Part 1
Examiner
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
Candidate
Yes, I have 5 friends who I have known for a long time. It's been almost over 10 years since we've become friends and even now we sometimes hang out on weekends. It's really.
Examiner
What do you usually do with your friends?
Candidate
Well, since we all go to a different schools so we often have dinner together at my home. We enjoy having nobody or yakiniku together and we also enjoy playing some card games or just talking.
Examiner
Where do you often meet each other?
Candidate
Well, as I said, we often hang out in my house because it is centrally located and easy for everyone to get to. We hang out in the living room and sometimes enjoy watching movies or playing card games and so on.
Examiner
Do you often go out with your friends?
Candidate
Well, I don't often go out with my friends who I talked just now, but I often go out with my some friends, some different friends. On weekends we often go to a theater to watch some movies or eat lunch.
Examiner
How important are friends to you?
Candidate
My friends, uh, like treasures. For me it is, they are really important because when I talk with my friends, I can feel relaxed and comfortable and I can remove my daily stress.
Examiner
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
Candidate
Well, I really like both spending time with one friend and with a group of friends. It depends. But when I want to talk about serious problems, I prefer spending time with one friend. But I want.
Examiner
Would you invite friends to your home?
Candidate
Yes, I would actually. Just last weekend I invited my my friends to my home to study together. Uh, we started at my own room together and it was really fun.
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 when I was on the handball club at school when I was a first year and a second year high school student, we often meet at school and at a club activity but now that we all quit the club activity, we often meet the.
Examiner
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
Candidate
Well, because the atmosphere is different depending on the places. Some places like libraries the atmosphere is quiet because everyone want to enjoy reading, so it is not.
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: 回答は内容が伝わりますが、文法ミスや不自然な表現があり、最後が切れているため流暢さと一貫性を改善する必要があります。具体的には:1) 数字と名詞の語順や冠詞("5 friends who I have known" → "five friends whom I have known" または "five friends I've known")を自然にする。2) 「almost over 10 years」は不自然なので "for almost ten years" など正確に言う。3) 最後の文は完結させて流暢にする。4) 1〜2文で簡潔にまとめ、合計3–4文に収める。
Example: Yes. I have five friends I've known for almost ten years. We still meet on weekends sometimes, and we usually catch up over dinner or play games together. I really value these friendships because we've supported each other for a long time.
What do you usually do with your friends?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 内容は分かりますが、文法ミスと語彙の誤用が多いです。改善点:1) 冗長な接続詞の使い方を直す("since... so" は重複)。2) 単語の誤り("nobody"は不適切。多分"nabe"や"yakiniku"と言いたいなら明確にする)。3) 詳細を具体的に、かつ一貫した構成で述べる。例を一つ入れるとより良い。
Example: Since we attend different schools, we usually get together at my house for dinner. We often cook nabe or have yakiniku and then play card games or just chat about our week. For example, last weekend we tried a new yakiniku recipe and watched a movie afterwards.
Where do you often meet each other?
Score: 80.0Suggestion: 良い構成で理由も述べられていますが、冗長な語句("and so on")や繰り返しを避け、少し具体例を加えるとさらに良くなります。接続詞で文をつなぎ、自然な語彙を使いましょう。
Example: We usually meet at my house because it’s centrally located and easy for everyone to reach. We often gather in the living room to watch movies, play card games, or simply talk and relax together.
Do you often go out with your friends?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: 伝えたい意味は分かりますが、文法や語順の誤りが目立ちます。改善点:1) 簡潔な主題文を使う("I don't often go out with those friends, but I do go out with other friends.")。2) 冗長表現("my some friends, some different friends")を避ける。3) 具体的な活動を自然な順序で述べる。
Example: I don't often go out with the friends I mentioned earlier, but I do go out with other friends. On weekends we usually go to the cinema to watch a film or have lunch together.
How important are friends to you?
Score: 75.0Suggestion: 意味は明確で良い感情表現がありますが、言い淀み("uh")や不自然な比喩("like treasures"は少し不idiomatic)を改善しましょう。より自然な英語と流れを意識し、理由を短く整理すること。
Example: My friends are very important to me. When I talk with them I feel relaxed and comfortable, and it helps me relieve daily stress.
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: 答えの構造は良いですが、最後が途切れているのと"But I want"のような未完の表現を避ける必要があります。主張→理由→比較といった順で整理し、短く結論を付けると良い。
Example: I enjoy both, but it depends on the situation. If I need to discuss something serious, I prefer one-on-one because it's more private. For casual fun or celebrations, I prefer being with a group.
Would you invite friends to your home?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 内容は良く、具体的な例もありますが繰り返し("my my")や言い淀み("Uh")を直し、語彙を自然にする必要があります。時制と前置詞の使い方("in my room")にも注意してください。
Example: Yes, I often invite friends to my home. Just last weekend I invited some friends over to study in my room and we had a lot of fun reviewing for our exams together.
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: 文が長すぎて構造が不明瞭で、最後が切れているため結論が欠けています。改善点:1) 文を短く区切り、時制を整える。2) 過去と現在の違いを明確に述べる(例:"We used to meet at school for club activities, but now we meet elsewhere.")。3) 終わりまで言い切る。
Example: Yes. When I was in the handball club in my first and second years of high school, we usually met at school for practice and club events. Now that we have quit the club, we tend to meet at each other's homes or at cafes instead.
