Part 1
Examiner
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Candidate
Yes, I do look, uh, landscape from car, uh, because I like seeing landscape and I like mountain and.
Examiner
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Candidate
Yes I do because I like taking a photograph because when I was university student I learned about media and I bought a camera and also I taking.
Examiner
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Candidate
I like say, because I don't like uh, mountain because mountain, it's getting hard my knee, but swimming, it's very good for me.
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Make the answer more fluent and organized. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid filler words, and give one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Focus on natural phrasing (e.g., "I do enjoy looking out"), and keep it within 3–4 sentences.
Example: Yes, I enjoy looking out of the car window when I travel. For example, I especially like seeing mountains and changing countryside because they are peaceful and interesting. Also, I often notice small details like farms and rivers, which makes the journey more enjoyable.
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Give a concise reason and one clear supporting detail. Use past tense correctly when referring to university, and avoid repeating phrases. Use linking words (e.g., "because", "so", "for example"). Keep it to 2–3 sentences for clarity.
Example: Yes, I often take photos of the scenery outside the car window because I enjoy photography. For example, when I was at university I studied media and bought a camera, so I like to capture interesting views during trips.
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Provide a clear preference in the first sentence, then give specific reasons using correct grammar and linking words. Avoid hesitation sounds and repetitive words. Mention one concrete reason and a short supporting example to make it convincing.
Example: I prefer the sea to the mountains because hiking hurts my knees. In contrast, swimming at the beach is gentle on my joints and more relaxing, so I usually choose seaside holidays.
× Yes, I do look, uh, landscape from car, uh, because I like seeing landscape and I like mountain and.
✓ Yes, I do look at the landscape from the car because I like seeing landscapes and I like mountains.
The sentence has singular/plural mismatches: 'landscape' should be 'the landscape' when referring to scenery seen from a car, or plural 'landscapes' for general preference; 'car' requires the definite article 'the'; 'mountain' should be plural 'mountains' when speaking generally. Use 'look at' as the correct verb + preposition. Suggestion: use 'look at the landscape' or 'look at landscapes' and 'I like mountains.'
× Yes I do because I like taking a photograph because when I was university student I learned about media and I bought a camera and also I taking.
✓ Yes, I do because I like taking photographs. When I was a university student, I learned about media and I bought a camera, and I also take photos.
Multiple issues: 'taking a photograph' is fine but plural 'photographs' or 'taking photos' is more natural; the clause 'when I was university student' needs an article: 'a university student'; 'also I taking' is ungrammatical because 'taking' needs an auxiliary or present tense verb: use 'I also take photos' or 'I also use it to take photos.' The instruction restricts corrections to listed problem types: this sentence contains 'Verb + -ing form' misuse and 'Incorrect use of articles' and 'Sentence structure' but primary visible error is improper '-ing' usage at the end. Provide corrected version and suggest using correct auxiliary verbs and article.
× Yes, I do because I like taking a photograph because when I was university student I learned about media and I bought a camera and also I taking.
✓ Yes, I do because I like taking photographs. When I was a university student, I learned about media and I bought a camera, and I also take photos.
The phrase 'learned about media' is acceptable, but 'from car' in the earlier sentence and missing 'at' in 'look at the landscape' show preposition issues. In this sentence, adding 'a' before 'university student' fixes article usage. Suggestion: ensure correct prepositions and articles: 'look at the landscape from the car' and 'a university student.'
× I like say, because I don't like uh, mountain because mountain, it's getting hard my knee, but swimming, it's very good for me.
✓ I like the sea because I don't like mountains; they make my knees hurt, but swimming is very good for me.
Pronoun and reference errors: 'I like say' should be 'I like the sea' (a word choice error); 'mountain, it's getting hard my knee' is ungrammatical and unclear. Replace with 'mountains; they make my knees hurt' to use plural noun and proper pronoun 'they' referring to mountains. Also use 'knees' plural and 'hurt' rather than 'getting hard.' Suggestion: use clear subject-pronoun agreement and natural idioms: 'they make my knees hurt.'
× I like say, because I don't like uh, mountain because mountain, it's getting hard my knee, but swimming, it's very good for me.
✓ I like the sea because I don't like mountains; they make my knees hurt, but swimming is very good for me.
The given sentence uses 'it's getting hard my knee' which incorrectly uses the third-person singular 'it's' with a mismatched structure. The corrected sentence replaces this with 'they make my knees hurt,' which properly matches the plural subject 'mountains' with the verb phrase 'make ... hurt.' Suggestion: ensure subject and verb forms agree and use natural expressions for physical discomfort (make my knees hurt).
× Yes, I do look, uh, landscape from car, uh, because I like seeing landscape and I like mountain and.
✓ Yes, I do look at the landscape from the car because I like seeing landscapes and I like mountains.
Missing definite and indefinite articles: 'landscape' should be 'the landscape' when referring to scenery visible from the car, and 'car' needs 'the car' in this context. Also 'mountain' should be plural 'mountains' or 'a mountain' depending on meaning. Suggestion: use articles correctly: 'the landscape,' 'the car,' and pluralize general nouns when appropriate.