Part 1
Examiner
Did you enjoy traveling by car when you were a kid?
Candidate
Yes, I love very enjoy because my family used to drive to visit my grandparent in another city every holiday. In the car I can just relax, look out the window and play with my phone.
Examiner
What types of cars do you like?
Candidate
Umm, maybe small cars. Uh, they're easy to park and, uh, simple to drive in crowded streets. Besides, they usually use less fuel.
Examiner
Do you prefer to be a driver or a passenger?
Candidate
Definitely passenger. I can just realize looking out the windows and playing with my phone driving feels more tiring, especially in heavy traffic.
Examiner
What do you usually do when there is a traffic jam?
Candidate
I try to stay clean but I often feel upset. If I drive alone, I'm usually turn up the radio and sing along. It helps me feel better. But when I travel with others, we talked and complained together.
Examiner
Do you think car colours are important?
Candidate
To be honest, not really. Umm, a nice color sounds very good, but it's not things I consider. I'm care more about whether the cars runs well and fuel use.
Examiner
Will you buy an expensive car in the future?
Candidate
Well for me it depends. If I become very rich in the future, why not? But if I am not wealthy I wouldn't buy one. I'd rather spend money on traveling.
Did you enjoy traveling by car when you were a kid?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Make the answer grammatically correct, more natural and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one specific supporting detail and a linking word. Avoid redundancy and incorrect tense/word forms.
Example: Yes, I loved traveling by car as a child. For example, my family drove to my grandparents’ city every holiday, so I often relaxed, watched the scenery and played games on my phone during the trip.
What types of cars do you like?
Score: 80.0Suggestion: Remove filler words and make the answer more confident and slightly more specific. Use a clear topic sentence and one or two concise supporting points with linking words.
Example: I prefer small cars because they are easy to park and maneuver in crowded streets. In addition, they generally consume less fuel, which saves money and is better for the environment.
Do you prefer to be a driver or a passenger?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Correct grammar and improve coherence by using linking words. Start with the direct answer, then explain one clear reason with a brief example. Avoid sentence fragments and incorrect verb forms.
Example: I definitely prefer being a passenger because I can relax and look out the window or use my phone. For instance, during long journeys or heavy traffic I find driving exhausting, so I enjoy letting someone else drive.
What do you usually do when there is a traffic jam?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Fix word choice and tense errors and organise ideas with linking words. Give a clear topic sentence and two specific actions you take, one for driving alone and one when with others.
Example: When there is a traffic jam, I usually try to stay calm, although I often feel frustrated. If I drive alone, I turn up the radio and sing along to relax; if I'm with others, we chat and vent about the delay.
Do you think car colours are important?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Make grammar and agreement corrections, and express one clear reason with linking words. Use precise vocabulary and avoid fillers.
Example: To be honest, I don't think car colour is very important. A nice colour is pleasant, but I care more about how well the car runs and its fuel efficiency.
Will you buy an expensive car in the future?
Score: 75.0Suggestion: Polish phrasing and show a clear conditional structure. Start with a direct statement and give a specific preference with a reason using linking words.
Example: It depends on my future finances. If I become wealthy, I might buy an expensive car, but otherwise I wouldn't; I'd prefer to spend my money on travelling instead.
× Yes, I love very enjoy because my family used to drive to visit my grandparent in another city every holiday.
✓ Yes, I really enjoyed it because my family used to drive to visit my grandparents in another city every holiday.
Problems: incorrect tense and collocations ('love very enjoy' is ungrammatical), singular/plural ('grandparent' should be plural), and word choice. Use past simple 'enjoyed' or 'really enjoyed it' to match 'when you were a kid'. 'Used to' indicates habitual past, so 'enjoyed' fits. Use 'grandparents' for both or plural generality. Suggestion: say 'I really enjoyed it' or 'I loved it'.
× In the car I can just relax, look out the window and play with my phone.
✓ In the car I could just relax, look out the window, and play with my phone.
Tense mismatch: the question referred to past habits ('when you were a kid'), so use past modal 'could' not present 'can'. Also add comma before 'and' for clarity. Suggestion: align verbs to past by using 'could' or past simple 'I relaxed, looked out the window and played with my phone'.
× Umm, maybe small cars.
✓ Umm, maybe small cars.
