Part 1
Examiner
What languages can you speak?
Candidate
You speak, to be honest, I can speak Vietnamese and China's, and in the future I want to learn other language to improve myself.
Examiner
Do you think it is difficult to learn a new language?
Candidate
The families went, I learned language. I think it's very difficult and hard to absorb new language. And I think when I overcome the difficult language, I think it's become easiest.
Examiner
Will you learn other languages in the future?
Candidate
Certainly is in the futures. I want to learns a new language like Chinas and Korea and I thinks in the futures is are very famous and popular in the world.
Examiner
Why do you learn English?
Candidate
When I learning English it opens in myself many opportunities like good salary, good jobs and I can communicate with peoples around the world and help me makes new friends. Uh like Korea, you know, foreigners. I think is makes me more better.
What languages can you speak?
Score: 42.0Suggestion: Focus on accuracy, clarity and brevity. Start with a clear topic sentence: name the languages you speak. Correct grammar (use 'Chinese' not 'China's'), use proper pronouns, and avoid unnecessary phrases like 'to be honest' unless emphasising. Limit to 2–3 sentences and add one specific detail if helpful (e.g. level or context).
Example: I can speak Vietnamese and Chinese. I learned Chinese at school and can hold basic conversations, and in the future I want to learn another language to improve my career prospects.
Do you think it is difficult to learn a new language?
Score: 40.0Suggestion: Give a direct opinion first, then one clear reason with a linking word. Avoid repetition and unclear phrases. Use simple linking words like 'because' or 'although'. Keep to 2–3 sentences and use correct verb forms and collocations (e.g. 'hard to pick up' or 'hard to learn').
Example: I think learning a new language is difficult because it takes time to learn grammar and vocabulary. However, once you practise regularly, it becomes easier to understand and speak.
Will you learn other languages in the future?
Score: 38.0Suggestion: Answer directly and use correct forms and plurals. State which languages and give a brief reason using a linking word like 'because' or 'so'. Avoid vague claims about 'famous'—be specific (e.g. 'because of work or culture'). Keep to 2–3 concise sentences.
Example: Yes, I will. I plan to learn Chinese and Korean because they are useful for my career and I enjoy their cultures.
Why do you learn English?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: Start with a clear topic sentence stating the main reason, then give two specific benefits linked with 'because' or 'so'. Use correct noun and verb forms (e.g. 'learning English opens up opportunities', 'people', 'make me better'). Avoid filler words. Keep responses natural and concise.
Example: I learn English because it opens up many opportunities, such as better jobs and higher salaries. Also, it allows me to communicate with people around the world and make new friends.
× You speak, to be honest, I can speak Vietnamese and China's, and in the future I want to learn other language to improve myself.
✓ To be honest, I can speak Vietnamese and Chinese, and in the future I want to learn other languages to improve myself.
Student used 'You speak' incorrectly instead of 'To be honest' as a discourse marker and used 'China's' instead of the adjective 'Chinese'. Also 'other language' should be plural 'other languages' to agree with general desire. Suggestion: begin sentence with 'To be honest', use adjectives for nationalities ('Chinese'), and use plural when speaking generally ('other languages'). Grammar problem type ID:12
× The families went, I learned language.
✓ When I was with my family, I learned languages.
Original is fragmented and unclear. 'The families went' is ungrammatical; likely intended meaning: 'When I was with my family' or 'When my family went (somewhere)'. Also 'I learned language' needs article or plural. Suggestion: make a full clause with subject and verb and use 'languages' or 'a language' depending on meaning. Grammar problem type ID:26
× I think it's very difficult and hard to absorb new language.
✓ I think it's very difficult to learn a new language.
Using both 'difficult' and 'hard' is redundant. 'Absorb' is awkward here; use 'learn'. Also 'new language' needs an article: 'a new language'. Suggestion: say 'very difficult to learn a new language'. Grammar problem type ID:13
× And I think when I overcome the difficult language, I think it's become easiest.
✓ And I think when I overcome a difficult language, it will become easier.
Tense and form errors: 'overcome' is fine, but result should use future 'will become' and 'easiest' is superlative incorrectly used; use comparative 'easier'. Also include article 'a'. Suggestion: use 'will become easier' to express future result. Grammar problem type ID:6
× Certainly is in the futures.
✓ Certainly, in the future.
Incorrect word forms: 'futures' is plural and 'is' is misplaced. Use the noun phrase 'in the future' and separate with a comma. Suggestion: say 'Certainly, in the future.' Grammar problem type ID:7
× I want to learns a new language like Chinas and Korea and I thinks in the futures is are very famous and popular in the world.
✓ I want to learn a new language like Chinese or Korean, and I think in the future they will be very famous and popular in the world.
Multiple problems: 'learns' should be 'learn' (first person), 'Chinas' should be 'Chinese' (adjective), 'Korea' should be 'Korean' (adjective), 'I thinks' should be 'I think' (subject-verb agreement), 'in the futures' should be 'in the future', and 'is are' is extra; use 'they will be'. Suggestion: correct verbs to match subjects and use proper adjectives for languages/nationalities. Grammar problem type ID:2
× When I learning English it opens in myself many opportunities like good salary, good jobs and I can communicate with peoples around the world and help me makes new friends.
✓ When I learn English, it opens up many opportunities for me, such as better salaries and good jobs, and I can communicate with people around the world and make new friends.
'When I learning' should be 'When I learn' (use base form after subject). 'Opens in myself' is wrong; use 'opens up ... for me'. 'Peoples' should be 'people'. 'Help me makes' should be 'help me make' or better 'and I can make new friends'. Also use plural 'salaries' or 'a better salary' and 'such as'. Suggestion: use correct verb forms and prepositions, pluralize 'people', and restructure the sentence for clarity. Grammar problem type ID:10
× Uh like Korea, you know, foreigners. I think is makes me more better.
✓ For example, knowing Korean helps me communicate with foreigners. I think it makes me better.
'Uh like Korea, you know, foreigners' is fragmented and unclear; restructure to 'knowing Korean helps me communicate with foreigners'. 'I think is makes me more better' has extra 'is' and double comparative 'more better'; use 'it makes me better'. Suggestion: form complete clauses, remove redundant words, and avoid double comparatives. Grammar problem type ID:12