Part 1
시험관
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
수험생
Uh, yes. Uh, there is a big difference because like when I was in high school it was easy to make friend with everyone because like we were in the same age and had similar hobby so we spent a lot of time together. But now I'm in college so college people have different schedule and intro so like I meet friends in Tiffin place and lesson often.
시험관
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
수험생
I think it depend on like why we meet and uh, where we are meeting, uh, because like we cannot make uh for a business meeting in a park and we cannot make a A4 fan meeting in a, a business office.
시험관
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
수험생
I prefer with a girlfriend because there are many people so there there may be many activity we can do together. Maybe karaoke or maybe playing Kane.
시험관
Would you invite friends to your home?
수험생
Uh, yes, I would invite, I'd probably wear like my home is like a their medium boy. Uh, because like in my home they can do everything whatever they want because, uh, my parents are going, going to the business almost, almost the whole day. So it was really freaking.
시험관
How important are friends to you?
수험생
I think it's a bit important because like, uh, for me, it's a friend. It's uh, not just a friend. It's like a family member because like, we are same age. So I can share my feeling precious and some difficulty in my, uh, in my family. So.
시험관
Do you often go out with your friends?
수험생
Actually, I really grew out with my friend because, uh, my, most of my friends are in their college and university, so we have different skills and different, uh, time for uh, school and school and assignments. So we made.
시험관
Where do you often meet each other?
수험생
We we often meet in my home because when we begin up we cook together and eat together. So my home is the best, the best place for good.
시험관
What do you usually do with your friends?
수험생
We really making up. So when we are making we usually do is like talking about our situation and our problem and sharing and showing each other daily life and each other daily life. Then we we do karaoke also.
시험관
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
수험생
Oh yes I have. I have 7 friends I have. I have 7 friends I have known for almost 10 years so it was really long.
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
점수: 58.0제안: Answer the question directly and avoid repeated fillers such as “uh,” “because like,” and “so like.” Correct the grammar in “make friend,” “similar hobby,” and “different schedule.” The phrase “different intro” is unclear, and “Tiffin place and lesson” does not clearly describe where you meet your friends. Use a clear comparison between high school and college, supported by one specific example.
예시: Yes, there is a big difference. In high school, I usually met my friends at school because we had similar schedules and spent most of the day together. Now that I’m in college, we have different timetables, so we usually meet in the cafeteria or between classes.
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
점수: 55.0제안: State the main reason clearly: different meetings require different environments. Correct “it depend” to “it depends” and avoid the unclear phrase “make a A4 fan meeting.” Use appropriate examples, such as a quiet office for business or a spacious café for a social gathering. Link the reason and examples more naturally.
예시: It depends on the purpose of the meeting. A quiet office is suitable for a business meeting because people need to concentrate, whereas a park or café might be better for a casual gathering. The atmosphere, noise level, and available space all affect whether a place is appropriate.
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
점수: 43.0제안: Give a complete answer with “I prefer spending time with…” and make your choice clear. “A girlfriend” does not answer the contrast naturally; say “one close friend” or “a group of friends,” depending on your meaning. Correct “many activity” to “many activities,” and replace the unclear “playing Kane” with a specific activity. Add a reason and one or two examples.
예시: I prefer spending time with a group of friends because the atmosphere is usually more lively. We can do several activities together, such as singing karaoke, playing board games, or going out for a meal. However, I prefer meeting one close friend when I want to have a serious conversation.
Would you invite friends to your home?
점수: 35.0제안: The answer contains several unclear phrases, including “wear like my home is like a their medium boy” and “it was really freaking,” which make the meaning difficult to understand. Answer directly, explain why your home is suitable, and use accurate vocabulary such as “spacious,” “relaxed,” and “my parents are usually away during the day.” Avoid saying that guests can do “everything whatever they want”; explain specifically what you can do there.
예시: Yes, I would definitely invite my friends to my home. It is fairly spacious, and my parents are usually away during the day, so we can relax without disturbing anyone. We often cook together, watch films, or play games in the living room.
