Part 1
Examinador
Do you keep plants at home?
Candidato
Yes, I keep plants at home whenever I get a chance because I have been always fascinated by nature and I love plants. Different kind of flowers, different kind of plants at home. I love flower.
Examinador
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Candidato
When I was young, I grew tomato plant in a small pot on our balcony. I enjoy watching the ceiling stone into green plants and I love picking ripe, juicy tomato added to salad. It gave me a real sense of achievement.
Examinador
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Candidato
Yes, I know a little bit about growing plants. For example, successful growth usually needs adequate sunlight, regular watering and well drains. Well. I keep my small blood at home and water it daily. Water it daily to get some.
Examinador
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Candidato
Yes, many times people give plans at gifts on special occasions, especially for business opening are different kind of festival because plants symbolize growth and good fortune. For example, giving monetary is known for lucky.
Do you keep plants at home?
Pontuação: 58.0Sugestão: Be more concise and use a clear topic sentence, then add one specific detail. Avoid repetition and minor grammar mistakes (e.g., 'different kinds of flowers' and 'I have always been fascinated'). Use one linking word if you add a detail.
Exemplo: Yes, I keep several plants at home because I have always been fascinated by nature. For example, I grow succulents and flowering plants on my windowsill, which brighten the room and are easy to care for.
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Pontuação: 64.0Sugestão: Start with a clear topic sentence and correct noun phrases (e.g., 'a tomato plant', 'ripe, juicy tomatoes'). Use coherent linking to connect reasons and specific details, and avoid unclear phrases like 'ceiling stone into green plants.'
Exemplo: When I was young, I grew a tomato plant in a small pot on our balcony. I enjoyed watching the plant turn green and picking ripe, juicy tomatoes to add to salads, which gave me a real sense of achievement.
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Pontuação: 46.0Sugestão: Give a direct, correctly structured answer and accurate vocabulary (e.g., 'well-drained soil', not 'well drains' or 'small blood'). Use linking words to list care points and provide one clear example of your routine. Limit to 2–3 sentences.
Exemplo: Yes, I know a little about growing plants: they need adequate sunlight, regular watering and well-drained soil. For example, I keep a small potted herb by the window and water it every morning to keep the soil moist but not soggy.
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Pontuação: 52.0Sugestão: Answer directly and use clearer, more accurate phrasing (e.g., 'people often give plants as gifts, especially for business openings and festivals'). Provide one specific reason and a correct example (e.g., 'money gifts are also common'). Avoid vague or mixed phrases.
Exemplo: Yes, people in China often give plants as gifts, especially for business openings and festivals, because plants symbolize growth and good fortune. For example, it is also common to give money or red envelopes as a lucky gesture.
× Different kind of flowers, different kind of plants at home.
✓ Different kinds of flowers and different kinds of plants at home.
Use the plural form 'kinds' after 'different' when referring to multiple types, and coordinate the nouns with 'and'. Also include 'of' only once as 'kinds of'.
× I love flower.
✓ I love flowers.
'Flower' should be plural when speaking generally about liking flowers. Use the plural noun 'flowers' to express a general preference.
× I grew tomato plant in a small pot on our balcony.
✓ I grew a tomato plant in a small pot on our balcony.
Singular countable nouns need an article. Use 'a' before 'tomato plant' to indicate one plant.
× I enjoy watching the ceiling stone into green plants and I love picking ripe, juicy tomato added to salad.
✓ I enjoyed watching the concrete balcony bed turn into green plants, and I loved picking ripe, juicy tomatoes to add to salads.
Original has unclear phrases and mixed tenses. 'Ceiling stone' is incorrect; context suggests a concrete area or 'balcony bed'. Use past tense consistently ('enjoyed', 'loved') because the question is about childhood. Use plural 'tomatoes' and correct infinitive 'to add'.
× It gave me a real sense of achievement.
✓ It gave me a real sense of achievement.
This sentence is correct in past tense because it describes a past experience. No change needed; keep the past tense to match the context.
× For example, successful growth usually needs adequate sunlight, regular watering and well drains.
✓ For example, successful growth usually needs adequate sunlight, regular watering, and well-drained soil.
Use parallel structure: 'regular watering' pairs with 'well-drained soil'. 'Well drains' is incorrect; use adjective 'well-drained' modifying 'soil'.
× Well. I keep my small blood at home and water it daily.
✓ Well, I keep a small potted plant at home and water it daily.
'Small blood' is a wrong word choice; likely meant 'small potted plant'. Add article 'a' and clarify 'potted plant' to be grammatical and meaningful.
× Water it daily to get some.
✓ I water it daily to help it grow.
Original fragment 'Water it daily to get some' is incomplete and unclear. Make it a full sentence and state the purpose clearly: 'to help it grow'.
× Yes, many times people give plans at gifts on special occasions, especially for business opening are different kind of festival because plants symbolize growth and good fortune.
✓ Yes, many people give plants as gifts on special occasions, especially for business openings and various festivals, because plants symbolize growth and good fortune.
Multiple issues: 'plans' should be 'plants'; 'give ... as gifts' is the correct phrase; 'business opening' should be plural or 'business openings'; 'are different kind of festival' is ungrammatical—replace with 'and various festivals' for clarity and correct coordination.
× For example, giving monetary is known for lucky.
✓ For example, giving money or monetary gifts is considered lucky.
'Giving monetary' is ungrammatical. Use the noun 'money' or the phrase 'monetary gifts' and the passive expression 'is considered lucky' to convey common belief.