Part 1
Examiner
Are you good at giving gifts?
Candidate
Yes, of course. I'm very good at giving gifts for my friends, for my sisters, for my family, and I love giving gifts because it make more memorable moments in our life.
Examiner
When do you usually give gifts to others?
Candidate
I usually give gifts on special occasions such as birthdays, weddings and festivals like Lunar New Year because these events are culturally significant and people expect to celebrate. I also give presents spontaneously when someone helps me or achieve something important as a way to show appreciation and strength or less.
Examiner
What do you consider when choosing a gift?
Candidate
When choosing a gift, I first consider the recipient's interest and preference because a thoughtful presence should reflect what they enjoy or need. I also think about the occasions and appreciate love of formality. For example, a birthday calls for sensing personal while a work related gift should be more professional.
Examiner
Have you ever given others a handmade gift?
Candidate
Yes, I have given handmade kits on several occasions. For example, I owns connected a scar for a close friend because she mentioned feeling cold easily and she appreciated the personal touch and effort more than a story about item. I find handmade presents are meaningful signs. They show time and cave.
Examiner
Do expensive gifts better express your feelings?
Candidate
Not necessarily. While expensive gifts can signal strong feelings because they often require significant effort or resources, they are not only our best widespread express emotions. More meaningful gestures such as thoughtful personalities, presents, or acts of service. Often conveniently deeper understanding and attention to a person's needs and preferences.
Are you good at giving gifts?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Ответ следует сделать более естественным и грамматически корректным, сократив повторения и исправив ошибки согласования. Употребляйте одну-две короткие фразы: тезис и причина. Также избегайте перечислений с лишними повторами и используйте подходящую форму слова (например, "makes" вместо "make").
Example: Yes — I enjoy giving gifts to my family and close friends because I believe thoughtful presents create lasting memories.
When do you usually give gifts to others?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: Необходимо упростить и уточнить мысль, исправить грамматику и убрать неясные выражения (например, "strength or less"). Используйте связующие слова для плавного перехода между идеями и конкретизируйте примеры спонтанных подарков.
Example: I usually give gifts on special occasions such as birthdays, weddings and Lunar New Year because these events are important in my culture. I also sometimes give small, spontaneous gifts to thank someone who has helped me or reached a personal milestone.
What do you consider when choosing a gift?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Ответ содержит идеи, но сильно искажен словарный выбор и грамматика (например, "presence", "appreciate love of formality", "sensing personal"). Следует использовать простые и точные формулировки: сначала назвать критерии, затем привести одно-два конкретных примера и связать их логическими словами.
Example: I consider the recipient's interests and needs first, because a good gift should suit them. I also think about the occasion: birthdays can be personal and fun, while gifts for work should be more professional.
Have you ever given others a handmade gift?
Score: 42.0Suggestion: Ответ сильно затруднён ошибками лексики и грамматики (например, "owns connected a scar", "story about item", "show time and cave"). Нужно переписать предложение ясно: указать что именно вы сделали, почему и какую реакцию получили. Используйте 2–3 коротких предложения и конкретные детали о подарке и реакции получателя.
Example: Yes. Once I knitted a scarf for a close friend who always felt cold; she loved the personal touch and said it was warmer than any store-bought gift. I often prefer handmade items because they show time and effort.
Do expensive gifts better express your feelings?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: Ответ содержит правильную идею, но фразы разорваны и много неверного словоупотребления (например, "not only our best widespread express emotions", "thoughtful personalities"). Переформулируйте с чёткой позицией и приведите два конкретных примера того, что важнее денег: продуманность подарка и поступки. Используйте связки для логичности.
Example: Not necessarily. Expensive gifts can show effort, but thoughtful presents or acts of service often mean more — for example, a handmade item or helping someone with a difficult task can feel more sincere than a costly purchase.
× I love giving gifts because it make more memorable moments in our life.
✓ I love giving gifts because they make more memorable moments in our lives.
Subject 'gifts' is plural so verb should be 'make' not 'make' (already correct) but pronoun must match plural: use 'they' instead of 'it'; 'life' refers to multiple people so use plural 'lives'. Suggestion: match pronouns and nouns in number: plural subjects take plural pronouns and plural noun forms. Note: corrected sentence uses 'they' and 'lives'.