Short answer is acceptable but could be expanded. No grammatical error requiring correction per the provided list. Keep as is or say 'I prefer small cars.' to be clearer.
× Uh, they're easy to park and, uh, simple to drive in crowded streets.
✓ Uh, they're easy to park and simple to drive in crowded streets.
Remove redundant filler words for clarity. 'They're' correctly agrees with plural 'cars'. No grammar error beyond style. If needed, use article: 'in crowded streets' is acceptable; 'on crowded streets' is also possible.
× Besides, they usually use less fuel.
✓ Besides, they usually use less fuel.
Sentence is grammatical, but 'use less fuel' is acceptable. Alternatively: 'they usually consume less fuel' or 'they are more fuel-efficient.' No correction required by given list.
× Definitely passenger.
✓ Definitely a passenger.
Missing article before the noun. Use indefinite article 'a' with singular countable noun. Suggestion: 'Definitely a passenger.' or 'Definitely I'd rather be a passenger.'
× I can just realize looking out the windows and playing with my phone driving feels more tiring, especially in heavy traffic.
✓ I can just relax, look out the window, and play with my phone; driving feels more tiring, especially in heavy traffic.
Sentence fragments and word choice errors: 'realize' is incorrect here; likely meant 'relax'. Run-on sentence lacking proper punctuation and conjunctions. Separate the idea that as a passenger they can relax from the idea that driving is tiring. Use parallel verb forms 'relax, look, and play'. Suggestion: split into two clauses or use a semicolon as above.
× I try to stay clean but I often feel upset.
✓ I try to stay calm but I often feel upset.
Word choice error: 'stay clean' is incorrect in this context; 'stay calm' fits when describing reactions in a traffic jam. 'Clean' is a correct word but not appropriate here. Replace with 'calm'.
× If I drive alone, I'm usually turn up the radio and sing along.
✓ If I drive alone, I usually turn up the radio and sing along.
Incorrect auxiliary usage: 'I'm usually turn' mixes present continuous and simple present. Use simple present 'I usually turn' to describe habitual actions. Suggestion: 'I usually turn up the radio and sing along.'
× But when I travel with others, we talked and complained together.
✓ But when I travel with others, we talk and complain together.
Tense inconsistency: sentence begins with present habitual 'when I travel with others' so verbs should be present habitual 'we talk and complain' not past 'talked and complained'. Alternatively, make whole sentence past: 'But when I traveled with others, we talked and complained together.' Ensure tense consistency across clause.
× To be honest, not really.
✓ To be honest, not really.
No quantifier error; sentence is acceptable as a short response. No correction needed per provided list.
× Umm, a nice color sounds very good, but it's not things I consider.
✓ Umm, a nice color looks good, but it's not something I consider.
Problems: 'sounds very good' is odd for a color — 'looks good' is better. 'It's not things I consider' uses plural 'things' with 'it is' and is ungrammatical; use 'something I consider' or 'one of the things I consider.' Suggestion: 'a nice color looks good, but it's not something I consider.'
× I'm care more about whether the cars runs well and fuel use.
✓ I care more about whether the car runs well and its fuel consumption.
Errors: 'I'm care' incorrect auxiliary with stative verb — use 'I care'. Subject-verb agreement: 'cars runs' should be 'car runs' or 'cars run'. Also noun phrase 'fuel use' is awkward; use 'fuel consumption' or 'fuel efficiency' and add possessive 'its' if singular 'car'. Suggestion: 'I care more about whether the car runs well and its fuel consumption.'
× Well for me it depends.
✓ Well, for me it depends.
Punctuation/style: add comma after 'Well'. No tense issue. Sentence is acceptable otherwise.
× If I become very rich in the future, why not?
✓ If I become very rich in the future, why not?
Sentence grammatical. 'Become' is acceptable for future condition. No correction required.
× But if I am not wealthy I wouldn't buy one.
✓ But if I am not wealthy, I wouldn't buy one.
Add comma after the conditional clause for clarity. The mixed conditional/modal is acceptable in informal speech: 'If I'm not wealthy, I wouldn't buy one.' For more standard form, use 'If I weren't wealthy, I wouldn't buy one.'
× I'd rather spend money on traveling.
✓ I'd rather spend money on traveling.
Grammatically acceptable. Alternatively 'on travel' or 'on traveling' are both acceptable. No correction required.