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: 基本的な考えは正しいですが、文法と論理の繋ぎが弱く、文が途中で終わっています。改善点:1) 具体例を完全な文で示す。2) 接続詞を使って理由と結果を明確にする("because... so..." の使い方に注意)。3) 複数の例を短く挙げて比較する。
Example: Some places are suitable because of their atmosphere. For example, libraries are quiet since people are reading, so they are not good for chatting. In contrast, cafes or living rooms are more relaxed and better for socializing.
× Yes, I have 5 friends who I have known for a long time.
✓ Yes, I have five friends whom I have known for a long time.
Use plural spelled-out number 'five' is acceptable; 'whom' is grammatically correct after 'friends' as object of 'have known'. Also no major singular/plural error but changing numeric to word improves formality.
× It's been almost over 10 years since we've become friends and even now we sometimes hang out on weekends.
✓ It's been almost ten years since we became friends, and even now we sometimes hang out on weekends.
'Almost over 10 years' is redundant; use 'almost ten years' or 'over ten years'. 'Since we've become friends' should use simple past 'we became friends' with 'since' indicating a point in time. Also write number as 'ten' for formality.
× It's really.
✓ It's really great.
Sentence fragment: 'It's really' is incomplete. Add an adjective or clause (for example 'great') to complete the thought.
× Well, since we all go to a different schools so we often have dinner together at my home.
✓ Well, since we all go to different schools, we often have dinner together at my home.
'Different schools' should not have 'a' before it because 'schools' is plural. Also remove the redundant conjunction 'so' when using 'since'; add a comma for clarity.
× We enjoy having nobody or yakiniku together and we also enjoy playing some card games or just talking.
✓ We enjoy having nabe or yakiniku together, and we also enjoy playing card games or just talking.
Likely intended 'nabe' (Japanese hot pot) not 'nobody'. Use 'nabe' and 'yakiniku' as nouns; no 'some' needed before 'card games'. Add comma before 'and'.
× Well, as I said, we often hang out in my house because it is centrally located and easy for everyone to get to.
✓ Well, as I said, we often hang out at my house because it is centrally located and easy for everyone to get to.
Use preposition 'at' with 'house' for meeting place. 'In my house' is possible but 'at my house' is more natural for gatherings.
× We hang out in the living room and sometimes enjoy watching movies or playing card games and so on.
✓ We hang out in the living room and sometimes enjoy watching movies or playing card games.
Remove 'and so on' to make the sentence concise. Present participles 'watching' and 'playing' are used correctly; trimming improves fluency.
× Well, I don't often go out with my friends who I talked just now, but I often go out with my some friends, some different friends.
✓ Well, I don't often go out with the friends I mentioned just now, but I often go out with some other friends.
Use 'the friends I mentioned' instead of 'my friends who I talked just now'. 'Some other friends' is the natural phrasing; remove extra 'my' and redundant words.
× On weekends we often go to a theater to watch some movies or eat lunch.
✓ On weekends we often go to the theater to watch movies or eat lunch.
Use 'the theater' when speaking generally about going to cinemas; remove 'some' before 'movies' for naturalness.
× My friends, uh, like treasures.
✓ My friends are like treasures to me.
Simile requires 'are like treasures' and add 'to me' for clarity. 'My friends, uh, like treasures' is ungrammatical.
× For me it is, they are really important because when I talk with my friends, I can feel relaxed and comfortable and I can remove my daily stress.
✓ For me, they are really important because when I talk with my friends I feel relaxed and comfortable and can relieve my daily stress.
Remove redundant 'it is'; keep present simple 'I feel'. 'Remove my daily stress' is unnatural; use 'relieve' stress. Also omit second 'I' before 'can' for conciseness.
× Well, I really like both spending time with one friend and with a group of friends.
✓ Well, I really like spending time both with one friend and with a group of friends.
Word order: place 'both' before the two parallel elements for balance.
× But when I want to talk about serious problems, I prefer spending time with one friend. But I want.
✓ But when I want to talk about serious problems, I prefer spending time with one friend.
Trailing fragment 'But I want.' is incomplete and should be removed.
× Yes, I would actually. Just last weekend I invited my my friends to my home to study together.
✓ Yes, I would. Just last weekend I invited my friends to my home to study together.
Remove duplicate 'my'. 'I would actually' is awkward; 'I would' suffices. Verb 'invited' is correct past tense.
× Uh, we started at my own room together and it was really fun.
✓ Uh, we studied together in my room, and it was really fun.
Use 'in my room' not 'at my own room'. 'Started at my own room together' is ungrammatical; 'studied together in my room' clarifies intent.
× Yes there is when I was on the handball club at school when I was a first year and a second year high school student, we often meet at school and at a club activity but now that we all quit the club activity, we often meet the.
✓ Yes. When I was in the handball club at school, as a first- and second-year high school student, we often met at school and during club activities, but now that we have all quit the club, we often meet elsewhere.
Run-on sentence with tense and preposition errors. Use 'in the handball club', 'we often met' (past), 'during club activities', and 'now that we have all quit' (present perfect) plus 'meet elsewhere' to finish thought.
× Well, because the atmosphere is different depending on the places.
✓ Well, because the atmosphere is different depending on the place.
Use singular 'place' after 'depending on' or rephrase 'depending on the place' or 'depending on the location'. 'Places' is awkward here.
× Some places like libraries the atmosphere is quiet because everyone want to enjoy reading, so it is not.
✓ In some places, like libraries, the atmosphere is quiet because everyone wants to enjoy reading, so it is not suitable for meeting friends.
'In some places' and commas around 'like libraries' are needed. Use 'wants' for third person singular. Finish the sentence by stating 'not suitable for meeting friends' to avoid fragment.