Part 1
考官
Do you have any hobbies?
考生
Yes, I have a lot of hobbies. One that comes to mind is chess. I've been playing chess since June and I've been really getting good at it. You know, I've been playing with my friends a lot and and watching videos on YouTube to be better.
考官
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
考生
The only hobby that I could think of that I had when I was a child is playing football. My mom used to take me to parks so I could play football there, you know, have fun with my friends. That's the only hobby that I had. But I really enjoyed playing it and now I'm really good at football because of that.
考官
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
考生
One habitat comes to mind is drawing. I like to draw in my room. I didn't really like to go out when I was maybe 7 and eight. I really like to stay in my room and draw practice. Now I'm 17, I'm in a club, I'm in a drawing club at my school and I'm really having fun.
考官
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
考生
Not in particular, but there is this one hobby that we did before. It's playing cards. We used to stay late at night playing cards until 9:00 PM, something like that. But there's really nothing in particular that we do together.
Do you have any hobbies?
分数: 72.0建议: Be more concise and avoid fillers (e.g., “you know”, repetition). Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific supporting details using a linking word. Mention how often you play or what exactly you learn from videos to add concreteness.
示例: I enjoy several hobbies, but chess is my favorite. I started learning chess in June, and since then I play with friends three times a week and watch strategy videos on YouTube to improve my openings and tactics.
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
分数: 75.0建议: Open with a direct topic sentence and avoid repeating ideas. Use linking words to connect past habit and present result. Add a concrete detail (how often, position played, or a memory) to make the answer specific.
示例: When I was a child I mainly played football. My mother often took me to the park where I played as a midfielder with my friends every weekend, and because I practiced regularly I became quite skilled.
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
分数: 68.0建议: Correct small errors and organize into a clear structure: topic sentence, brief past detail, and current situation linked with a connector. Avoid vague age phrasing and repetition. Be specific about what you draw or what you do in the club.
示例: I've enjoyed drawing since childhood. At around seven or eight I preferred staying in my room to practice sketching, and now at 17 I am a member of my school's drawing club where I focus on character sketches and watercolor techniques.
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
分数: 70.0建议: Answer directly and give a specific example with a linking word. Avoid uncertain phrases like “something like that.” Explain briefly why you don't share hobbies or mention one memory and its frequency for concreteness.
示例: Not really; however, we used to play card games together in the evenings. For example, my family would play cards every Saturday night until about nine, which was a fun way to spend time together.
× I've been really getting good at it.
✓ I've really been getting good at it.
The original sentence places the continuous aspect adverb 'really' awkwardly after 'been'. Moving 'really' before 'been' or before 'getting' improves natural adverb placement; here 'I've really been getting good at it' is more idiomatic and preserves the present perfect continuous meaning.
× I've been playing with my friends a lot and and watching videos on YouTube to be better.
✓ I've been playing with my friends a lot and watching videos on YouTube to get better.
Using 'to be better' is unnatural; 'to get better' is the correct infinitive for improving a skill. Also remove the duplicate 'and'. This keeps the sentence parallel: 'playing' and 'watching' are both gerunds.
× The only hobby that I could think of that I had when I was a child is playing football.
✓ The only hobby that I can think of that I had when I was a child was playing football.
Tense consistency and verb form: since the speaker refers to a past time ('when I was a child'), use past 'was' rather than present 'is'. Also 'could think of' can be updated to 'can think of' or keep 'could' but match verb tense; using 'was' aligns with past reference.
× My mom used to take me to parks so I could play football there, you know, have fun with my friends.
✓ My mom used to take me to the park so I could play football there and have fun with my friends.
'Parks' is not incorrect but 'the park' is more natural when referring to a habitual place; this correction also removes the comma splice and connects clauses with 'and' for proper coordination.
× One habitat comes to mind is drawing.
✓ One hobby that comes to mind is drawing.
This is a word choice error: 'habitat' refers to environment, while 'hobby' is the intended noun. Replacing with 'hobby' corrects meaning.
× I didn't really like to go out when I was maybe 7 and eight.
✓ I didn't really like to go out when I was maybe seven or eight.
Use consistent numeric expression and 'or' for age range: 'seven or eight'. Spelling out small numbers is stylistic but not required; more importantly, use 'or' not 'and' for approximate age.
× I really like to stay in my room and draw practice.
✓ I really liked to stay in my room and practice drawing.
Tense consistency: speaking about childhood, use past 'liked'. Also 'draw practice' is incorrect word order; use 'practice drawing' (verb + -ing) to express repeated action.
× Now I'm 17, I'm in a club, I'm in a drawing club at my school and I'm really having fun.
✓ Now I'm 17; I'm in a drawing club at my school, and I'm really enjoying it.
'Having fun' is acceptable but 'enjoying it' is more natural in this context. Also combine clauses more clearly and use present continuous 'am enjoying' to show ongoing experience.
× Not in particular, but there is this one hobby that we did before.
✓ Not in particular, but there was one hobby that we did before.
Use past 'was' to match 'did before' (past habit). 'There is' with 'did before' mixes present and past; change to 'there was' for tense consistency.
× It's playing cards.
✓ It was playing cards.
Follow previous change to past tense: describing a hobby they did before should use past 'was'.
× We used to stay late at night playing cards until 9:00 PM, something like that.
✓ We used to stay up late at night playing cards, until around 9:00 PM.
'Stay late' is acceptable but 'stay up late' is more natural for being awake; add 'around' for approximation and reposition time phrase for clarity.
× But there's really nothing in particular that we do together.
✓ But there really isn't anything in particular that we do together now.
Use contraction placement and adjust tense to present habitual ('do together now') if referring to current situation. Also 'there isn't' fits better than 'there's really nothing' for formality and clarity.