Part 1
Examiner
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Candidate
Yes, they are my house located in the Tokyo center of Tokyo. So, uh, they're surrounded by so high building like a molybdenum Mitzi Fujito mobile in Japan. So there are so many targeting we have.
Examiner
Do you take photos of buildings?
Candidate
Ah yes, I sometimes take photo to of the high buildings. It's like a a Bolivia and music to be because they are so beautiful site we can take beautiful site we could take.
Examiner
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Candidate
I like, uh, central center of it of Hokkaido. Do you know? Yeah, this building I I like this building because they are beautiful use. They are use using beautiful color and uh, we could, we can see so beautiful locate in the site.
Examiner
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Candidate
Uh, honestly, I don't want to live in the tall building because, uh, Japan, in Japan, uh, they were so high level often occurs to, uh, the earthquake. So it is, uh, so scared for me.
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Score: 38.0Suggestion: Be concise and directly answer the question with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details. Avoid repetition and unclear words. Use correct grammar for location and quantity (e.g., "There are many tall buildings near my home in central Tokyo").
Example: Yes. There are many tall buildings near my home in central Tokyo. For example, the area has modern office towers and high-rise apartment blocks, so the streets feel very urban and busy.
Do you take photos of buildings?
Score: 40.0Suggestion: Start with a clear, direct answer and give a specific reason with one example. Keep sentences simple and avoid unclear words or repetition. Use correct verb forms (e.g., "I sometimes take photos of tall buildings because...").
Example: Yes, I sometimes take photos of tall buildings because I like their shapes and lights. For example, I often photograph a glass skyscraper nearby at sunset when the colors look especially beautiful.
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Score: 34.0Suggestion: Answer with the building's name or location, then give clear reasons with specific details (appearance, history, function). Avoid vague phrasing and hesitations. Use plural/singular correctly and link ideas with words like "because" or "for example."
Example: Yes. I would like to visit the Sapporo Clock Tower in Hokkaido because it is a historic building with a unique wooden design. For example, I want to see the ornate clock mechanism and learn about the tower's role in the city's history.
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: Give a direct answer and provide two clear reasons connected with linking words. Use correct grammar for general statements and cause (e.g., "because there are frequent earthquakes"). Try to expand slightly with a brief example or contrast.
Example: No, I would not like to live in a tall building because Japan has frequent earthquakes, which makes me feel unsafe. For instance, I prefer a low-rise house where I feel more secure and can evacuate more easily.
× Yes, they are my house located in the Tokyo center of Tokyo.
✓ Yes, my house is located in the center of Tokyo.
The original sentence has an incorrect sentence structure and subject-verb order. 'They are my house' uses the plural pronoun 'they' incorrectly for the singular noun 'house'. The correct structure places the subject 'my house' first followed by the verb 'is' and the location 'located in the center of Tokyo'. Suggestion: use 'My house is located in the center of Tokyo.' to be clear and grammatical.
× So, uh, they're surrounded by so high building like a molybdenum Mitzi Fujito mobile in Japan.
✓ They are surrounded by very tall buildings like many in central Tokyo.
The phrase 'so high building' is incorrect adjective use and singular/plural mismatch; 'so' with an adjective is informal and 'building' should be plural. The original also includes unclear words. Use 'very tall buildings' and adjust plurality. Suggestion: replace informal or incorrect adjectives with 'very tall' and ensure nouns agree in number.
× So there are so many targeting we have.
✓ So there are so many high-rise buildings around us.
This sentence is ungrammatical and unclear ('targeting we have' makes no sense). The intended meaning appears to be that many tall buildings exist nearby. Reconstruct the sentence with correct subject-verb order and clear nouns: 'There are so many high-rise buildings around us.'
× Ah yes, I sometimes take photo to of the high buildings.
✓ Ah yes, I sometimes take photos of the tall buildings.
'Photo' should be plural 'photos' after 'take', and the preposition should be 'of' not 'to of'. Use 'tall buildings' or 'high-rise buildings' for clarity. Suggestion: 'I sometimes take photos of the tall buildings.'
× It's like a a Bolivia and music to be because they are so beautiful site we can take beautiful site we could take.
✓ It's like a beautiful piece of art because they are so beautiful; we can take lovely photos of them.
The original is largely unintelligible with repeated words and incorrect adjective use. Replace unclear phrases with coherent description: 'a beautiful piece of art' and clarify the action 'we can take lovely photos of them.' Ensure adjectives modify nouns correctly and avoid repetition.
× I like, uh, central center of it of Hokkaido.
✓ I like the city center of Sapporo in Hokkaido.
The phrase 'central center of it of Hokkaido' is ungrammatical and redundant. Specify the place clearly; if the student means the central area of Hokkaido, name the city (e.g., Sapporo) or say 'the center of Hokkaido.' Use 'the city center of Sapporo in Hokkaido.'
× Do you know? Yeah, this building I I like this building because they are beautiful use.
✓ Do you know it? Yes, I like this building because it is beautifully designed.
Pronouns are misused: 'they' refers to plural but 'this building' is singular. Also 'beautiful use' is incorrect. Use singular pronoun 'it' and correct adjective/adverb forms: 'beautifully designed.' Suggestion: 'I like this building because it is beautifully designed.'
× They are use using beautiful color and uh, we could, we can see so beautiful locate in the site.
✓ It uses beautiful colors, and we can see many lovely views from the site.
'They are use using' is ungrammatical and mixes plural pronouns with singular subject. Change to singular 'It uses' if referring to one building, or 'They use' for multiple buildings, and correct noun phrases: 'beautiful colors' and 'lovely views.' Ensure verb forms match the subject.
× Uh, honestly, I don't want to live in the tall building because, uh, Japan, in Japan, uh, they were so high level often occurs to, uh, the earthquake.
✓ Honestly, I don't want to live in a tall building because in Japan there are often very strong earthquakes.
The original mixes tenses and pronouns and uses incorrect expressions 'were so high level often occurs to the earthquake.' Use present-simple for general facts: 'there are often very strong earthquakes' and avoid incorrect pronouns. Also choose 'a tall building' for a nonspecific singular noun. Suggestion: 'I don't want to live in a tall building because in Japan there are often strong earthquakes.'
× So it is, uh, so scared for me.
✓ So it is very scary for me.
'So scared for me' incorrectly uses the adjective 'scared' (which describes feeling) instead of 'scary' (which describes something that causes fear). Use 'very scary' to describe the situation. Suggestion: 'It is very scary for me.'