperienza.
Example: Yes, I did. My family loved travelling, so we went on several long trips when I was a child. One particularly memorable journey was to New York at Christmas, because the city was beautifully decorated and there was a lot of snow.
× Yes Birus I like to see the nasure and it's more comfortable for me
✓ Yes, I like to see nature, and it is more comfortable for me.
In this context, nature is used as an uncountable noun in a general sense, so it does not normally take the definite article the. The spelling of nature has also been corrected. Use no article when referring to nature in general, for example: I enjoy being close to nature.
× One was at Christmas in New York and I love it because there are there were a lot of snow.
✓ One was at Christmas in New York, and I loved it because there was a lot of snow.
The speaker is describing a journey that happened in the past, so love must change to the past tense loved. Keep the verb tense consistent when telling a past story. Use the past tense throughout, for example: I loved the trip because the city was beautiful.
× One was at Christmas in New York and I love it because there are there were a lot of snow.
✓ One was at Christmas in New York, and I loved it because there was a lot of snow.
Snow is an uncountable noun, so use there was, not there were. The phrase there are there were incorrectly combines two forms. Use there was with uncountable nouns and singular nouns, and there were with plural nouns, for example: There was a lot of snow or There were many people.