Part 1
Examinador
Have you made any crafts with paper?
Candidato
Yes, absolutely. When I was a kid, I often made paper airplanes and handmade stars in my real time because it helped me relax. I used to give the stars to my friends a small birthday gift and they were always happy and appreciative.
Examinador
What did you like to do with paper as a child?
Candidato
When I was a child, I like making paper things such as paper airplanes and paper boat. I learned how to form them from my best friend and we used to spend whole afternoons testing whose airplane could drive the fathers. Which make them exciting.
Examinador
Do you still write physical letters?
Candidato
I rarely write physical letters nowadays because it's time consuming and impractical. I only write them for special occasions when my company requires me to submit a hard copy.
Examinador
Do people still keep handwritten letters today?
Candidato
Well, to be honest, people nowadays ride and keep handwriting lesser far less often because digital communication is more convenient and faster. This trend is especially notable among the younger generation who like testing an e-mail to maintain contact.
Examinador
Do you carry paper and pens with you when you go out?
Candidato
Yet I always carry paper and pens when I go out because even though information technology is very popular, I refer writing by hand because it's convenient for quick note or idea, and sometimes it helps me remember things better.
Have you made any crafts with paper?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Your answer is relevant and includes specific examples and a reason. However, “in my real time” should be “in my free time,” and “give the stars to my friends a small birthday gift” should be “give the stars to my friends as small birthday gifts.” Use more natural phrasing and keep the answer concise.
Exemplo: Yes, absolutely. When I was a child, I often made paper airplanes and stars in my free time because it helped me relax. I sometimes gave the stars to my friends as small birthday gifts, and they were always happy to receive them.
What did you like to do with paper as a child?
Pontuação: 55.0Sugestão: You answered the question directly, but you need to use the past tense consistently: “liked” and “paper boats.” “Drive the fathers” is unclear and should probably be “fly farther.” Avoid starting a sentence with “Which” here; connect the idea with “This made it exciting.”
Exemplo: When I was a child, I liked making paper crafts, especially paper airplanes and paper boats. My best friend taught me how to make them, and we used to spend whole afternoons testing whose airplane could fly farther. This made the activity really exciting.
Do you still write physical letters?
Pontuação: 78.0Sugestão: Your response is clear, direct, and well organized. To sound more natural, say “time-consuming” and clarify that you write a physical letter or document for work-related purposes. The phrase “when my company requires me to submit a hard copy” sounds slightly inconsistent with personal letters.
Exemplo: I rarely write physical letters nowadays because they are time-consuming and impractical. I might write one for a special occasion, such as a birthday or wedding, but most of my formal communication is handled online. Occasionally, my company also asks me to submit a printed document.
Do people still keep handwritten letters today?
Pontuação: 52.0Sugestão: The main idea is understandable, but several expressions are incorrect or unnatural. Use “write and keep handwritten letters far less often,” not “ride and keep handwriting lesser,” and say “sending emails” rather than “testing an e-mail.” Add a specific reason or contrast to make the answer more effective.
Exemplo: Well, to be honest, people nowadays write and keep handwritten letters far less often because digital communication is faster and more convenient. This is especially true among younger people, who usually send emails or instant messages to stay in touch. However, some people still keep old letters because they have sentimental value.
Do you carry paper and pens with you when you go out?
Pontuação: 68.0Sugestão: You give a clear answer and provide two good reasons. However, begin with “Yes” rather than “Yet,” use “prefer” instead of “refer,” and say “taking quick notes” or “writing down quick ideas.” The sentence is quite long, so divide it into two sentences for greater clarity.
Exemplo: Yes, I usually carry a small notebook and a pen when I go out. Although digital technology is very popular, I prefer writing by hand because it is convenient for taking quick notes and recording ideas. Writing things down also helps me remember them better.
× When I was a kid, I often made paper airplanes and handmade stars in my real time because it helped me relax.
✓ When I was a kid, I often made paper airplanes and handmade stars in my real time because they helped me relax.
The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to the plural activities paper airplanes and handmade stars. Use the plural pronoun they and the plural verb helped.
× I used to give the stars to my friends a small birthday gift and they were always happy and appreciative.
✓ I used to give the stars to my friends as a small birthday gift, and they were always happy and appreciative.
Use the preposition as to show the purpose or role of the stars. The structure is give something to someone as a gift.
× When I was a child, I like making paper things such as paper airplanes and paper boat.
✓ When I was a child, I liked making paper things such as paper airplanes and paper boat.
The time expression When I was a child refers to the past, so the past-tense form liked is required instead of the present-tense form like.
× When I was a child, I like making paper things such as paper airplanes and paper boat.
✓ When I was a child, I like making paper things such as paper airplanes and paper boats.
The sentence refers to paper boats as a general type of craft, so the plural form boats is more appropriate and consistent with paper airplanes.
× Which make them exciting.
✓ This made testing them exciting.
Which make them exciting is an incomplete sentence because which introduces a dependent clause without an independent clause. Use This made testing them exciting to create a complete sentence.
× Which make them exciting.
✓ This made testing them exciting.
The student is describing a childhood experience, so the past-tense verb made is required. The present-tense form make does not match the past-time context.
× Well, to be honest, people nowadays ride and keep handwriting lesser far less often because digital communication is more convenient and faster.
✓ Well, to be honest, people nowadays write and keep handwritten letters far less often because digital communication is more convenient and faster.
Lesser is generally used as an adjective, but this sentence needs the adverb less to modify how often people write. The phrase far less often is the correct adverbial expression. Handwritten is also the appropriate adjective to describe letters.
× This trend is especially notable among the younger generation who like testing an e-mail to maintain contact.
✓ This trend is especially notable among the younger generation who like testing an e-mail to maintain contact.
The definite article the is correctly used before younger generation because the phrase refers to a particular group in society. No article correction is needed in this part of the sentence.
× Yet I always carry paper and pens when I go out because even though information technology is very popular, I refer writing by hand because it's convenient for quick note or idea, and sometimes it helps me remember things better.
✓ Yet I always carry paper and pens when I go out because even though information technology is very popular, I refer writing by hand because it's convenient for a quick note or an idea, and sometimes it helps me remember things better.
Quick note and idea are singular countable nouns, so they require articles. Use a before quick note and an before idea because idea begins with a vowel sound.