Part 1
考官
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
考生
I choose both, Uh, I don't care if it's uh, whether it sad or happy, if the meat, uh, is uh, catchy, I'll listen to it. Umm. But I rarely listen to music to be honest.
考官
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
考生
No, it uh, doesn't really, uh, because maybe because I am not a person of music, I don't really have feeling when I listen to music. Uh, I just listen to it. I don't have much feeling, but I listen to music.
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
分數: 60.0建議: Cải thiện: Tránh những tiếng ậm ờ và sửa lỗi phát âm/nhầm từ (ví dụ “meat” nên là “melody” hoặc “beat”); trả lời trực tiếp hơn với câu chủ đề rõ ràng, sau đó nêu 1–2 lý do ngắn gọn. Cụ thể: (1) Nói “I like both” thay vì vòng vo; (2) dùng liên từ như “because” để nối lý do; (3) giới hạn 2–3 câu để ngắn gọn và tự nhiên.
範例: I like both sad and happy music because what matters to me is a catchy melody or beat. However, I rarely listen to music, so I mainly choose songs that are easy to focus to.
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
分數: 55.0建議: Cải thiện: Tránh lặp từ và tiếng ngắt quãng; bắt đầu bằng câu chủ đề rõ ràng (Yes/No + brief reason), rồi phát triển một câu giải thích thêm với ví dụ cụ thể. Dùng từ vựng phù hợp (e.g., “musical” wrong — use “into music” or “a musical person”). Giữ tối đa 3–4 câu và dùng liên từ như “because” hoặc “so”.
範例: No, not really, because I'm not very into music and songs rarely change my mood. For example, I can listen to upbeat tracks while studying and still feel calm, so music doesn't usually make me excited.
× I choose both, Uh, I don't care if it's uh, whether it sad or happy, if the meat, uh, is uh, catchy, I'll listen to it.
✓ I choose both. I don't care whether it is sad or happy; if the melody is catchy, I'll listen to it.
The sentence has multiple pronoun and word choice errors. 'it's uh, whether it sad or happy' should be 'whether it is sad or happy' — this fixes verb 'to be' and word order. 'the meat' is a misused word; context requires 'melody' or 'music'. Also split into two sentences for clarity and punctuation. Suggestion: use 'whether' followed by a clause with subject + verb, replace incorrect vocabulary with 'melody' or 'song', and avoid filler words.
× Umm. But I rarely listen to music to be honest.
✓ But I rarely listen to music, to be honest.
This sentence is mostly correct in tense but had unnecessary period and word order. 'to be honest' is a sentence-final parenthetical phrase and should be separated by a comma. Suggestion: keep present simple 'rarely listen' and attach the parenthetical phrase with a comma.
× No, it uh, doesn't really, uh, because maybe because I am not a person of music, I don't really have feeling when I listen to music.
✓ No, it doesn't really. Maybe it's because I'm not a musical person; I don't really have feelings when I listen to music.
Problems: 'it uh, doesn't really, uh,' is fragmented; use 'it doesn't really.' 'I am not a person of music' is non-idiomatic — use 'a musical person' or 'into music.' 'I don't really have feeling' needs plural 'feelings.' Also combine clauses with appropriate punctuation. Suggestion: use 'musical person' and plural 'feelings'.
× Uh, I just listen to it. I don't have much feeling, but I listen to music.
✓ I just listen to it. I don't have many strong feelings, but I listen to music.
'I don't have much feeling' is unidiomatic; 'many' or 'much' depends on countability — 'feelings' is countable, so use 'many' or use 'much' with an uncountable noun like 'feeling' in a different sense. Also 'much feeling' is awkward; 'many strong feelings' is clearer. Suggestion: use plural 'feelings' and consider adding an adjective like 'strong' for clarity.