Part 1
Examinador
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Candidato
Personally, I prefer Happy New Week because I think listen to a happy music may help me feel better when I feel upset or stressed after a long day.
Examinador
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Candidato
I don't really get more excited by listen to the happy music, but I do feel positive and get energy after I listen to that kinds of music. For example, if I feel upset, I can get energy.
Examinador
Have you taken any music classes?
Candidato
Yes, I did. In my country, we have basic music in high school where we will learn how to appreciate different kinds of music and know the theory about the music. Yeah.
Examinador
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
Candidato
Yes, I often listen to music when I do household courses, especially when I doing laundry our tidy world house. It helps me feel much more relaxed and make me feel more enjoyable when I working.
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Pontuação: 70.0Sugestão: Make the response more natural and grammatically correct. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one specific reason and an example. Avoid redundancy and keep it within 3–4 sentences. Fix verb forms (e.g., “listen to” → “listening to”), article use (“a happy music” → “happy music” or “a happy song”), and capitalisation.
Exemplo: I prefer happy music, such as upbeat songs like “Happy New Week.” I find listening to happy music helps lift my mood when I’m stressed after a long day. For example, after a difficult workday I play an upbeat playlist to relax and feel more positive.
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Pontuação: 65.0Sugestão: Improve grammar and coherence: use correct verb forms and singular/plural agreement, and add a clearer linking phrase. Give a concise contrast if you say it doesn’t make you excited but boosts energy. Use one clear example and avoid repetition.
Exemplo: Not necessarily — happy music doesn’t always make me excited, but it does boost my energy and mood. For example, when I’m feeling down I play an upbeat song and it helps me feel more positive and motivated to continue my tasks.
Have you taken any music classes?
Pontuação: 75.0Sugestão: Provide a direct topic sentence and add one or two specific details about what you learned. Correct tense consistency and streamline phrasing (e.g., “we learned” not “we will learn” if talking about past experience). Avoid filler words like “Yeah.”
Exemplo: Yes, I took a basic music class in high school. We learned how to appreciate different genres, read simple notation, and studied basic music theory like rhythm and scales.
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
Pontuação: 60.0Sugestão: Make the answer clearer and correct vocabulary (household chores), verb forms, and word order. Give one specific activity and explain how music helps, using a linking word for clarity. Keep it concise.
Exemplo: Yes, I often listen to music while doing household chores, especially when I’m doing laundry or tidying the house. Listening to music makes these tasks feel less boring and helps me relax and enjoy the process.
× I prefer Happy New Week because I think listen to a happy music may help me feel better when I feel upset or stressed after a long day.
✓ I prefer Happy New Week because I think listening to happy music may help me feel better when I am upset or stressed after a long day.
After verbs like 'think', use a gerund for the following verb when describing a general action: 'listening' not 'listen'. Also, use 'happy music' without an article for general reference, and use 'I am upset' (present continuous/state) rather than 'I feel upset' is acceptable but keep consistent with 'am' for state; final sentence kept as present simple for general situations.
× I prefer Happy New Week because I think listen to a happy music may help me feel better when I feel upset or stressed after a long day.
✓ I prefer Happy New Week because I think listening to happy music may help me feel better when I am upset or stressed after a long day.
'Music' is an uncountable noun when speaking in general, so do not use 'a' before it. Replace 'a happy music' with 'happy music'.
× I don't really get more excited by listen to the happy music, but I do feel positive and get energy after I listen to that kinds of music.
✓ I don't really get more excited by listening to happy music, but I do feel positive and energized after I listen to that kind of music.
Use the gerund 'listening' after preposition 'by'. Also use 'happy music' (no 'the') for general reference. Use 'that kind of music' (singular) or 'those kinds of music' (plural), and 'energized' is the correct adjective for 'get energy' in this context.
× I don't really get more excited by listen to the happy music, but I do feel positive and get energy after I listen to that kinds of music.
✓ I don't really get more excited by listening to happy music, but I do feel positive and energized after I listen to that kind of music.
'The' before 'happy music' is unnecessary when speaking generally. Also 'that kinds' is incorrect: use 'that kind' for singular or 'those kinds' for plural.
× For example, if I feel upset, I can get energy.
✓ For example, if I feel upset, I can feel energized.
'Get energy' is unnatural in English; use 'feel energized' or 'gain energy'. This is a vocabulary/pronoun-related clarity issue; pronoun use itself is fine, but the phrase needed correction for natural expression.
× Yes, I did. In my country, we have basic music in high school where we will learn how to appreciate different kinds of music and know the theory about the music.
✓ Yes, I did. In my country, we had basic music classes in high school where we learned how to appreciate different kinds of music and learned music theory.
The student refers to past experience ('Have you taken any music classes?'), so use past tense: 'had', 'learned'. Also pluralize 'classes' and use 'music theory' without 'the'.
× In my country, we have basic music in high school where we will learn how to appreciate different kinds of music and know the theory about the music.
✓ In my country, we had basic music classes in high school where we learned how to appreciate different kinds of music and learned music theory.
'the theory about the music' is awkward; 'music theory' is the standard phrase and does not need 'the'.
× Yes, I often listen to music when I do household courses, especially when I doing laundry our tidy world house.
✓ Yes, I often listen to music when I do household chores, especially when I am doing laundry or tidying the house.
Use gerund/continuous 'am doing' after 'when' for an ongoing action. 'Household courses' is incorrect; the correct noun is 'household chores'. 'Our tidy world house' is incorrect and unclear; likely 'tidying the house' or 'tidying our house' is intended.
× Yes, I often listen to music when I do household courses, especially when I doing laundry our tidy world house.
✓ Yes, I often listen to music when I do household chores, especially when I am doing laundry or tidying the house.
'Our tidy world house' mixes pronouns and adjectives incorrectly. Use 'tidying the house' or 'tidying our house' depending on intended meaning; here 'the house' is natural.
× It helps me feel much more relaxed and make me feel more enjoyable when I working.
✓ It helps me feel much more relaxed and makes me feel more comfortable when I am working.
Use the verb 'makes' to agree with subject 'It' and form 'makes me feel'. 'More enjoyable' is incorrect for describing a person's feeling; use 'more comfortable' or 'happier'. Also use present continuous 'am working' for the ongoing action.
× It helps me feel much more relaxed and make me feel more enjoyable when I working.
✓ It helps me feel much more relaxed and makes me feel more comfortable when I am working.
The compound verbs after 'It' must both agree: 'helps... and makes...' not 'helps... and make...'. Also include 'am' in 'when I am working'.