Part 1
Examinador
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Candidato
I don't have any tall buildings near my home because I live in the countryside where the area is mostly made-up of low houses and open fields. However, when I cycle into the city, I see many modern high rise buildings clustered in the city center, which always looks impressive from a distance.
Examinador
Do you take photos of buildings?
Candidato
I only take photos of buildings occasionally, usually when they are newly built or have an impressive design. I do this to remember special moments connected to the place, like visiting a striking new museum or seeing a beautiful skyline for the first time.
Examinador
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Candidato
Yes, of course. There is an upside down house near where I live that was built recently and I would like to visit it with my friends. We could take some unusual photos inside the inverted rooms and then sit and enjoy a coffee together.
Examinador
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Candidato
No, I wouldn't want to live in a tall building. I prefer a quiet, detached house in a suburb near Bangalore because it feels more peaceful, offers greater privacy and outdoor space, and has more character than a generic high rise.
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Pontuação: 86.0Sugestão: Your answer is clear, relevant and descriptive with a good topic sentence and supporting detail. To improve further, shorten and tighten the response to make it more natural (max 3–4 sentences), avoid minor grammar issues (e.g., “made up of” not “made-up of”), and add a linking phrase to connect the two ideas smoothly.
Exemplo: No, there aren’t tall buildings near my home because I live in the countryside where most houses are low and there are open fields. However, when I cycle into the city, I often see modern high‑rise buildings clustered in the centre, which always look impressive from a distance.
Do you take photos of buildings?
Pontuação: 92.0Sugestão: This is a strong, natural answer with a clear topic sentence and specific reasons. To refine it, use a linking word to connect the two sentences (for example, “because” or “so”) and avoid repeating similar ideas (e.g., “newly built” and “striking” are close). Keep it concise (3–4 sentences max).
Exemplo: I only photograph buildings occasionally, usually when a building has an impressive design or is newly opened. I do this because I want to remember special moments, such as visiting a striking new museum or seeing a beautiful skyline for the first time.
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Pontuação: 94.0Sugestão: Very good: direct, specific and gives a concrete plan. To be even more natural, combine sentences and use a linking word to show sequence (e.g., “first… then…”). Also avoid redundancy like “upside down” and “inverted” back-to-back.
Exemplo: Yes — there’s a recently built upside‑down house near me that I’d love to visit with friends. First we could take some unusual photos inside, and then we could relax over coffee afterwards.
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Pontuação: 95.0Sugestão: Excellent answer: direct, well structured and specific reasons are given. To be even more natural, you can begin with a brief topic sentence then use a linking word like “because” to introduce reasons. Keep sentences concise and avoid overlong lists by grouping similar reasons.
Exemplo: No, I wouldn’t — I prefer a quiet detached house in a suburb near Bangalore because it feels more peaceful and private, offers outdoor space, and has more character than a generic high‑rise.
× I don't have any tall buildings near my home because I live in the countryside where the area is mostly made-up of low houses and open fields.
✓ I don't have any tall buildings near my home because I live in the countryside where the area is mostly made up of low houses and open fields.
The phrase 'made-up of' is incorrect; the correct form is 'made up of'. This is not a plural issue but fits the provided list best as a sentence structure/word form error related to verb phrase usage. Suggestion: remove the hyphen and use 'made up of' to indicate composition.
× However, when I cycle into the city, I see many modern high rise buildings clustered in the city center, which always looks impressive from a distance.
✓ However, when I cycle into the city, I see many modern high-rise buildings clustered in the city center, which always look impressive from a distance.
'High rise' should be hyphenated as a compound adjective 'high-rise' modifying 'buildings'. Also 'which always looks' is incorrect because 'which' refers to 'buildings' (plural), so the verb should be plural 'look'. This fits the present participle/verb form category because of verb agreement with plural antecedent. Suggestion: hyphenate compound adjective and ensure verb agrees with the plural noun.
× Yes, of course. There is an upside down house near where I live that was built recently and I would like to visit it with my friends.
✓ Yes, of course. There is an upside-down house near where I live that was built recently, and I would like to visit it with my friends.
Hyphenate 'upside-down' when used as a compound adjective before 'house'. The sentence is otherwise correct in tense: 'was built recently' correctly uses past tense for the building's construction and 'would like' correctly expresses desire. Suggestion: add hyphen and a comma before 'and' for clarity.
× We could take some unusual photos inside the inverted rooms and then sit and enjoy a coffee together.
✓ We could take some unusual photos inside the inverted rooms and then sit and enjoy coffee together.
'Enjoy a coffee' is acceptable in casual speech, but 'enjoy coffee' is more natural when speaking about a shared activity. No third-person singular error exists; classification chosen to match instruction to only use listed types. Suggestion: prefer 'enjoy coffee together' for natural phrasing.
× No, I wouldn't want to live in a tall building.
✓ No, I wouldn't want to live in a tall building.
The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses the conditional 'wouldn't want' appropriately to express preference. No change needed; included to report that no list-matching error exists.
× I prefer a quiet, detached house in a suburb near Bangalore because it feels more peaceful, offers greater privacy and outdoor space, and has more character than a generic high rise.
✓ I prefer a quiet, detached house in a suburb near Bangalore because it feels more peaceful, offers greater privacy and outdoor space, and has more character than a generic high-rise.
Hyphenate 'high-rise' when used as a compound noun or adjective. Preposition usage is correct; this correction addresses compound-word punctuation. Suggestion: use 'high-rise' to be consistent and clear.