How important are friends to you?
점수: 57.0제안: Your main idea is understandable, but “a bit important” conflicts with your explanation that friends are like family members. Say that they are “extremely important.” Correct “we are same age” to “we are the same age,” and replace “share my feeling precious” with “share my feelings and personal difficulties.” End with a clear result rather than repeating “so.”
예시: Friends are extremely important to me because I see them as part of my family. Since we are around the same age, they understand the pressures I face and listen when I have personal problems. I can rely on them for emotional support, and I also enjoy spending time with them.
Do you often go out with your friends?
점수: 42.0제안: Use “go out,” not “grew out,” and answer whether you go out often before explaining why. “Different skills” is probably not the intended meaning; use “different schedules” or “different timetables.” Complete the final sentence and provide a specific example of how often you meet or what you do together.
예시: I do not go out with my friends very often because most of them are busy with college and university. We all have different schedules and assignments, so it can be difficult to find a suitable time. However, we usually meet once a week for dinner or coffee.
Where do you often meet each other?
점수: 48.0제안: The location is clear, but the answer needs more accurate language and a complete ending. Replace “when we begin up” with “when we meet up,” and avoid repeating “together” and “the best.” Explain why your home is convenient and mention one or two activities you do there.
예시: We often meet at my home because it is convenient and comfortable for everyone. When we meet up, we usually cook a meal together and eat in the living room. Sometimes we also sing karaoke or watch a film.
What do you usually do with your friends?
점수: 45.0제안: The opening and several phrases are unclear, so begin with a direct sentence such as “When we meet up, we usually…” Correct the verb forms and avoid repeating “daily life.” Organize the answer with linking words: first describe conversation, then add another activity such as karaoke. Use specific but natural vocabulary such as “catch up” and “share what has been happening in our lives.”
예시: When we meet up, we usually catch up and talk about what has been happening in our lives. We share our problems and give each other advice if necessary. After that, we might sing karaoke or cook something together.
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
점수: 52.0제안: The answer responds directly, but it repeats the same sentence and does not provide any information about these friends. Say “I have seven friends whom I have known for almost ten years,” then add where you met them and why you have remained close. Use the present perfect consistently and avoid ending with the unnatural phrase “so it was really long.”
예시: Yes, I do. I have seven close friends whom I have known for almost ten years. We met at school when we were teenagers, and although we now have different schedules, we still keep in touch and meet whenever we can.
× It was easy to make friend with everyone because we were in the same age and had similar hobby.
✓ It was easy to make friends with everyone because we were the same age and had similar hobbies.
The plural noun friends is needed after make because the student is referring to more than one friend. Hobbies must also be plural because people usually have more than one hobby. The natural expression is the same age, not in the same age.
× Now I'm in college, so college people have different schedule and intro.
✓ Now I'm in college, so college students have different schedules and interests.
Schedules and interests are countable nouns referring to multiple people, so they should be plural. College students is also a more natural noun phrase than college people. The word intro does not fit the meaning; interests is grammatically and contextually appropriate.
× I think it depend on why we meet and where we are meeting.
✓ I think it depends on why we meet and where we are meeting.
The subject it is third-person singular, so the present-tense verb must be depends, not depend.
× We cannot make for a business meeting in a park and we cannot make a A4 fan meeting in a business office.
✓ We cannot hold a business meeting in a park, and we cannot hold a fan meeting in a business office.
The verb make cannot be used in this structure to mean organize or conduct a meeting. Hold is the appropriate verb. The sentence also needs the object of hold to create a complete and natural structure.
× We cannot make a A4 fan meeting in a business office.
✓ We cannot hold an A4 fan meeting in a business office.
An is used before A4 because the letter A is pronounced with a vowel sound. The article a is therefore incorrect before A4.
× I prefer with a girlfriend because there are many people.
✓ I prefer spending time with a group of friends because there are more people.
After prefer, a gerund phrase such as spending time is needed when describing an activity. The original sentence is also missing the activity that the speaker prefers.
