Part 1
Examinador
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Candidato
I prefer happy music over sad music because, uh, happy music gives me energy, relaxation, Peace of Mind and I feel very comforting while I listen to happy music. Yeah, but there are some days when I prefer sad music also that are my down days when I feel sad.
Examinador
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Candidato
Yes, definitely. Happy music always makes me feel very excited and very relaxed. Whenever I go to parks, whenever I sit alone, I always put my headphones and start listening happy music. It gives me instant energy. I feel more energetic to work more progress progressively and productively.
Examinador
Have you taken any music classes?
Candidato
No, I never take any music classes. Uh, but yeah, I'm planning to take music classes in future. I like to play piano. I always uh, overwhelmed whenever I listen any piano music. So yeah, I'm, I'm considering myself to take classes to, to learn how to play piano.
Examinador
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
Candidato
Yes, I always listen to music while I'm at home or in parks while I go for walks. When I'm home I'm doing household chores and many other household work. I always put airports in my ear to listen new and fresh music. And whenever I go to parks I always, uh, walk and listen music.
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Be more concise and natural: start with a clear topic sentence, avoid fillers (uh, yeah), and give one or two specific reasons with linking words. Keep it under 4–5 sentences and use consistent capitalization and phrasing.
Exemplo: I prefer happy music because it boosts my energy and helps me relax. For example, upbeat songs cheer me up after a long day, while I only choose sad songs occasionally when I’m feeling low.
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Pontuação: 68.0Sugestão: Avoid repetition and unclear phrases. Give one concise answer, then add a specific example using linking words. Replace awkward or redundant words (e.g., "more progress progressively") with clear expressions of effect on mood and behavior.
Exemplo: Yes — happy music energizes me and helps me concentrate. For instance, when I walk in the park with headphones, upbeat tracks lift my mood and make me feel more productive afterwards.
Have you taken any music classes?
Pontuação: 66.0Sugestão: Use correct tense and smoother phrasing. Start with a direct answer, then explain plans and reasons with clear linking words. Remove hesitations and fix grammar (e.g., "I have never taken" not "I never take").
Exemplo: No, I have never taken music classes, but I plan to in the future because I enjoy piano music. For example, hearing piano pieces makes me feel inspired, so I want to learn to play to recreate that feeling myself.
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
Pontuação: 64.0Sugestão: Be specific and correct vocabulary (e.g., "airpods/headphones" not "airports"). Structure answer: state habit, then give two brief examples with linking words. Avoid repetition like "always" and fix grammar.
Exemplo: Yes, I usually listen to music while doing other things. For example, I wear headphones at home when doing household chores, and I play playlists while I walk in the park to make my exercise more enjoyable.
× I prefer happy music over sad music because, uh, happy music gives me energy, relaxation, Peace of Mind and I feel very comforting while I listen to happy music.
✓ I prefer happy music to sad music because happy music gives me energy, relaxation and peace of mind, and I feel very comforted when I listen to it.
Errors: 'prefer X over Y' is acceptable but 'prefer X to Y' is more idiomatic; 'Peace of Mind' should be lowercase 'peace of mind'; 'I feel very comforting' is incorrect because 'comforting' describes something that causes comfort, while the speaker experiences the feeling, so use the adjective 'comforted'; use 'when I listen to it' rather than 'while I listen to happy music' to avoid repetition and improve flow.
× Yeah, but there are some days when I prefer sad music also that are my down days when I feel sad.
✓ However, there are some days when I prefer sad music because those are my down days when I feel sad.
The original has awkward clause order and redundant connectors. 'Also that are' is ungrammatical. Reordering to 'because those are my down days' clarifies cause and fixes sentence structure.
× Yes, definitely. Happy music always makes me feel very excited and very relaxed.
✓ Yes, definitely. Happy music always makes me feel both excited and relaxed.
Redundant use of 'very' twice is stylistically weak. Use 'both' to link the two adjectives and avoid awkward repetition; adverb placement 'very excited and very relaxed' is grammatical but can be improved for concision and naturalness.
× Whenever I go to parks, whenever I sit alone, I always put my headphones and start listening happy music.
✓ Whenever I go to the park or sit alone, I always put on my headphones and start listening to happy music.
Problems: 'go to parks' should be 'go to the park' or 'go to parks' depending on generality; combine repeated 'whenever' clauses; use the phrasal verb 'put on' for headphones; 'listening happy music' requires the preposition 'to' ('listening to happy music').
× I feel more energetic to work more progress progressively and productively.
✓ I feel more energetic and work more progressively and productively.
Original has redundant and incorrect phrasing. 'Energetic to work' is awkward; use 'feel more energetic and work more...'. 'Progress' as a noun doesn't fit; use 'progressively' as an adverb. Keep 'progressively and productively' to describe how you work.
× No, I never take any music classes.
✓ No, I have never taken any music classes.
Talking about life experience up to now requires present perfect: 'have never taken' rather than simple present 'never take'.
× Uh, but yeah, I'm planning to take music classes in future.
✓ But yes, I'm planning to take music classes in the future.
'In future' is a nonstandard phrase; use 'in the future'. Also 'yeah' is informal; 'yes' is more appropriate in a test. Present continuous 'I'm planning' is correct for planned future actions.
× I like to play piano.
✓ I like to play the piano.
When referring to musical instruments, English uses the definite article 'the' before the instrument: 'play the piano'.
× I always uh, overwhelmed whenever I listen any piano music.
✓ I always feel overwhelmed whenever I listen to piano music.
Missing verb 'feel' before 'overwhelmed' and missing preposition 'to' after 'listen'. 'Piano music' is fine; use 'feel overwhelmed' to express experience.
× So yeah, I'm, I'm considering myself to take classes to, to learn how to play piano.
✓ So I'm considering taking classes to learn how to play the piano.
Unnecessary reflexive 'myself' and repeated hesitations removed; 'considering taking classes' is the correct structure; include 'the' before 'piano'.
× Yes, I always listen to music while I'm at home or in parks while I go for walks.
✓ Yes, I always listen to music when I'm at home or when I go for walks in the park.
Preposition and article issues: 'in parks' should be 'in the park' or 'when I go for walks in the park'; avoid repeating 'while'—use 'when' for clarity.
× When I'm home I'm doing household chores and many other household work.
✓ When I'm at home, I do household chores and many other tasks.
Tense and verb form: use simple present 'I do' for habitual actions. 'Household work' is uncountable but awkward; 'tasks' is better. Add 'at' before home.
× I always put airports in my ear to listen new and fresh music.
✓ I always put earphones in my ears to listen to new and fresh music.
The word 'airports' is incorrect; likely meant 'earphones' or 'airpods'; use plural 'ears' and the verb phrase 'listen to'; include articles as needed.
× And whenever I go to parks I always, uh, walk and listen music.
✓ And whenever I go to the park, I always walk and listen to music.
Use 'the park' for habitual place, and 'listen to music' requires the preposition 'to'. Removed filler 'uh' and fixed punctuation.