Part 1
考官
Do you like singing? Why?
考生
Yes, I love singing. I've been singing when I was younger and I think it's just my way of letting out my emotions.
考官
Have you ever learnt how to sing?
考生
No, I didn't really do any lessons, but I knew that I can sing when I was younger because I used to really love musicals. I do until now, but when I was younger I would sing a lot and that was when I knew that I loved singing.
考官
Who do you want to sing for?
考生
I would just want to sing for myself because I think it is comforting and it's just how I express my emotions and I do think that it's fun.
考官
Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?
考生
Yes, I do think singing can bring happiness to people because it's also a way of freedom or a way of expressing yourselves to others. It's not just about the lyrics or the beats, it's also about the feeling of how you sing it.
考官
Do you like listening to others singing?
考生
Yes, I do love listening to other people singing because I love the way it makes me feel. I love the message that they send through singing and I love the feeling they made me feel.
考官
Have you ever taken a singing class?
考生
No, I never took a singing class because I was too shy and I couldn't afford any of it. But I loved singing so I would just try to teach myself how to sing.
Do you like singing? Why?
分数: 78.0建议: Your answer is natural and directly answers the question, but it is slightly repetitive and has a grammar issue with tense. Improve by using one clear topic sentence and one supporting detail, correcting tense and avoiding repetition.
示例: Yes, I love singing because it helps me express my emotions. When I was younger I sang often, especially to musical songs, and it became my main outlet for feelings.
Have you ever learnt how to sing?
分数: 65.0建议: The answer addresses the question but is long, somewhat repetitive and has inconsistent tense usage. Make a concise topic sentence, then give one specific supporting detail using linking words to improve coherence.
示例: No, I haven't taken formal lessons, but I realized I could sing when I was a child because I spent hours practicing musical songs. As a result, I taught myself many techniques over time.
Who do you want to sing for?
分数: 82.0建议: Good direct response and relevant supporting reasons. To improve, tighten the answer by combining ideas and using a linking word to connect reasons, and limit to two sentences.
示例: I prefer to sing for myself because it’s comforting and helps me express emotions. Also, I find it fun, so it’s mostly a private, enjoyable activity.
Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?
分数: 86.0建议: Strong answer with clear reasons and a good point about emotion. To improve further, use smoother linking and a concise structure: one topic sentence and one example or brief explanation.
示例: Yes, singing can make people happy because it offers a sense of freedom and emotional expression. For example, hearing someone sing with genuine feeling can lift the mood even if the lyrics are simple.
Do you like listening to others singing?
分数: 70.0建议: The answer is clear but repetitive in phrasing and vague in specifics. Use a topic sentence then add a specific example of what you enjoy (tone, message, technique) and a linking word to avoid repetition.
示例: Yes, I enjoy listening to others sing because their voice and emotion can be moving. For instance, I especially like singers who convey clear messages through expressive phrasing and tone.
Have you ever taken a singing class?
分数: 84.0建议: Good concise answer with clear reasons and a brief follow-up about self-learning. To improve, refine tense consistency and add a linking word to connect reason and consequence smoothly.
示例: No, I haven't taken lessons because I was too shy and lessons were expensive. Therefore, I taught myself by watching videos and practicing regularly at home.
× I've been singing when I was younger and I think it's just my way of letting out my emotions.
✓ I sang when I was younger and I think it's just my way of letting out my emotions.
The original mixes present perfect progressive 'I've been singing' with a past time expression 'when I was younger', which is inconsistent. Use simple past 'I sang' to match the past time reference. Suggestion: use past tense for actions tied to a finished time (e.g., 'I sang when I was younger').
× I didn't really do any lessons, but I knew that I can sing when I was younger because I used to really love musicals.
✓ I didn't really take any lessons, but I knew that I could sing when I was younger because I used to really love musicals.
Two issues: 'do any lessons' is non-idiomatic; 'take lessons' is correct. Also, 'knew' is past, so the modal should be past 'could' not present 'can'. Use 'could' for ability in the past. Suggestion: match tense when using modals and use the correct collocation 'take lessons'.
× I do until now, but when I was younger I would sing a lot and that was when I knew that I loved singing.
✓ I still do now, but when I was younger I used to sing a lot and that was when I realized that I loved singing.
'I do until now' is awkward; use 'I still do now' or 'I still do'. 'Would sing a lot' is acceptable for habitual past but 'used to sing' is clearer. 'Knew' is fine but 'realized' is more natural for discovering a preference. Suggestion: use 'still' for continuing states and 'used to' for past habits; prefer 'realized' for becoming aware.
× I would just want to sing for myself because I think it is comforting and it's just how I express my emotions and I do think that it's fun.
✓ I would just want to sing for myself because I think it is comforting, it's how I express my emotions, and I think it's fun.
No major grammatical modal error, but redundancy 'I do think' is unnecessary. Simplify to 'I think'. Commas improve clarity. Suggestion: remove redundant auxiliary 'do' in statements and punctuate lists.
× ...a way of expressing yourselves to others.
✓ ...a way of expressing yourself to others.
The speaker uses second-person plural 'yourselves' incorrectly when referring generally to people; since speaker is talking about people in general or the listener, 'yourself' (singular) or 'people' would be better. Suggestion: use 'yourself' when addressing one person or rephrase to 'expressing yourself' or 'expressing oneself'.
× I love the message that they send through singing and I love the feeling they made me feel.
✓ I love the message that they send through singing and I love the feeling they make me feel.
The first clause 'they send' is present, so the second should be present 'they make me feel' rather than past 'made'. Also 'the feeling they make me feel' is repetitive; better: 'the feelings they make me feel' or 'the feelings they give me'. Suggestion: keep verb tenses consistent and avoid repetition by using 'give me' or 'evoke in me'.
× No, I never took a singing class because I was too shy and I couldn't afford any of it.
✓ No, I never took a singing class because I was too shy and I couldn't afford it.
'Afford any of it' is awkward; 'afford it' is the correct collocation referring to the cost of a class. Tenses are fine. Suggestion: use 'afford it' for referring to the class generally.
× But I loved singing so I would just try to teach myself how to sing.
✓ But I loved singing, so I tried to teach myself how to sing.
'Would just try' mixes habitual 'would' with a past single attempt; context suggests a past effort, so simple past 'I tried' is more natural. Also include a comma before 'so'. Suggestion: use simple past for completed past attempts; use 'would' for repeated past habits.