× I also give presents spontaneously when someone helps me or achieve something important as a way to show appreciation and strength or less.
✓ I also give presents spontaneously when someone helps me or achieves something important as a way to show appreciation and encouragement or support.
After 'someone' use third person singular verb 'achieves' (present simple). The original had 'achieve' (base form) causing subject-verb mismatch. Also 'strength or less' is unclear; replace with appropriate nouns like 'encouragement or support'. Suggestion: ensure verbs agree with implied subject and choose clear nouns.
× When choosing a gift, I first consider the recipient's interest and preference because a thoughtful presence should reflect what they enjoy or need.
✓ When choosing a gift, I first consider the recipient's interests and preferences because a thoughtful present should reflect what they enjoy or need.
Use plural 'interests' and 'preferences' to match general consideration of multiple aspects. 'Presence' is incorrect word choice; should be 'present'. Suggestion: use correct noun 'present' and pluralize countable nouns when referring to general traits.
× I also think about the occasions and appreciate love of formality.
✓ I also think about the occasion and the appropriate level of formality.
The original uses awkward phrasing 'appreciate love of formality'. Use 'appropriate level of formality' to express intent. Also 'occasions' can be singular or plural depending on context; here 'occasion' aligns with thinking about each event. Suggestion: use established collocations like 'level of formality'.
× For example, a birthday calls for sensing personal while a work related gift should be more professional.
✓ For example, a birthday calls for a personal gift while a work-related gift should be more professional.
Original 'sensing personal' is ungrammatical; use 'a personal gift'. Also add hyphen in 'work-related' and include article 'a'. Suggestion: use clear noun phrases and articles when needed.
× For example, I owns connected a scar for a close friend because she mentioned feeling cold easily and she appreciated the personal touch and effort more than a story about item.
✓ For example, I once knitted a scarf for a close friend because she mentioned feeling cold easily, and she appreciated the personal touch and effort more than a store-bought item.
Many issues: 'owns connected a scar' is nonsensical; likely intended 'once knitted a scarf'. 'I' should take past tense 'knitted' for completed action. 'Store-bought item' replaces 'story about item' which is incorrect. Also add comma and 'she' structure. Suggestion: use correct verbs and collocations ('knit a scarf', 'store-bought').
× I find handmade presents are meaningful signs.
✓ I find handmade presents are meaningful gestures.
'Signs' is wrong collocation; 'gestures' is appropriate. 'Presents' plural is fine. Suggestion: choose collocations that match intended meaning.
× They show time and cave.
✓ They show the time and care put into them.
Original 'cave' is incorrect word; intended 'care'. Also expression requires 'the time and care put into them' to be clear. Suggestion: use correct noun 'care' and add phrase 'put into them'.
× Do expensive gifts better express your feelings?
✓ Do expensive gifts express your feelings better?
Adverb placement: 'better' should come after the verb phrase 'express your feelings'. The original word order is awkward. Suggestion: place adverbs like 'better' after the object or verb phrase for clarity.
× Not necessarily.
✓ Not necessarily.
Short answer is acceptable; no grammatical correction needed.
× While expensive gifts can signal strong feelings because they often require significant effort or resources, they are not only our best widespread express emotions.
✓ While expensive gifts can signal strong feelings because they often require significant effort or resources, they are not the best or only way to express emotions.
Original contains multiple problems: incorrect phrase 'not only our best widespread express emotions'—fix to 'not the best or only way to express emotions'. Suggestion: use clear structure 'not the best or only way to...'.
× More meaningful gestures such as thoughtful personalities, presents, or acts of service.
✓ More meaningful gestures include thoughtful personalization, small presents, or acts of service.
Original is a sentence fragment lacking verb; also 'thoughtful personalities' is wrong—likely 'thoughtful personalization'. Add verb 'include' to complete sentence and clarify nouns. Suggestion: ensure sentences have a main verb and use correct noun forms.
× Often conveniently deeper understanding and attention to a person's needs and preferences.
✓ Often they show a deeper understanding and attention to a person's needs and preferences.
Original is a fragment and word 'conveniently' misplaced. Added subject 'they' and verb 'show' to complete sentence and express meaning. Suggestion: ensure sentences have subject and verb and place modifiers appropriately.