Part 1
Examiner
Do you often feel tired?
Candidate
Yes, I often feel tired because I have a busy schedule from Monday to Sunday. So yeah, I feel tired frequently.
Examiner
When would you feel tired?
Candidate
To be very honest, I feel, uh, very much tired at evening after my evening classes, after office and uh, at late evening after doing all the work of my home, my office or my personal work. After that, I feel really tired, like I feel very fatigued.
Examiner
What do you do when you feel tired?
Candidate
Whenever I feel tired, I mostly read novels and listen music, which helps to calm my mind. It makes me relax. So yeah, these are the two things I do when I feel tired that helps me to calm my mind and relax my body.
Do you often feel tired?
Score: 76.0Suggestion: Be more concise and natural: start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific reasons. Avoid filler words like “so yeah.” Use a varied vocabulary (e.g., “exhausted” or “drained”) and limit to 2–3 sentences.
Example: Yes, I often feel tired because I work and study every day of the week. For example, I usually have long hours at the office and evening classes, which leaves me feeling drained by the weekend.
When would you feel tired?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Give a clear, structured answer with fewer hesitations. Start with a topic sentence naming the times, then give one specific example and use linking words (e.g., “after” or “because”). Keep it to 2–3 sentences and avoid repeating the same idea.
Example: I usually feel most tired in the late evening, especially after I finish work and my evening classes. For instance, after commuting home and doing household chores, I often feel mentally and physically exhausted.
What do you do when you feel tired?
Score: 80.0Suggestion: Be specific about how these activities help and combine sentences logically. Use linking words like “because” or “so” and prefer more natural phrasing (e.g., “listening to music” not “listen music”). Limit to 2–3 sentences and add a brief example or effect.
Example: When I feel tired, I usually read novels or listen to music because they help me unwind. For example, listening to soft acoustic music calms my mind and reading a light novel helps me forget work-related stress.
× Yes, I often feel tired because I have a busy schedule from Monday to Sunday.
✓ Yes, I often feel tired because I have a busy schedule from Monday to Sunday.
This sentence is grammatically correct in present simple; no change needed. It correctly uses the present tense to describe a habitual situation.
× So yeah, I feel tired frequently.
✓ So yeah, I feel tired frequently.
This sentence is grammatically correct in present simple; no change needed. It appropriately expresses a habitual state.
× To be very honest, I feel, uh, very much tired at evening after my evening classes, after office and uh, at late evening after doing all the work of my home, my office or my personal work.
✓ To be honest, I feel very tired in the evening after my classes and after work, especially late in the evening after doing all the tasks for my home, office, and personal life.
Problems addressed: redundant filler words ('very much tired' is unnatural; use 'very tired'), incorrect preposition 'at evening' -> 'in the evening', article and word order issues 'after office' -> 'after work', and repetition. Use 'To be honest' instead of 'To be very honest' for natural phrasing and remove 'uh'. The corrected sentence uses proper adverb placement and prepositions and improves fluency.
× After that, I feel really tired, like I feel very fatigued.
✓ After that, I feel really tired; I feel very fatigued.
Original contains conversational filler 'like' used incorrectly to link clauses. Replacing 'like' with a semicolon or 'and' clarifies structure. Verb forms are fine; this fixes sentence structure error for clarity.
× Whenever I feel tired, I mostly read novels and listen music, which helps to calm my mind.
✓ Whenever I feel tired, I mostly read novels and listen to music, which helps to calm my mind.
Missing preposition 'to' after 'listen' is incorrect: the correct collocation is 'listen to music'. The rest of the sentence correctly uses present simple for habitual actions.
× It makes me relax.
✓ It helps me relax.
'Makes me relax' is not idiomatic; 'helps me relax' or 'helps me to relax' is more natural. Use 'helps' + base verb for correct meaning and collocation.
× So yeah, these are the two things I do when I feel tired that helps me to calm my mind and relax my body.
✓ So yeah, these are the two things I do when I feel tired; they help me calm my mind and relax my body.
Subject-verb agreement and relative clause issue: 'these are the two things ... that helps' is incorrect because 'things' is plural so the verb should be 'help', and 'that' clause is awkward. Replacing with 'they help' fixes agreement and clarity. Also 'help me calm my mind' is more natural than 'helps me to calm'.