Part 1
考官
Did you like going to parks as a child?
考生
Yes, when I was younger I very much enjoyed going to the park. I lived in a small neighborhood where the park was only a few minutes away, around 5 minutes, so my brother and I would go there every afternoon after finishing our homework.
考官
Do you still like going to parks now?
考生
Yes, I still like going to parks. Unfortunately in the new neighborhood I live in, the park that is close by is not as clean or as relaxing as the park that I grew up with. Also, I don't do the same activities like play in the playground. Instead I just go there and sit by the grass.
考官
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
考生
Yes, I definitely would like to see more parks in my city. When we travel to 1st world countries, I very much enjoy exploring the park and enjoying the fresh air. Here in the density of Metro Manila, we don't have that many parks to enjoy.
考官
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
考生
Yes, actually that's a timely question. My sister is traveling to New York City in the next two weeks. I've always wanted to visit Central Park. I visited New York City last 2016, but I did not get the chance to walk through it. So that would be a good life experience.
Did you like going to parks as a child?
分数: 85.0建议: Good direct response with relevant detail and coherence. To improve: make the topic sentence more concise, avoid repetition (e.g., 'only a few minutes away, around 5 minutes'), and add a linking word to connect the habits to the reason for enjoyment. Also vary vocabulary slightly (e.g., use 'nearby' instead of repeating 'away').
示例: Yes — I loved going to the park as a child because it was nearby. Since the park was just a five-minute walk from my home, my brother and I would go there every afternoon after finishing our homework to play and unwind.
Do you still like going to parks now?
分数: 80.0建议: Clear and honest answer with contrast. To improve: start with a concise topic sentence, use linking words for contrast (e.g., 'however'), avoid small grammatical slips ('like play in the playground' -> 'playing on the playground'), and add a brief reason or feeling to make it more specific.
示例: Yes, I still enjoy parks; however, the nearby park in my new neighborhood is less clean and relaxing than the one I grew up with. Because of that, I no longer play on the playground — I usually just sit on the grass to relax.
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
分数: 82.0建议: Good opinion and comparison. To improve: avoid informal phrasing like '1st world countries' — use 'developed countries' or specific examples; add linking words ('for example', 'because') and a short reason why more parks would help (health, community).
示例: Yes, I would. For example, when I visit parks in developed countries I enjoy the fresh air and open space, so more parks in Metro Manila would improve residents' health and provide pleasant places to relax.
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
分数: 88.0建议: Relevant and personal answer with clear intention. To improve: tighten the response by removing filler ('actually that's a timely question'), use correct preposition ('in 2016' not 'last 2016'), and add a brief reason why Central Park appeals to you (e.g., its size, activities, scenery).
示例: Yes — I hope to visit Central Park. My sister is going to New York in two weeks, and I missed walking through Central Park when I visited New York in 2016. I want to experience its wide lawns, historic paths, and lakes for a relaxing and memorable visit.
× Yes, when I was younger I very much enjoyed going to the park.
✓ Yes, when I was younger I enjoyed going to the park very much.
The original sentence places the adverb phrase 'very much' awkwardly between the auxiliary and main structure. Moving 'very much' to the end of the clause 'enjoyed going to the park' makes the sentence more natural in English; tense (past) is correct so only word order is adjusted for idiomatic usage.
× I lived in a small neighborhood where the park was only a few minutes away, around 5 minutes, so my brother and I would go there every afternoon after finishing our homework.
✓ I lived in a small neighborhood where the park was only about five minutes away, so my brother and I would go there every afternoon after finishing our homework.
Use 'about five minutes' instead of 'around 5 minutes' for natural wording and spell out small numbers in formal writing. The phrase 'around 5 minutes' duplicated 'only a few minutes away' so simplifying improves clarity. Sentence structure is preserved but wording corrected for register and clarity.
× Yes, I still like going to parks.
✓ Yes, I still like going to parks.
This sentence is grammatically correct; no change is necessary. It is retained to show there's no error in present tense usage.
× Unfortunately in the new neighborhood I live in, the park that is close by is not as clean or as relaxing as the park that I grew up with.
✓ Unfortunately, in the new neighborhood where I live, the nearby park is not as clean or as relaxing as the park I grew up with.
Inserted a comma after 'Unfortunately' and replaced 'in the new neighborhood I live in' with 'in the new neighborhood where I live' to avoid ending with a preposition and improve formality. 'The park that is close by' is changed to 'the nearby park' for concision. The comparative structure 'not as ... as' is correct.
× Also, I don't do the same activities like play in the playground.
✓ Also, I don't do the same activities, like playing on the playground.
After 'like' when giving examples of activities, use the -ing form 'playing'. Also change preposition from 'in the playground' to 'on the playground/platform' or 'at the playground' — 'on the playground' is idiomatic here. A comma before 'like' improves clarity.
× Instead I just go there and sit by the grass.
✓ Instead, I just go there and sit on the grass.
Use 'sit on the grass' (idiomatic preposition). Added a comma after 'Instead' for natural pause. 'Sit' is present simple and correct for habitual action.
× Yes, I definitely would like to see more parks in my city.
✓ Yes, I would definitely like to see more parks in my city.
Both word orders are acceptable; moving 'definitely' after 'would' is slightly more natural in spoken English. This is a stylistic adjustment rather than a grammar fix.
× When we travel to 1st world countries, I very much enjoy exploring the park and enjoying the fresh air.
✓ When I travel to first-world countries, I really enjoy exploring parks and enjoying the fresh air.
Changed 'we travel' to 'I travel' to match the personal perspective of the response. Spelled out 'first-world' and hyphenated it as an adjective. Replaced '1st' with 'first' and 'very much enjoy' with 'really enjoy' for naturalness. 'Exploring the park' generalized to 'exploring parks' since plural fits 'first-world countries'.
× Here in the density of Metro Manila, we don't have that many parks to enjoy.
✓ Here in densely populated Metro Manila, we don't have many parks to enjoy.
'In the density of Metro Manila' is awkward; 'in densely populated Metro Manila' or 'because Metro Manila is densely populated' is more natural. Removed 'that' before 'many' for neutral statement; 'that many' implies a comparison or surprise. Adjusted phrasing for clarity.
× Yes, actually that's a timely question.
✓ Yes, actually that's a timely question.
This sentence is correct as spoken; no grammar change needed. It is kept to acknowledge correctness.
× My sister is traveling to New York City in the next two weeks.
✓ My sister is traveling to New York City in the next two weeks.
Present continuous for planned future arrangements is correct here; no change necessary.
× I've always wanted to visit Central Park.
✓ I've always wanted to visit Central Park.
Present perfect 'I've always wanted' correctly expresses a desire from the past continuing to the present; no correction needed.
× I visited New York City last 2016, but I did not get the chance to walk through it.
✓ I visited New York City in 2016, but I did not get the chance to walk through it.
Use 'in 2016' not 'last 2016'. 'Last' before a year is not standard English. Past simple 'visited' is correct for a completed action in the past.
× So that would be a good life experience.
✓ So that would be a good life experience.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable; no change required.