Part 1
Examiner
Do you often feel tired?
Candidate
Yes, I sometimes feel tired because of work. I usually work from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, so it's quite tough. So I try to do something to refresh myself.
Examiner
When would you feel tired?
Candidate
I sometimes feel tired after having lunch because I work early in the morning. So after having lunch I can feel tiredness because of work during the day. In addition, I feel sleepy.
Examiner
What do you do when you feel tired?
Candidate
I usually eat some snacks during the day because I usually work I cannot do something special so I try to wake me up by eating something. And eating something sweet made me feel much better, so I tried like that.
Do you often feel tired?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: 문장이 대체로 이해되지만 몇 가지 개선이 필요합니다. 답변 처음에 바로 질문에 대한 직접적인 주제 문장을 사용한 것은 좋습니다. 그러나 같은 의미가 반복되는 경향(예: 'tired because of work'와 'it's quite tough')이 있고 연결어 사용이 어색합니다. 문장 길이는 적절하지만 더 구체적인 활동 예시를 덧붙이면 더 풍부한 답변이 됩니다. 또한 'So I try to do something to refresh myself.' 대신 구체적이고 자연스러운 표현(예: 'I usually go for a short walk or have a coffee break to recharge')을 사용하세요.
Example: Yes, I do feel tired sometimes because I work long hours from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. To refresh myself, I usually take a short walk outside or have a quick coffee break, which helps me regain energy and focus.
When would you feel tired?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: 답변이 반복적이고 문장 연결이 매끄럽지 않습니다. 'after having lunch'라는 핵심 정보를 처음에 명확히 하고, 이유를 간결하게 설명하며 연결어를 적절히 사용하세요. 또한 'feel tiredness' 대신 자연스러운 표현인 'feel tired'나 'get sleepy'를 사용하면 좋습니다. 구체적인 빈도나 상황 예시(예: 'especially on busy days' 또는 'when I skip breakfast')를 추가하면 더 설득력 있습니다.
Example: I usually feel tired after lunch, especially on busy workdays when I start early in the morning. By around 2 PM I often get sleepy because my body needs a short rest after a heavy morning of work.
What do you do when you feel tired?
Score: 66.0Suggestion: 내용이 전달되지만 문법과 표현이 부자연스럽습니다. 'I usually eat some snacks'는 좋은 시작이지만 중복되는 'usually'와 어색한 문장 구조('I cannot do something special so I try to wake me up by eating something')를 고쳐야 합니다. 대신 이유와 결과를 논리적으로 연결하는 접속사를 사용하고, 구체적인 예시(예: 'a piece of chocolate or a fruit')를 제시하세요. 또한 반복된 시제 혼동을 바로 잡으세요.
Example: When I feel tired at work, I usually have a small snack, like a piece of chocolate or some fruit, to wake myself up. Since I can't take a long break, a quick sweet snack often boosts my energy and helps me concentrate again.
× Yes, I sometimes feel tired because of work.
✓ Yes, I sometimes feel tired because of work.
No correction needed. Sentence correctly uses present simple to describe a habitual state. (No changes required)
× I usually work from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, so it's quite tough.
✓ I usually work from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, so it's quite tiring.
Use of 'tough' is not grammatically wrong, but 'tiring' better describes a schedule that causes fatigue. 'It's quite tiring' correctly uses 'it' as a dummy subject with present simple to describe general effect.
× So I try to do something to refresh myself.
✓ So I try to do something to refresh myself.
No correction needed. Sentence structure is acceptable and uses present simple for habitual action. (No changes required)
× I sometimes feel tired after having lunch because I work early in the morning.
✓ I sometimes feel tired after having lunch because I started working early in the morning.
Original mixes present ('I work early') with a specific past context; if the meaning is that early-morning work causes fatigue later the same day, 'I started working early in the morning' clarifies timing. Use past simple if referring to that day's earlier action.
× So after having lunch I can feel tiredness because of work during the day.
✓ So after lunch I can feel tired because of the work I did during the day.
Replace the noun 'tiredness' with the adjective 'tired' for naturalness and reorder clause to clarify that work during the day causes tiredness. Use past simple 'did' if referring to earlier activity.
× In addition, I feel sleepy.
✓ In addition, I feel sleepy.
No correction needed. Present simple appropriately describes habitual or current state. (No changes required)
× I usually eat some snacks during the day because I usually work I cannot do something special so I try to wake me up by eating something.
✓ I usually eat some snacks during the day because I am usually busy with work and cannot do anything special, so I try to wake myself up by eating something.
Several issues: run-on sentence and incorrect reflexive pronoun 'wake me up' should be 'wake myself up'. Add linking words and correct verb forms: 'I am usually busy' (present continuous for current state) and 'cannot do anything special' (negative quantifier 'anything'). Split or punctuate clauses for clarity.
× And eating something sweet made me feel much better, so I tried like that.
✓ Eating something sweet makes me feel much better, so I try to do that.
Tense inconsistency: use present simple 'makes' and 'try' to describe habitual action. 'Tried like that' is unnatural; 'try to do that' or 'try that' is clearer. Use present simple for regular habits.