Part 1
考官
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
考生
Actually, it depends. When I'm in my bad mood or feel terrible, I would rather listen to sad music than happy music. It's because I can find the empathetic from the songwriter. However, I usually listen to happy music in my daily life 'cause it's just my interest.
考官
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
考生
Absolutely, when I listen to a big music, my mood and my energy immediately improved because of the energetic rhythm and positive lyrics. For example, I often play high entry songs while exercising and they make me feel more motivated and focused.
考官
Have you taken any music classes?
考生
Well yes, I took a piano class when I was 4 at a local music school and I have studied for about 3 years. I stopped now but because of my work clothes but I still practice sometimes when I have free time.
考官
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
考生
Yes, and it has become one of my hobbies right now. I would say that there are some things that I can do without listening to music. For example, umm, when I clean the house or take a shower, I usually listen to pop music because it help me relax and stay focused.
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
分數: 75.0建議: Cải thiện: Hãy trả lời trực tiếp hơn ở câu chủ đề, sửa lỗi ngữ pháp và dùng từ chính xác hơn (ví dụ: 'empathetic' không đúng; dùng 'empathy' hoặc 'a sense of understanding'). Giữ câu ngắn gọn (không quá 5 câu) và thêm liên từ để mạch lạc (e.g., 'because', 'so'). Nên đưa ví dụ cụ thể về thể loại nhạc buồn/hạnh phúc bạn thích để làm rõ ý.
範例: I usually prefer happy music in daily life because it lifts my mood, but when I feel down I choose sad songs because they give me a sense of empathy. For example, I listen to slow acoustic ballads when I'm upset and upbeat pop when I want to feel energetic.
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
分數: 68.0建議: Cải thiện: Sử dụng từ vựng chính xác (ví dụ 'big music' và 'high entry' là sai; dùng 'loud music' hoặc 'upbeat songs'/'high-energy songs'). Chú ý thì động từ (improved -> improve) và số câu (giữ dưới 5). Thêm một liên từ để kết nối ý và một ví dụ cụ thể với tên thể loại hoặc bài hát.
範例: Yes, upbeat music definitely makes me feel more excited because the energetic rhythm and positive lyrics boost my energy. For example, I listen to high-energy pop or electronic tracks like 'Can't Stop the Feeling' when I exercise to stay motivated.
Have you taken any music classes?
分數: 60.0建議: Cải thiện: Trả lời rõ ràng theo cấu trúc chủ đề + chi tiết, sửa ngữ pháp và cụm từ không phù hợp ('stopped now but because of my work clothes' không rõ nghĩa; nên nói 'stopped because of work'). Hạn chế lặp từ và giữ tối đa 5 câu. Thêm chi tiết cụ thể về những gì bạn học được hoặc cảm nhận.
範例: Yes, I took piano lessons from age four for about three years at a local music school, but I stopped because of work commitments. I still practice occasionally when I have free time to maintain my skills.
Do you listen to music while doing other things?
分數: 72.0建議: Cải thiện: Tránh tiếng 'umm' trong bài nói, sửa lỗi ngữ pháp ('it help' -> 'it helps'). Trả lời ngắn gọn với câu chủ đề rõ ràng, dùng liên từ để làm mạch lạc và nêu thêm một ví dụ cụ thể về nghệ sĩ hoặc thể loại để tăng tính cụ thể.
範例: Yes, I often listen to music while doing chores because it makes tasks more enjoyable. For example, I usually play upbeat pop songs by artists like Dua Lipa when I clean or take a shower because the music helps me relax and stay focused.
× I can find the empathetic from the songwriter.
✓ I can find empathy from the songwriter.
The word 'empathetic' is an adjective meaning 'showing empathy'; the sentence needs a noun (empathy). Replace 'empathetic' with the noun 'empathy' to make the phrase grammatically correct and convey the intended meaning.
× I usually listen to happy music in my daily life 'cause it's just my interest.
✓ I usually listen to happy music in my daily life because it's just my preference.
'Just my interest' is unnatural here; use 'preference' to express liking. Also avoid informal contraction 'cause' in formal speech; use 'because'.
× when I listen to a big music, my mood and my energy immediately improved because of the energetic rhythm and positive lyrics.
✓ when I listen to energetic music, my mood and my energy immediately improve because of the energetic rhythm and positive lyrics.
'a big music' is incorrect: 'music' is uncountable and 'big' is the wrong adjective. Use 'energetic music'. Also maintain present-tense agreement with 'when I listen' so 'improve' (present) not 'improved' (past).
× For example, I often play high entry songs while exercising and they make me feel more motivated and focused.
✓ For example, I often play high-energy songs while exercising and they make me feel more motivated and focused.
'high entry' is a typo/misuse; the correct collocation is 'high-energy' to describe upbeat songs.
× Well yes, I took a piano class when I was 4 at a local music school and I have studied for about 3 years.
✓ Well yes, I took a piano class when I was 4 at a local music school and I studied for about 3 years.
Mixing simple past ('took') with present perfect ('have studied') is inconsistent when both actions are completed in the past. Use simple past 'studied' to match 'took' and indicate a finished period.
× I stopped now but because of my work clothes but I still practice sometimes when I have free time.
✓ I stopped because of my work commitments, but I still practice sometimes when I have free time.
The original has redundant 'but' and the phrase 'work clothes' is incorrect in context. Replace with 'work commitments' and fix connector order: reason first, then contrast with 'but'.
× Yes, and it has become one of my hobbies right now.
✓ Yes, and it has become one of my hobbies.
'Right now' is redundant with 'has become'; dropping it makes the sentence more natural. Quantifier 'one of my hobbies' is fine without 'right now'.
× I would say that there are some things that I can do without listening to music.
✓ I would say that there are some things I can do without listening to music.
Sentence is acceptable but can be tightened by removing 'that' for more natural speech. This addresses 'there be' phrasing by keeping 'there are' correct.
× I usually listen to pop music because it help me relax and stay focused.
✓ I usually listen to pop music because it helps me relax and stay focused.
Subject 'it' (music) requires third person singular verb form 'helps' not 'help'. Use 'helps' to match subject-verb agreement.