Part 1
Examiner
Do you often go to the library?
Candidate
Truly speaking, I usually don't go to the library. Uh, but yes, when I was in college then I occasionally used to go to library. Nowadays I prefer reading on digital platform like Kindle and other apps rather than going to the library.
Examiner
What do you usually do in the library?
Candidate
Usually I don't visit library but but when I was in college and sometime when I needed to go to the library, I usually try to read a newspaper or the magazine. Sometime I also read some thesis on on the subject.
Examiner
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Candidate
Yes, when I was kid I used to go regularly to my school library. Uh, usually every week I try to read a book and borrow a book from the library to my home also to complete it uh, during the weekend.
Examiner
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Candidate
I don't have much knowledge about Chinese kids but I heard that Chinese kids are very studious and they study a lot. So I believe that they should have going to library frequently and. And reading the good books.
Do you often go to the library?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Try to make your answer more concise and natural by avoiding filler words like 'uh' and redundant phrases. Also, use linking words to connect ideas smoothly, for example, 'However' to contrast past and present habits.
Example: I don't often go to the library nowadays. However, when I was in college, I occasionally visited it. Now, I prefer reading on digital platforms like Kindle and other apps.
What do you usually do in the library?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Avoid repetition and filler words such as 'but but' and 'on on'. Use linking words like 'for example' to introduce specific activities. Also, be more specific about the subjects or types of theses you read to enrich your answer.
Example: Although I rarely visit the library now, when I was in college, I usually read newspapers or magazines there. For example, I often read theses related to my major subjects.
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Score: 75.0Suggestion: Make your answer more fluent by removing filler words like 'uh' and improving sentence structure. Use linking words such as 'and' or 'so' to connect ideas logically.
Example: Yes, when I was a kid, I regularly visited my school library. Usually, I read and borrowed a book every week so that I could finish it during the weekend at home.
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Avoid uncertain phrases like 'I don't have much knowledge' and incomplete sentences. Use linking words such as 'because' to explain your opinion clearly and provide more specific reasons.
Example: Although I am not certain, I believe Chinese kids often go to the library because they are very studious and like to read good books regularly.
× when I was in college then I occasionally used to go to library
✓ when I was in college then I occasionally used to go to the library
The noun 'library' is a singular countable noun and requires the definite article 'the' when referring to a specific library known to both speaker and listener. Omitting 'the' here is incorrect.
× Nowadays I prefer reading on digital platform like Kindle and other apps rather than going to the library
✓ Nowadays I prefer reading on digital platforms like Kindle and other apps rather than going to the library
The phrase 'digital platform' should be plural 'digital platforms' because it refers to multiple platforms such as Kindle and other apps. Also, 'on' is correctly used here for digital platforms.
× Usually I don't visit library but but when I was in college and sometime when I needed to go to the library
✓ Usually I don't visit the library but when I was in college and sometimes when I needed to go to the library
The noun 'library' requires the definite article 'the' when referring to a specific library. Also, 'sometime' should be 'sometimes' to indicate occasional frequency.
× I usually try to read a newspaper or the magazine
✓ I usually try to read a newspaper or a magazine
When mentioning one of multiple possible items, the indefinite article 'a' should be used before 'magazine' instead of the definite article 'the'.
× Sometime I also read some thesis on on the subject
✓ Sometimes I also read some theses on the subject
The word 'sometime' should be 'sometimes' to indicate frequency. Also, 'thesis' is countable and plural is 'theses' when referring to multiple documents.
× Yes, when I was kid I used to go regularly to my school library
✓ Yes, when I was a kid I used to go regularly to my school library
The phrase 'when I was kid' requires the indefinite article 'a' before 'kid' because it is a singular countable noun.
× usually every week I try to read a book and borrow a book from the library to my home also to complete it uh, during the weekend
✓ Usually every week I try to read a book and borrow a book from the library to my home to complete it during the weekend
The sentence is mostly correct but 'also' is unnecessary and disrupts the flow. Removing 'also' improves clarity and correctness.
× I don't have much knowledge about Chinese kids but I heard that Chinese kids are very studious and they study a lot
✓ I don't have much knowledge about Chinese kids but I have heard that Chinese kids are very studious and they study a lot
The phrase 'I heard' is better expressed as 'I have heard' to indicate experience up to now. Also, 'about' is correctly used here.
× So I believe that they should have going to library frequently and. And reading the good books
✓ So I believe that they should be going to the library frequently and reading good books
The phrase 'should have going' is incorrect; it should be 'should be going' to express habitual action. Also, 'the library' requires the definite article, and 'the good books' should be 'good books' without 'the' for general reference.