× There may be many activity we can do together.
✓ There may be many activities we can do together.
Many must be followed by a plural countable noun. Therefore, activity must be changed to activities.
× There may be many activity we can do together.
✓ There may be many activities that we can do together.
The there may be structure is acceptable, but the noun after it must agree with the quantity. Activities is plural because it follows many.
× I'd probably wear like my home is like a their medium boy.
✓ I would probably invite them because my home is like a medium-sized room.
The original sentence is not grammatically complete or logically organized. The revised version uses invite them to answer the question and because to connect the reason. Medium-sized is the correct compound adjective for describing the room.
× My parents are going to the business almost the whole day.
✓ My parents go to work for almost the whole day.
The expression go to work is used without the definite article the when referring to work in general. The present tense go is also appropriate for a regular situation.
× So it was really freaking.
✓ So it is really relaxing.
The answer describes the current situation at the student's home, so the present-tense verb is is more appropriate than the past-tense verb was.
× For me, it's a friend. It's not just a friend. It's like a family member.
✓ For me, a friend is not just a friend; a friend is like a family member.
The pronoun it does not clearly refer to a person in this context. The noun phrase a friend should be used as the subject to make the meaning clear.
× I can share my feeling precious and some difficulty in my family.
✓ I can share my precious feelings and some difficulties in my family.
Feelings and difficulties refer to multiple emotions and problems, so both nouns should be plural. The adjective precious must come before the noun it modifies: precious feelings.
× Actually, I really grew out with my friend.
✓ Actually, I really go out with my friends.
The phrase go out means spend time outside with someone. Grew out is not correct here. Friends should be plural because the speaker refers to more than one friend.
× Most of my friends are in their college and university.
✓ Most of my friends are in college or at university.
College and university are normally used without possessive determiners when referring to education generally. At university is the natural prepositional phrase, and or is appropriate because the friends may attend different types of institutions.
× We have different skills and different time for school and assignments.
✓ We have different schedules and different amounts of time for school and assignments.
Schedules is the appropriate plural noun for differences in when people study. Time is generally uncountable, so different amounts of time is the correct quantifier phrase.
× So we made.
✓ So we meet whenever we have time.
The original sentence is incomplete because made has no object and does not express the intended meaning. The revised sentence is a complete clause that explains when the friends meet.
× We often meet in my home.
✓ We often meet at my home.
At my home is the more natural expression for meeting at a person's residence. In my home is possible when emphasizing the inside of the house, but at my home is preferred for this context.
× When we begin up, we cook together and eat together.
✓ When we meet up, we cook and eat together.
Meet up is the correct phrasal verb for getting together with friends. Cook and eat can be coordinated without repeating together after each verb.
× So my home is the best place for good.
✓ So my home is the best place to hang out.
For good does not complete the meaning of the sentence. The infinitive phrase to hang out correctly explains the activity that makes the home a suitable place.
× We really making up.
✓ We usually meet up.
The sentence describes a regular activity, so the simple present tense is required. Meet up is the correct verb phrase, and usually makes the frequency clear.
× When we are making we usually do is like talking about our situation and our problem.
✓ When we meet up, what we usually do is talk about our situations and problems.
The original sentence incorrectly uses making and lacks the structure what we usually do is. After is in this pattern, the base verb talk is natural. Situations and problems are plural because the friends discuss several personal matters.
× We talk about our situation and our problem and sharing and showing each other daily life.
✓ We talk about our situations and problems and share details of our daily lives with each other.
Situations, problems, and lives should be plural because the speaker refers to several experiences and more than one person's life. The verbs talk and share should also be parallel in the same form.
× I have seven friends I have known for almost 10 years, so it was really long.
✓ I have seven friends whom I have known for almost 10 years, so we have been friends for a really long time.
The present perfect have known correctly describes a relationship that began in the past and continues now. The phrase it was really long uses the past tense incorrectly; have been friends expresses the continuing period up to the present.