Part 1
Examiner
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
Candidate
I have a lot of friends, but my close friend is my classmate, Mukuli says. She's really, really hard work, kind and supports me and any situation. I love my friend.
Examiner
What do you usually do with your friends?
Candidate
I typically with my friends at the weekends because I'm busy with my studies and works during the work during the week. Uh, when? When I have a habit of once a week during the day during the week.
Examiner
Where do you often meet each other?
Candidate
I typically meet with my friends at the weekend because I'm busy during the week with my studies and works. Besides, we have a habit of visiting to the restaurant.
Examiner
Do you often go out with your friends?
Candidate
Yes, I often go out with my friends, especially on weekends. We usually meet at cafes or parks to relax and catch up, which helps strengthen our friendship. Spending time together also allows other shared experience and real life stress from our busy schedules. Thank you.
Examiner
How important are friends to you?
Candidate
Definitely yes my friends only besides us all this my important relationships. I always love I always.
Examiner
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
Candidate
It depends on my situation. I prefer to spend time with one friend. The reason is that it helps me uplift my mood and and spend my time.
Examiner
Would you invite friends to your home?
Candidate
Yes, of course I I depends on my situation because always, umm, try always to try. I always try to invite my friends, they and them.
Examiner
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
Candidate
Yes, there is definitely a difference between the where I meet friends now and where I used to meet them in the past. Previously, we often greet local parks or cafes because we were the most convenient and affordable place. However, nowadays we tend to meet at more diverse locations like shopping malls, restaurants, or even online.
Examiner
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
Candidate
Some places are so suitable for meeting because they offer a comfortable and quiet environment that facilitates conversation and intersection. For instance, cafes or meeting rooms are designed to minimize discussion and provide seating arrangements conducted on.
× She's really, really hard work, kind and supports me and any situation.
✓ She's really, really hardworking, kind, and supports me in any situation.
The phrase 'hard work' is a noun, but here an adjective is needed to describe the friend. The correct adjective is 'hardworking'. Also, 'supports me and any situation' is incorrect; it should be 'supports me in any situation' to use the correct preposition.
× She's really, really hard work, kind and supports me and any situation.
✓ She's really, really hardworking, kind, and supports me in any situation.
The preposition 'and' is incorrectly used before 'any situation'. The correct preposition is 'in' to indicate support within a situation.
× I typically with my friends at the weekends because I'm busy with my studies and works during the work during the week.
✓ I typically spend time with my friends on weekends because I'm busy with my studies and work during the week.
The original sentence is missing a verb after 'typically'. Also, 'works' should be 'work' as an uncountable noun here. 'At the weekends' is better expressed as 'on weekends' in this context.
× Uh, when? When I have a habit of once a week during the day during the week.
✓ I usually meet once a week during the day on weekdays.
The original sentence is fragmented and unclear. It needs restructuring to clearly express the habit of meeting once a week during weekdays.
× I typically meet with my friends at the weekend because I'm busy during the week with my studies and works.
✓ I typically meet my friends on weekends because I'm busy during the week with my studies and work.
The preposition 'with' after 'meet' is unnecessary here. Also, 'at the weekend' is better as 'on weekends' in this context. 'Works' should be 'work'.
× Besides, we have a habit of visiting to the restaurant.
✓ Besides, we have a habit of visiting the restaurant.
The preposition 'to' is incorrect after 'visiting'. The verb 'visit' is directly followed by the object without a preposition.
× Spending time together also allows other shared experience and real life stress from our busy schedules.
✓ Spending time together also allows other shared experiences and relieves real-life stress from our busy schedules.
'Experience' should be plural 'experiences' to match 'other'. Also, 'real life stress' needs a verb to show the effect; 'relieves' fits here. 'Real life' should be hyphenated as 'real-life' when used as an adjective.
× Definitely yes my friends only besides us all this my important relationships. I always love I always.
✓ Definitely, my friends are very important to me. I always love them.
The original sentence is fragmented and unclear. It needs to be restructured to clearly express the importance of friends and the speaker's feelings.
× Yes, of course I I depends on my situation because always, umm, try always to try. I always try to invite my friends, they and them.
✓ Yes, of course, it depends on my situation because I always try to invite my friends.
The sentence has redundant words and incorrect pronoun usage. 'They and them' is unnecessary and confusing. 'I I depends' should be 'it depends'.
× Previously, we often greet local parks or cafes because we were the most convenient and affordable place.
✓ Previously, we often met at local parks or cafes because they were the most convenient and affordable places.
'Greet' is incorrect; the correct verb is 'met'. Also, 'at' is the correct preposition for meeting places. 'We were the most convenient' is incorrect; it should be 'they were' referring to the places.
× Some places are so suitable for meeting because they offer a comfortable and quiet environment that facilitates conversation and intersection.
✓ Some places are suitable for meeting because they offer a comfortable and quiet environment that facilitates conversation and interaction.
The word 'intersection' is incorrect in this context; the correct word is 'interaction' which means communication or exchange between people.
× For instance, cafes or meeting rooms are designed to minimize discussion and provide seating arrangements conducted on.
✓ For instance, cafes or meeting rooms are designed to minimize noise and provide suitable seating arrangements.
The original sentence is incomplete and uses incorrect phrases. 'Minimize discussion' is likely intended to mean 'minimize noise' or distractions. 'Seating arrangements conducted on' is incorrect and should be rephrased to 'provide suitable seating arrangements'.