Part 1
Examiner
Where do you go to relax recently?
Candidate
Nowadays life is very busy for every individual and most of time I spend in the garden for doing relaxation because there is lots of greenery and I met the people surrounding and I know about the different culture and religion when I met with the people.
Examiner
Who do you usually relax with?
Candidate
I always like to go outside with my husband to do the relaxation. And when we went outside, we are just doing some talk. Uh, we are talking with each other about the day, what we went, where we went to, the kind of things.
Examiner
Do you think listening to music is relaxing?
Candidate
Music is very important for me. When I'm in stress, mostly time I'm just listening the music and when I'm just doing the household works, I'm just listening the music. It is the best therapy for me to doing the relaxing. Even sometime I feel bored at home, I went outside like in a garden and I'm listening some music.
Examiner
What do you do to relax?
Candidate
I do a lots of activities to do relaxation. Sometime I'm just listening the music or yoga and sometime I also go outside with my husband to do the relaxation. Between that we had spent some quality time between us.
Where do you go to relax recently?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Be more concise and direct. Start with a clear topic sentence naming the place, then give one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Reduce grammar errors and awkward phrasing (e.g., 'most of the time', 'I meet people there', 'I learn about different cultures').
Example: I usually relax in the public garden near my home. For example, I enjoy walking among the trees and sitting on a bench to read, and I often chat with neighbors there, which helps me learn about different cultures and feel calmer.
Who do you usually relax with?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Answer directly and use natural phrasing. Start with 'I usually relax with...' then give specific details about what you do together, using linking words like 'usually' or 'often' and correct tense and vocabulary (e.g., 'talk about our day' not 'doing some talk'). Avoid fillers like 'uh'.
Example: I usually relax with my husband. We often walk in the park and talk about our day, where we went, and plans for the weekend, which helps us unwind.
Do you think listening to music is relaxing?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Be natural and avoid repetition. Give a clear opinion sentence, then one or two specific situations when music helps, using linking words such as 'for example' or 'also'. Correct grammar: 'when I'm stressed', 'while doing housework', 'it is the best therapy for me'.
Example: Yes, I find listening to music very relaxing. For example, when I'm stressed I listen to soothing instrumental tracks, and while doing housework upbeat music helps lift my mood and make chores less tiring.
What do you do to relax?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Give a structured answer: start with a topic sentence listing one or two main activities, then add specific details and use linking words like 'for instance' or 'sometimes'. Correct grammar and word choice: 'I do a lot of activities', 'sometimes I practise yoga', 'we spend quality time together'. Keep to 3–4 sentences.
Example: I relax in several ways, mainly by listening to music and practising yoga. For instance, I do a 20-minute yoga routine in the morning, and sometimes my husband and I go for a walk in the garden to spend quality time together.
× Nowadays life is very busy for every individual and most of time I spend in the garden for doing relaxation because there is lots of greenery and I met the people surrounding and I know about the different culture and religion when I met with the people.
✓ Nowadays life is very busy for everyone and most of the time I spend in the garden to relax because there is a lot of greenery, I meet the people around me and learn about different cultures and religions when I meet them.
Errors: incorrect use of present tense forms and collocations. 'every individual' is wordy; 'everyone' is more natural. 'most of time' needs the definite article 'the'. 'for doing relaxation' is unnatural; use the infinitive 'to relax'. 'there is lots of greenery' requires 'a lot of' with singular 'is a lot of greenery'. 'I met' and 'when I met' use past tense incorrectly; should be present simple 'I meet' and 'when I meet' to match 'Nowadays'. Also 'the people surrounding' is incorrect; use 'people around me'. 'different culture and religion' should be plural 'different cultures and religions'. Suggestion: use consistent present tense and natural collocations (spend time, to relax, a lot of greenery, meet people, learn about cultures).
× I always like to go outside with my husband to do the relaxation.
✓ I always like to go outside with my husband to relax.
Error: unnecessary noun phrase and awkward verb form. 'to do the relaxation' is not natural; use the infinitive 'to relax'. Present simple is correct for a habitual action. Suggestion: use 'to relax' or 'for relaxation' instead of 'to do the relaxation'.
× And when we went outside, we are just doing some talk.
✓ And when we go outside, we just talk.
