Part 1
Examiner
Do you keep plants at home?
Candidate
As I am a, a green leaf lover, so, uh, I love to keep the different type of plants at my home and we have a little garden at a back set like a kitchen garden. So me and my mother, uh, growing different type of vegetables in the garden, which is a good for our house.
Examiner
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Candidate
So my father is a farmer so definitely we love to grow the plants and our organic different type of things in our kitchen or in sorry in our garden or in the field. When I was young usually I love fruits so I love to grow the fruit plants. We have two plants in our field, apple plant and or mango.
Examiner
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Candidate
Of plants well when I was young and when I was studying in a school in our 8th standard so agriculture was the compulsory subject for us and that was very helpful for us to let us know about a planting plantation and the secure like caring of plants So yeah, I know some knowledge about.
Examiner
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Candidate
Uh, actually, I, I'm not sure about this because I don't have any knowledge and I never hear about this thing. But yeah, if any people giving a plant as a gift, it is a not bad thing, uh, because it, it helps us to, uh, preserve our environment.
Do you keep plants at home?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Be more concise and fluent. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid filler words (uh, um), correct grammar (use present continuous or simple present correctly), and give one or two specific supporting details with linking words. Keep it under 5 sentences.
Example: Yes. I enjoy keeping plants at home; we have a small kitchen garden at the back where my mother and I grow various vegetables. For example, we grow tomatoes and herbs, which supply fresh produce for our meals and improve our home's appearance.
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: Give a direct answer first, then add specific details in a structured way. Avoid repetition and grammatical errors (use past tense consistently). Use linking words to connect ideas.
Example: When I was young, we grew fruit trees on our family farm. For instance, we had an apple tree and a mango tree, and I remember helping my father water them and pick ripe fruit during the summer.
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Answer directly and use clearer sentences. Explain what you learned with specific examples and use linking words. Correct awkward phrases (e.g., "planting plantation" -> "planting and care").
Example: Yes, I learned basic plant care at school because agriculture was a compulsory subject in eighth grade. For example, I learned how to prepare soil, plant seedlings, and water and protect plants from pests.
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Provide a clear opinion and then justify it with reasons. Avoid too many hesitations and be specific about cultural practices if possible; if unsure, say so briefly and offer a logical personal view with linking words.
Example: I'm not sure if it is common in China, but I think giving plants as gifts is a good idea. For example, plants are eco-friendly and long-lasting, and they can brighten someone's home while promoting better air quality.
× As I am a, a green leaf lover, so, uh, I love to keep the different type of plants at my home and we have a little garden at a back set like a kitchen garden.
✓ As I am a green-leaf lover, I love to keep different types of plants at my home, and we have a little kitchen garden in the backyard.
Incorrect and extra articles ('a, a') and wrong article use before plural 'different type of plants'. Use no article before 'green-leaf lover' and plural 'different types'. 'Back set like a kitchen garden' is unclear; 'kitchen garden in the backyard' is natural. Use hyphen for compound adjective 'green-leaf'.
× So me and my mother, uh, growing different type of vegetables in the garden, which is a good for our house.
✓ So my mother and I grow different types of vegetables in the garden, which is good for our household.
Subject 'my mother and I' requires the base verb 'grow' (present simple) not 'growing'. 'Me and my mother' is incorrect subject order and case. Use plural 'types' and remove unnecessary article 'a' before 'good'. 'Household' is more natural than 'house' in this context.
× So my father is a farmer so definitely we love to grow the plants and our organic different type of things in our kitchen or in sorry in our garden or in the field.
✓ My father is a farmer, so we definitely like to grow plants and various organic things in our kitchen, garden, or field.
Redundant tense shifting and awkward phrasing. Use 'we definitely like' rather than 'we love to grow the plants' for naturalness. Remove 'the' before plural 'plants' and change 'different type of things' to 'various organic things'. Maintain parallel list with commas.
× When I was young usually I love fruits so I love to grow the fruit plants.
✓ When I was young I usually loved fruits, so I liked to grow fruit trees.
Tense mismatch: talking about the past requires past tense 'loved' not present 'love'. 'Fruit plants' is unnatural; 'fruit trees' or 'fruit plants' with clearer noun 'trees' is better. Remove unnecessary 'to' before 'usually' and fix word order.
× We have two plants in our field, apple plant and or mango.
✓ We have two trees in our field: an apple tree and a mango tree.
Use singular countable nouns with articles: 'an apple tree' and 'a mango tree'. 'Or' is unnecessary and word order fixed. 'Plants' can be 'trees' here for fruit trees.
× Of plants well when I was young and when I was studying in a school in our 8th standard so agriculture was the compulsory subject for us and that was very helpful for us to let us know about a planting plantation and the secure like caring of plants So yeah, I know some knowledge about.
✓ When I was young and studying in eighth grade, agriculture was a compulsory subject for us, and it was very helpful in teaching us about planting and caring for plants, so I learned some things about it.
Sentence contained many problems: word order, article use, and awkward noun phrases. Use past tense consistently ('was', 'learned'). Replace '8th standard' with 'eighth grade' for natural English. 'Planting plantation' is redundant; use 'planting and caring for plants'. End with clear object 'about it'.
× Uh, actually, I, I'm not sure about this because I don't have any knowledge and I never hear about this thing.
✓ Actually, I'm not sure about this because I don't have any knowledge of it and I have never heard about it.
Use correct verb forms: 'have never heard' (present perfect) for past experience up to now. Use preposition 'of' with 'knowledge of it'. Replace informal ',' placements and remove repeated pronouns.
× But yeah, if any people giving a plant as a gift, it is a not bad thing, uh, because it, it helps us to, uh, preserve our environment.
✓ But yes, if anyone gives a plant as a gift, it is not a bad thing because it helps us preserve the environment.
Use correct quantifier 'anyone' not 'any people' in this conditional. Use correct verb form 'gives' for third-person singular in the conditional clause. Remove extra articles 'a not' and duplicated words. 'Preserve the environment' is natural collocation.