Part 1
Examiner
Did you like going to parks as a child?
Candidate
Yes, I really enjoyed going to the parks as a child as I could get off team, uh, as I spend time with uh, my friends and my family, uh, we often went to for picnic in the parks to breathe the fresh air.
Examiner
Do you still like going to parks now?
Candidate
Yes, I really love uh, going out, uh, in parks, uh, is umm, it helps me to uh, get my mind off for these studies and helps me to reduce stress.
Examiner
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
Candidate
Absolutely yes, I would love, I would love to see a more parks and trees on greenery in Kiev, as this cave used to be the greenest, the greenest yeah city in Europe, but unfortunately now it's not as green as it was and I would.
Examiner
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
Candidate
Yes, I would love to visit the Dobro Park in the suburbs of Kiev. I know a lot about. This park, for example, has a beautiful area with a lot of trees and flowers. I would like to have a photography set there.
Did you like going to parks as a child?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Відповідь загалом зрозуміла, але має кілька помилок у формулюваннях, зайві заповнювальні слова (uh, umm), неправильні словосполучення (get off team) і дещо довга, неструктурована фраза. Порада: починайте з простої тематичної речення, уникайте «заповнювачів», виправте словосполучення (наприклад, say “get away from home” або “escape routine”) і додайте 1–2 конкретні деталі. Також стежте за граматичними формами (spent → spent time/used to spend).
Example: Yes, I loved going to parks as a child because they gave me a break from home life and school. For example, my family and I often had picnics there, and I played games with my friends among the trees. The fresh air and open space made those days very relaxing.
Do you still like going to parks now?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: Відповідь має правильну ідею, але багато звукових заповнювачів і граматичних невідповідностей («get my mind off for these studies»). Щоб покращити: сформулюйте коротке тематичне речення, видаліть “uh/umm”, використовуйте правильні вирази (get my mind off my studies / relieve stress) і додайте конкретний приклад того, що ви робите в парку, щоб розслабитися.
Example: Yes, I still enjoy going to parks because they help me relax and forget about my studies for a while. For instance, I often sit on a bench and read or take a short walk, which helps me clear my head and reduce stress.
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Ідея зрозуміла, але відповідь розрізнена, багато повторів і помилок у словах («a more parks and trees on greenery», «cave»). Порада: дайте чітку тему, поясніть причину з конкретним прикладом, використовуйте правильну лексику (green spaces, greenery, city used to be) і заверште речення. Уникайте повторів і розповсюджених помилок у назвах і словах.
Example: Yes, I would like to see more parks and green spaces in Kyiv because the city used to be one of the greenest in Europe. For example, adding more trees and small neighborhood parks would improve air quality and give people places to relax.
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: Відповідь ясна і має конкретний приклад, але є невеликі паузи і незграбні фрази («I know a lot about. This park»). Рекомендація: зробіть відповідь більш плавною, використовуйте зв’язні слова (for example, because) і уточніть, що саме ви плануєте робити (take photos, have a photo shoot).
Example: Yes, I would love to visit Dobro Park in the suburbs of Kyiv because it has large areas of trees and many colorful flowers. For example, I plan to have a small photo shoot there and take landscape pictures among the trees.
× Yes, I really enjoyed going to the parks as a child as I could get off team, uh, as I spend time with uh, my friends and my family, uh, we often went to for picnic in the parks to breathe the fresh air.
✓ Yes, I really enjoyed going to parks as a child because I could get away from home and spend time with my friends and family; we often went for picnics in the parks to breathe the fresh air.
The sentence contains incorrect and awkward prepositions and phrases: 'get off team' is incorrect and likely meant 'get away from home' or 'get off the team'; 'went to for picnic' has wrong preposition order; 'in the parks' is acceptable but 'going to parks' is more natural. Suggestion: use 'because' for reason, 'get away from' to indicate escape, and 'go for picnics' or 'went for picnics' for correct collocation.
× Yes, I really love uh, going out, uh, in parks, uh, is umm, it helps me to uh, get my mind off for these studies and helps me to reduce stress.
✓ Yes, I really love going out to parks; they help me take my mind off my studies and reduce stress.
Problems: incorrect preposition 'in parks' -> 'to parks' or simply 'going out to parks'; 'is umm, it helps' is redundant and ungrammatical; 'get my mind off for these studies' should be 'take my mind off my studies' (correct collocation and pronoun). Suggestion: remove filler words, use plural subject 'they' to agree with 'parks', and use 'take my mind off' + direct object.
× Absolutely yes, I would love, I would love to see a more parks and trees on greenery in Kiev, as this cave used to be the greenest, the greenest yeah city in Europe, but unfortunately now it's not as green as it was and I would.
✓ Absolutely, I would love to see more parks and greenery in Kyiv, as this city used to be one of the greenest cities in Europe, but unfortunately it is not as green as it used to be.
Errors: 'a more parks' mixes article 'a' with plural 'parks' (quantifier error); 'trees on greenery' is awkward — use 'greenery' or 'trees and greenery'; 'this cave' is incorrect word choice, should be 'this city'; 'the greenest, the greenest yeah city' is repetitive and ungrammatical. Suggestion: use 'more parks' without 'a', 'more greenery', and 'used to be one of the greenest cities' for clarity.
× Yes, I would love to visit the Dobro Park in the suburbs of Kiev. I know a lot about. This park, for example, has a beautiful area with a lot of trees and flowers. I would like to have a photography set there.
✓ Yes, I would love to visit Dobro Park in the suburbs of Kyiv. I know a lot about this park; for example, it has a beautiful area with many trees and flowers. I would like to do a photoshoot there.
Articles and word choice issues: 'the Dobro Park' — proper names of parks often omit 'the' unless part of the name; 'Kiev' preferred modern spelling 'Kyiv'; fragment 'I know a lot about.' should be attached to following clause; 'a lot of trees and flowers' is acceptable but 'many trees and flowers' is more formal; 'have a photography set' is unnatural — use 'do a photoshoot' or 'set up a photo shoot'. Suggestion: remove unnecessary 'the', fix sentence fragments, and use natural collocations for photography.