Part 1
Examiner
Do you keep plants at home?
Candidate
Yeah, I keep Prince, uh, because I like uh, fashionable, uh, clothes such as, uh, T-shirts or denim. So I collect the pants and I also keep it clean. So after wearing, I always, I'm washing it to maintain its beauty.
Examiner
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Candidate
I grow the flowers at school. To be honest, my teacher asked us to grow it to learn how to how to grow the plants so I always were to him and finally I succeeded in feeding.
Examiner
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Candidate
Yes, the most important thing is that not to lose, not to lose. We always take care of them all day and not miss watering. So it's it's one of the lives so we have to take care.
Examiner
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Candidate
I have no idea because I'm Japanese but I look how to do that My friend is from China and when I was in university, he gave flowers to our teacher for graduation.
Do you keep plants at home?
Score: 25.0Suggestion: Your answer does not directly address the question because you discuss “pants,” not plants. Begin with a clear answer such as “Yes, I keep a few plants at home.” Then add specific details about the type of plant, its location, and how you care for it. Avoid repeated fillers such as “uh” and incorrect word choices such as “Prince” and “pants” when you mean “plants.” Use the present simple for habits: “I water them” rather than “I’m washing it.”
Example: Yes, I keep a few plants at home, especially small succulents and a peace lily. I keep them near the window because they need plenty of sunlight. I water them twice a week and remove any dry leaves to keep them healthy.
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Score: 30.0Suggestion: The answer is relevant, but the grammar and vocabulary are often unclear. Use the past tense consistently: “I grew flowers” and “my teacher asked us.” Replace unclear phrases such as “I always were to him” and “succeeded in feeding” with precise expressions like “I took care of them” and “eventually managed to grow them.” Organize the response with a direct answer, followed by the reason and result.
Example: When I was young, I grew sunflowers at school. My teacher asked us to plant them so that we could learn how plants grow. I watered them regularly and eventually managed to grow a tall, healthy sunflower.
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Score: 35.0Suggestion: You express the general idea of caring for plants, but several phrases are repeated or unnatural. Say “The most important thing is not to neglect them” instead of “not to lose.” You do not need to care for plants “all day”; explain that they need regular watering, enough sunlight, and suitable soil. Use linking words such as “Also” or “For example” to connect your supporting details, and avoid repeating the same words.
Example: Yes, I know a few basic things about growing plants. First, they need the right amount of water and sunlight, so I check the soil before watering them. In addition, I remove dead leaves and make sure they are planted in suitable soil.
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: You give a relevant example, but the answer is difficult to follow because of the missing linking words and the unclear phrase “I look how to do that.” Avoid saying that you cannot answer simply because you are Japanese; instead, explain that you are not completely sure and then give your observation. Distinguish between plants and cut flowers, and use a clear structure: uncertain opinion, example, and conclusion.
Example: I’m not completely sure, but I think some Chinese people do give plants as gifts, especially on special occasions. For example, when I was at university, my Chinese friend gave our teacher flowers at graduation. Plants or flowers can be meaningful presents because they represent growth, respect, and good wishes.
× I collect the pants and I also keep it clean.
✓ I collect the pants and I also keep them clean.
The noun pants is plural, so the following pronoun must also be plural. Use them, not it, to refer to plural nouns.
× I collect the pants and I also keep it clean.
✓ I collect the pants and I also keep them clean.
Them is the correct object pronoun for the plural noun pants. It is used for a singular noun or an uncountable noun.
× So after wearing, I always, I'm washing it to maintain its beauty.
✓ After wearing them, I always wash them to maintain their appearance.
The sentence describes a habitual action, so use the simple present wash rather than the present progressive am washing. The plural pronouns them and their agree with pants.
× So after wearing, I always, I'm washing it to maintain its beauty.
✓ After wearing them, I always wash them to maintain their appearance.
Pants is plural, so use them as the object of wearing and wash, and their instead of its. The pronoun it and possessive adjective its are singular.
× I grow the flowers at school.
✓ I grew flowers at school.
The question asks about something that happened when you were young, so the verb should be in the simple past. The past form of grow is grew.
× My teacher asked us to grow it to learn how to grow the plants.
✓ My teacher asked us to grow them to learn how to grow plants.
Them is needed because it refers to the plural noun flowers. The pronoun it can refer only to a singular noun or an uncountable noun.
× So I always were to him and finally I succeeded in feeding.
✓ So I always went to him, and finally I succeeded in growing them.
The story is about the past, so use the past-tense verb went. Also, succeeded in is correctly followed by a gerund, but growing is the appropriate verb for plants; feeding does not fit this context.
× The most important thing is that not to lose, not to lose.
✓ The most important thing is not to lose them.
The original sentence combines that with an infinitive phrase incorrectly and repeats the same words. After is, use the infinitive phrase not to lose them directly.
× We always take care of them all day and not miss watering.
✓ We always take care of them and make sure not to miss watering them.
The original sentence joins two parts with and, but the second part does not have a properly parallel verb structure. Make sure creates a clear parallel structure, and the object them should be repeated after watering.
× So it's it's one of the lives so we have to take care.
✓ They are living things, so we have to take care of them.
The expression take care must be followed by the preposition of and an object: take care of them. The revised sentence also provides a complete and grammatically clear structure.
× When I was in university, he gave flowers to our teacher for graduation.
✓ When I was at university, he gave flowers to our teacher for graduation.
At university is the more standard prepositional expression for referring to the period when someone is studying at a university.