Errors: tense inconsistency and wrong verb phrase. 'went' is past while speaker describes habitual action; use present simple 'go'. 'we are just doing some talk' is ungrammatical and awkward; use 'we just talk' or 'we just have a chat'. Suggestion: keep present simple for routines and use natural collocations like 'have a chat' or 'talk about our day'.
× Uh, we are talking with each other about the day, what we went, where we went to, the kind of things.
✓ We talk to each other about the day, what we did, where we went and that kind of thing.
Errors: preposition and tense mistakes. 'talking with each other' is acceptable but 'talk to each other' is more common. 'what we went' is incorrect; use past tense 'what we did'. 'where we went to' is redundant; 'where we went' is correct. 'the kind of things' should be 'that kind of thing' or 'things like that'. Suggestion: use past tense for specific actions and correct preposition usage, and use natural phrases like 'that kind of thing'.
× Music is very important for me.
✓ Music is very important to me.
Error: incorrect preposition. Use 'important to me' rather than 'important for me' when expressing personal importance. Suggestion: memorize common collocations 'important to someone', 'important for something'.
× When I'm in stress, mostly time I'm just listening the music and when I'm just doing the household works, I'm just listening the music.
✓ When I'm stressed, most of the time I just listen to music, and when I'm doing household chores I also listen to music.
Errors: adjective/adverb forms and article usage. 'in stress' is unnatural; use 'stressed'. 'mostly time' should be 'most of the time'. 'listening the music' requires the preposition 'to' and the bare noun 'music' (no article). 'household works' is incorrect; use 'household chores' or 'housework'. Verb tense should be present simple for habitual actions. Suggestion: learn correct adjective forms (stressed), collocations (listen to music, household chores), and use 'most of the time' for frequency expressions.
× It is the best therapy for me to doing the relaxing.
✓ It is the best therapy for me to relax.
Errors: unnecessary definite article and wrong verb form. 'the best therapy' is acceptable but 'the' is fine; main issues are 'to doing the relaxing' which should be 'to relax' (infinitive). Also 'doing the relaxing' is unidiomatic. Suggestion: use infinitive after 'for me' to express purpose: 'for me to relax'.
× Even sometime I feel bored at home, I went outside like in a garden and I'm listening some music.
✓ Sometimes when I feel bored at home, I go outside to a garden and listen to some music.
Errors: tense and word order problems. 'Even sometime' should be 'Sometimes' or 'Even sometimes'. 'I feel bored' is present and should match; 'I went outside' is past and inconsistent—use 'I go outside'. 'like in a garden' is awkward; use 'to a garden' or 'to the garden'. 'I'm listening some music' requires 'listening to some music' or simpler 'listen to some music'. Suggestion: maintain consistent present tense for habitual actions and use correct prepositions ('to a garden') and verb patterns ('listen to music').
× I do a lots of activities to do relaxation.
✓ I do a lot of activities to relax.
Errors: incorrect quantifier and awkward expression. 'a lots of' is wrong; use 'a lot of' with plural noun, or better 'a lot of activities' but here simpler 'I do a lot of activities to relax' or 'I do many activities to relax'. Also 'to do relaxation' is unidiomatic; use 'to relax'. Suggestion: use 'a lot of' or 'many' correctly and use natural verb forms like 'to relax'.
× Sometime I'm just listening the music or yoga and sometime I also go outside with my husband to do the relaxation.
✓ Sometimes I just listen to music or do yoga, and sometimes I also go outside with my husband to relax.
Errors: adverb forms and verb patterns. 'Sometime' should be 'Sometimes'. 'listening the music' needs 'listen to music'. 'or yoga' requires a verb: 'do yoga'. Repeated 'sometime' should be 'sometimes'. 'to do the relaxation' should be 'to relax'. Suggestion: use adverb 'sometimes', correct verb-preposition pairs (listen to), and appropriate verbs for activities (do yoga).
× Between that we had spent some quality time between us.
✓ During that time we spent some quality time together.
Errors: incorrect conjunction/preposition and tense. 'Between that' is unnatural; use 'during that time' or 'in between'. 'we had spent' uses past perfect unnecessarily; simple past 'we spent' is appropriate. 'between us' is awkward here; use 'together'. Suggestion: use 'during that time' for periods, 'spent time together', and choose the correct past/simple past tense for sequences.