Part 1
考官
Did you like going to parks as a child?
考生
Yes, absolutely. When I was a child, I loved playing in the park with my family. My favorite part was the jungle gym and I used to run around and climb on it for hours because it felt adventurous.
考官
Do you still like going to parks now?
考生
No, I don't go to parks much anymore because I'm usually too busy with work. I prefer indoor activities like cafe hopping, where I write in my journal and collect my thoughts, and I often relax at home by watching Netflix in the evenings.
考官
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
考生
Yeah, absolutely. I live in Baguio City which has many open spaces and on my days off I like to visit parks such as Burnham Park, my City Park, to relax and explore my city.
考官
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
考生
I'd like to visit Vienna, Austria Sunday and explore its park and other public spaces. I'm specially keen to see the Tulip garden because I enjoy colorful flowers display and relaxing walks in peaceful surroundings.
Did you like going to parks as a child?
分数: 86.0建议: Your answer is natural and relevant, with a clear topic sentence and supporting detail. To improve further, make the response slightly more concise (avoid small redundancies) and add one brief vivid detail or feeling to make it more memorable. Also vary sentence openings to show a wider range of grammar.
示例: Yes, I loved going to parks as a child. I often played on the jungle gym with my cousins and climbed it for hours because it felt like a little adventure, especially when I imagined it was a pirate ship.
Do you still like going to parks now?
分数: 78.0建议: Good direct answer and clear reasons, with specific activities. To improve, try smoothing the structure: begin with a concise topic sentence, then use linking words (for example, however/instead) and avoid listing unrelated activities without linking them. Replace casual brand mentions (Netflix) with ‘streaming shows’ if aiming for neutral language.
示例: Not really — I don't visit parks often now because I'm usually busy with work. Instead, I prefer indoor hobbies; for example, I enjoy cafe-hopping to write in my journal and, in the evenings, relaxing by watching streaming shows.
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
分数: 82.0建议: Solid, direct response with local examples. Improve by tightening phrasing, using one linking phrase to connect ideas, and correcting small word order issues (‘my City Park’ unclear). Add a concise reason why more parks would be beneficial to show opinion depth.
示例: Yes, absolutely. I live in Baguio City, which already has many open spaces, and on my days off I visit places like Burnham Park to relax and explore. More parks would be great because they offer quiet greenery and places for community events.
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
分数: 76.0建议: Nice specific future plan and reason. Improve accuracy and clarity (e.g., 'Vienna, Austria, someday' not 'Sunday'), correct small grammar issues (‘specially’ → ‘especially’, ‘flowers display’ → ‘flower displays’), and combine sentences with linking words to sound more fluent.
示例: Yes — I'd like to visit Vienna, Austria someday to explore its parks and public squares. I'm especially keen to see the tulip gardens because I love colorful flower displays and taking peaceful walks.
× My favorite part was the jungle gym and I used to run around and climb on it for hours because it felt adventurous.
✓ My favorite part was the jungle gym, and I used to run around and climb on it for hours because it felt adventurous.
A coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses should be preceded by a comma. This is punctuation guidance related to sentence structure; the verb forms are correct. Add a comma before 'and' to separate the clauses for clarity.
× No, I don't go to parks much anymore because I'm usually too busy with work.
✓ No, I don't go to parks much anymore because I'm usually too busy with work.
Sentence is grammatically correct in present simple for habitual action and present continuous for current state. No change needed.
× I prefer indoor activities like cafe hopping, where I write in my journal and collect my thoughts, and I often relax at home by watching Netflix in the evenings.
✓ I prefer indoor activities like cafe hopping, where I write in my journal and collect my thoughts, and I often relax at home by watching Netflix in the evenings.
The gerund constructions 'cafe hopping' and 'watching' are used correctly. No grammatical change required.
× I live in Baguio City which has many open spaces and on my days off I like to visit parks such as Burnham Park, my City Park, to relax and explore my city.
✓ I live in Baguio City, which has many open spaces, and on my days off I like to visit parks such as Burnham Park, my city park, to relax and explore my city.
Use commas to set off the nonrestrictive relative clause 'which has many open spaces'. 'City Park' is a common noun here, not a proper name, so it should not be capitalized as 'City Park' unless that is the official name; use lowercase 'city park'. Also add commas for clarity.
× I'd like to visit Vienna, Austria Sunday and explore its park and other public spaces.
✓ I'd like to visit Vienna, Austria on Sunday and explore its parks and other public spaces.
When specifying a day, include the preposition 'on' (Incorrect use of prepositions). Also 'park' should be plural 'parks' when referring to multiple green spaces in a city. This keeps the future intention clear and grammatically correct.
× I'm specially keen to see the Tulip garden because I enjoy colorful flowers display and relaxing walks in peaceful surroundings.
✓ I'm especially keen to see the tulip garden because I enjoy colorful flower displays and relaxing walks in peaceful surroundings.
Use 'especially' instead of 'specially' for emphasis. 'Tulip garden' is not a proper noun here so lowercase is acceptable unless it's an official name; use lowercase 'tulip'. 'Flowers display' is incorrect word order and count: use the plural noun phrase 'flower displays' to mean multiple displays of flowers.