Part 1
Examinador
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Candidato
There are no tall buildings near my home because I live in a private residential area. The neighborhood mostly has low rise houses and small apartment blocks so it's quiet and peaceful place.
Examinador
Do you take photos of buildings?
Candidato
Actually I do photograph buildings especially when I'm visiting a new city. I enjoy shooting both modern skyscrapers and historical architecture. I like capturing the contrast between
Examinador
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Candidato
I hope to visit Oslo someday and to see the Oslo Opera House because it has a modern design and it's unusual design. I would like to take photos near that place and usually I can share it in social media.
Examinador
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Candidato
No, I wouldn't want to live in a tall building. I prefer a house close to the ground with some grass or a garden because it feels more peaceful. But tall buildings talk to me as a noise please.
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Puntuación: 82.0Sugerencia: Ответ хорошо отвечает на вопрос и содержит причину и описание района. Однако добавьте артикль в выражении “a quiet and peaceful place”, пишите “low-rise” через дефис и используйте запятую перед “so”. Чтобы ответ звучал естественнее, можно заменить “private residential area” на “a residential neighborhood”, если вы имеете в виду обычный жилой район.
Ejemplo: No, there aren’t any tall buildings near my home because I live in a quiet residential neighborhood. Most of the buildings are low-rise houses and small apartment blocks, so the area feels peaceful and spacious.
Do you take photos of buildings?
Puntuación: 58.0Sugerencia: Ответ начинается естественно и содержит конкретные примеры, но он незавершён: фраза “the contrast between” требует продолжения. Добавьте linking word, например “especially”, “because” или “for example”, и завершите мысль результатом или причиной. Также “take photos of buildings” звучит естественнее, чем “photograph buildings” в обычной речи.
Ejemplo: Yes, I do, especially when I’m visiting a new city. I enjoy taking photos of both modern skyscrapers and historic buildings because I like capturing the contrast between old and new architecture. These photos also help me remember the places I’ve visited.
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Puntuación: 68.0Sugerencia: Ответ релевантный и содержит конкретное здание, причину и план действий. Однако выражение “it’s unusual design” грамматически неверно: нужно “its unusual design”. Не повторяйте “design” дважды в одном предложении; используйте “distinctive appearance”. Вместо “near that place” лучше сказать “there”, а правильно — “on social media”, не “in social media”. Для более естественной логики используйте “and then” перед идеей о фотографиях.
Ejemplo: Yes, I’d love to visit the Oslo Opera House someday. I’m fascinated by its modern and distinctive design, which looks as if it rises from the water. I’d also like to take some photos there and share them on social media.
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Puntuación: 61.0Sugerencia: Первые два предложения дают ясный ответ, предпочтение и причину. Последнее предложение непонятно по смыслу: “talk to me as a noise” не является естественным английским выражением. Вероятно, вы хотели сказать, что в высотных зданиях бывает шумно или что шум вас раздражает. Используйте связку “Also” или “Besides” и приведите конкретную деталь, например шум лифтов, соседей или уличного движения.
Ejemplo: No, I wouldn’t want to live in a tall building. I’d prefer a house close to the ground with a small garden because it would feel more peaceful and private. Besides, tall apartment buildings can be noisy, especially when there are many neighbors and elevators nearby.
× The neighborhood mostly has low rise houses and small apartment blocks so it's quiet and peaceful place.
✓ The neighborhood mostly has low-rise houses and small apartment blocks, so it's a quiet and peaceful place.
The singular countable noun phrase place needs the indefinite article a. A comma is also useful before so because it connects two independent clauses. Low-rise should be written with a hyphen when it modifies houses.
× I like capturing the contrast between
✓ I like capturing the contrast between modern and traditional buildings.
The preposition between must be followed by the two things being compared. The original sentence is incomplete because it does not state what the contrast is between.
× I hope to visit Oslo someday and to see the Oslo Opera House because it has a modern design and it's unusual design.
✓ I hope to visit Oslo someday and see the Oslo Opera House because of its modern and unusual design.
It's means it is, but its is the possessive form used to show that something belongs to or is associated with it. Because of its modern and unusual design creates a more accurate grammatical structure.
× I would like to take photos near that place and usually I can share it in social media.
✓ I would like to take photos near that place, and I can usually share them on social media.
Photos is plural, so it must be replaced by the plural pronoun them. The preposition used with social media is on, not in. Usually is more naturally placed before the main verb can share.
× But tall buildings talk to me as a noise please.
✓ However, tall buildings seem noisy to me.
Talk to me as a noise is not a grammatical or natural English structure for expressing this meaning. Use seem noisy to me to describe how the buildings appear or feel to the speaker. However is also more appropriate than but at the beginning of this sentence.