Part 1
Examiner
Do you use headphones?
Candidate
Yes, I use headphone umm, almost every day because they help me uh, concentrate and focus my work, especially when I am in the office. I also wear them uh, while walking around the city to listen to music and or podcast and they can block.
Examiner
What type of headphones do you use?
Candidate
I usually use in inexpensive white wine has ear earphone because there are much cheaper than wireless earbuds. Even if they break on this function, I can easily to replace them without spending a lot of money I and I find comfortable.
Examiner
When would you use headphones?
Candidate
Yeah, I usually you'd have phone in the outfit when I need to concentrate on my work. And I also wear them when I commute and or go in the bus because they help block noise and let me, uh, listen to music or podcasts in YouTube. Mm-hmm.
Examiner
In what conditions would you not use headphones?
Candidate
Well, I don't use headphone when I'm talk to someone in person because I think it's impolite and it can de distract me uh to the out of the conversation. For example, I always take off my umm my headphone during uh discuss about project or meeting.
Examiner
Is wearing headphones comfortable?
Candidate
Yes, I find headphone very comfortable because they are small and lightweight. So I uh, so I can find it easy and I put in my pocket in my bag. So I often umm carry them when I commute with make it's convenient to listen to music or.
Do you use headphones?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Reduce hesitations and repetition; give a clear topic sentence then one or two specific reasons with linking words. Pronunciation: pluralize 'headphones' and avoid filler words like 'umm' and 'uh'.
Example: Yes, I use headphones almost every day. I wear them in the office because they help me concentrate on my work, and I also use them while walking around the city to listen to music or podcasts because they block out distracting noise.
What type of headphones do you use?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Organize your answer: start with the type, then give clear reasons. Correct grammar (e.g., 'inexpensive wired earphones', 'they are much cheaper') and avoid fragmented phrases. Use one linking phrase like 'because' and one supporting detail.
Example: I usually use inexpensive wired earphones because they are much cheaper than wireless earbuds. If they break, I can replace them easily without spending a lot of money, and I find them comfortable for daily use.
When would you use headphones?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Start with a clear topic sentence and give two specific situations with linking words like 'for example' or 'also'. Correct collocations (e.g., 'use headphones', 'commute by bus') and avoid fillers.
Example: I use headphones when I need to concentrate on my work, for example when I am studying or doing tasks at the office. I also wear them when I commute by bus or walk outside because they block noise and let me listen to music or podcasts.
In what conditions would you not use headphones?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Provide a concise topic sentence and one clear example. Improve grammar: plural 'headphones', use 'talking', and phrases like 'distract me from the conversation'. Reduce fillers.
Example: I don't use headphones when I'm talking to someone in person because it's impolite and distracts me from the conversation. For example, I always take off my headphones during project discussions or meetings.
Is wearing headphones comfortable?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: Give a clear topic sentence then two specific supporting details with linking words. Use correct plural form 'headphones' and avoid repeating connectors. Finish the sentence with a complete idea.
Example: Yes, I find headphones very comfortable because they are small and lightweight. Therefore I can easily put them in my pocket or bag, so I often carry them when I commute, which makes it convenient to listen to music.
× Yes, I use headphone umm, almost every day because they help me uh, concentrate and focus my work, especially when I am in the office.
✓ Yes, I use headphones almost every day because they help me concentrate and focus on my work, especially when I am in the office.
The noun 'headphone' should be plural 'headphones' when referring to the general item. Also add the preposition 'on' after 'focus' to form the correct collocation 'focus on my work'. Remove filler words for clarity. Grammar issue: singular/plural and preposition (use 'headphones' and 'focus on').
× I also wear them uh, while walking around the city to listen to music and or podcast and they can block.
✓ I also wear them while walking around the city to listen to music or podcasts, and they can block noise.
Use 'or' instead of 'and or' to present alternatives; 'podcast' should be plural 'podcasts' to match general reference. Add the object 'noise' to complete the sentence. This fixes conjunction and noun number issues and completes the thought.
× I usually use in inexpensive white wine has ear earphone because there are much cheaper than wireless earbuds.
✓ I usually use inexpensive white wired earphones because they are much cheaper than wireless earbuds.
The original contains several errors: 'in' is extraneous, 'white wine' is incorrect for 'white wired', 'has ear earphone' is garbled and should be 'wired earphones'. Use plural 'earphones' and pronoun 'they' to refer back. This corrects adjective placement, word choice, and plurality.
× Even if they break on this function, I can easily to replace them without spending a lot of money I and I find comfortable.
✓ Even if they break or stop working, I can easily replace them without spending a lot of money, and I find them comfortable.
Rewrite to 'break or stop working' for clarity; remove unnecessary 'on this function'. Delete the extra 'to' after 'easily'. Include object 'them' with 'find' to make 'find them comfortable'. This fixes sentence structure and verb usage.
× Yeah, I usually you'd have phone in the outfit when I need to concentrate on my work.
✓ Yeah, I usually use my headphones when I need to concentrate on my work.
The original 'you'd have phone in the outfit' is incorrect and unclear. Replace with 'use my headphones' to match context. This fixes incorrect pronoun/phrase and clarifies meaning.
× And I also wear them when I commute and or go in the bus because they help block noise and let me, uh, listen to music or podcasts in YouTube.
✓ I also wear them when I commute or take the bus because they help block noise and let me listen to music or podcasts on YouTube.
Use 'or' instead of 'and or'. Use 'take the bus' rather than 'go in the bus'. Use the preposition 'on' with 'YouTube'. Remove filler words and ensure parallel structure.
× Well, I don't use headphone when I'm talk to someone in person because I think it's impolite and it can de distract me uh to the out of the conversation.
✓ Well, I don't use headphones when I'm talking to someone in person because I think it's impolite and it can distract me from the conversation.
Use plural 'headphones'. Change 'I'm talk' to 'I'm talking' (present participle). 'De distract me uh to the out of the conversation' should be 'distract me from the conversation'. This fixes pronoun/number and verb form and preposition errors.
× For example, I always take off my umm my headphone during uh discuss about project or meeting.
✓ For example, I always take off my headphones during discussions about a project or a meeting.
Use plural 'headphones'. 'Discuss about' is incorrect; use 'discussions about' or 'when discussing'. Add articles 'a' before 'project' and 'meeting' as needed. This corrects noun form and word choice.
× Yes, I find headphone very comfortable because they are small and lightweight.
✓ Yes, I find headphones very comfortable because they are small and lightweight.
Use plural 'headphones' when referring generally to the item. 'They are' correctly agrees with the plural noun.
× So I uh, so I can find it easy and I put in my pocket in my bag.
✓ So they are easy to carry, and I can put them in my pocket or in my bag.
Replace unclear phrasing 'I can find it easy' with 'they are easy to carry'. Use object pronoun 'them' and correct prepositions 'in my pocket or in my bag' to clarify location and fix sentence structure.
× So I often umm carry them when I commute with make it's convenient to listen to music or.
✓ So I often carry them when I commute because they make it convenient to listen to music or podcasts.
Complete the sentence by adding 'because they make it convenient' and include 'podcasts' to parallel 'music'. Remove filler words and fix structure so the clause properly explains the reason.