Part 1
Examinador
Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?
Candidato
Yes, I always take a window seat, especially when travelling on trains. This is because I love taking photos of the scenery, especially you know, mountains, river, countryside.
Examinador
Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?
Candidato
No I didn't We rarely went on a long trip where I was a child because it was harder to take care of me and my little sister for a long trip so we usually stay at three nights hotel.
Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?
Pontuação: 78.0Sugestão: Your answer is clear and relevant, but you can make it more natural and concise by avoiding filler phrases (e.g., "you know") and by adding one specific supporting detail using a linking word. Also vary vocabulary instead of repeating "especially". Keep it to no more than 4–5 sentences.
Exemplo: Yes, I prefer a window seat, especially on trains, because I enjoy photographing the landscape. For example, I like capturing mountain ridges and winding rivers, which look best from the window. This also helps me relax during the journey.
Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?
Pontuação: 70.0Sugestão: Your response answers the question but has grammar and cohesion issues. Use a clear topic sentence, add a linking word to explain the reason, correct tense and article usage, and be more specific (e.g., typical trip length, destinations). Keep to 3–4 sentences.
Exemplo: No, I didn't. We rarely took long trips when I was a child because it was difficult for my parents to look after me and my younger sister. Instead, we usually stayed at a nearby hotel for two or three nights and visited local attractions.
× Yes, I always take a window seat, especially when travelling on trains. This is because I love taking photos of the scenery, especially you know, mountains, river, countryside.
✓ Yes, I always take a window seat, especially when travelling on trains. This is because I love taking photos of the scenery, especially, you know, mountains, rivers, and the countryside.
Errors: missing plural for 'river', missing article before 'countryside', and punctuation around 'you know'. Grammar problem type 8 applies because the sentence lists nouns after a verb+ing phrase; the nouns must be correctly formed (plural and with articles). Suggestion: use plural 'rivers' when referring to rivers in general, include 'the' before 'countryside' to refer to a general landscape, and add commas to set off the parenthetical 'you know'.
× No I didn't We rarely went on a long trip where I was a child because it was harder to take care of me and my little sister for a long trip so we usually stay at three nights hotel.
✓ No, I didn't. We rarely went on a long trip when I was a child because it was harder to take care of my little sister and me on a long trip, so we usually stayed at a three-night hotel.
Multiple past-tense and word-order issues: 'where I was a child' should be 'when I was a child' (time reference), 'take care of me and my little sister' is awkward order and pronoun case; use 'my little sister and me'. Use past tense 'stayed' to match 'went'. 'three nights hotel' is incorrect; use compound adjective 'three-night hotel' with singular 'hotel'. These are past-tense and sentence-structure errors; apply past tense consistently and correct noun phrase formation. Suggestion: keep verbs in past tense for childhood events, use 'when' for time, put possessive before nouns, and use compound adjectives for time-length descriptions.