Relax— Part 1 Report
Conversation
Part 1
Examiner
Where do you go to relax recently?
Candidate
Recently I visit a place near the beach and just relax sitting by the pool area and let unwind my mind and rejuvenate internally as I love the way ocean and sand feels together.
Examiner
Who do you usually relax with?
Candidate
Usually I go out with my friends to just sit and relax and connect with each other on a deeper level because most of the time we are busy with our work and studies. We don't get time to get to know each other and what's going in our lives. It's a great way to let out things you don't usually let out.
Examiner
Do you think listening to music is relaxing?
Candidate
Since I often go out for evening walks at the nearby park, I usually listen to music as it acts as my companion and it helps me feel calm and makes me feel tranquility. I would say that music is a mood booster.
Examiner
What do you do to relax?
Candidate
For me, relaxing means quiet and peacefulness, so I often meditate with a very calm music in the background or either I go to the beach where I could hear the wall waves clashing into the sand and just the breeze and music to rejuvenate me.
Evaluation
Overall
Grammar
× Recently I visit a place near the beach and just relax sitting by the pool area and let unwind my mind and rejuvenate internally as I love the way ocean and sand feels together.
✓ Recently I have been visiting a place near the beach and just relaxing, sitting by the pool area and letting my mind unwind and rejuvenate internally as I love the way the ocean and sand feel together.
The original sentence uses simple present tense 'visit' which is incorrect for a recent ongoing action. The present perfect continuous 'have been visiting' is appropriate to express recent repeated actions. Also, 'feels' should be 'feel' because 'ocean and sand' is plural. Additionally, 'let unwind my mind' is incorrect; it should be 'letting my mind unwind' to maintain parallel structure and correct verb form.
× I love the way ocean and sand feels together.
✓ I love the way the ocean and sand feel together.
The subject 'ocean and sand' is plural, so the verb should be 'feel' instead of 'feels' to agree in number. Also, the definite article 'the' is needed before 'ocean' to specify the noun.
× I often meditate with a very calm music in the background or either I go to the beach where I could hear the wall waves clashing into the sand and just the breeze and music to rejuvenate me.
✓ I often meditate with very calm music in the background or I go to the beach where I can hear the waves crashing onto the sand along with the breeze and music to rejuvenate me.
The phrase 'a very calm music' is incorrect because 'music' is uncountable and does not take 'a'. 'Wall waves' is incorrect; it should be 'waves'. The verb 'could hear' is better as 'can hear' to indicate present ability. 'Clashing into the sand' is better expressed as 'crashing onto the sand' to describe waves hitting the shore. Also, 'or either' is redundant; 'or' alone suffices.
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