Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
Thí sinh
Yes, I do have one best friend, her name is Jagdeep Kaur. I met her first time at the airport. We have uh been friends together for over 10 years. We both live in Winnipeg. We meet up meet at on weekends.
Giám khảo
What do you usually do with your friends?
Thí sinh
I do a lot of things with my friends. First of all, umm, if I go out with my friends, we go to uh, supermarkets, malls, beaches or parks and eat together at uh, various restaurants. On the other hand, sometimes we plan a Kitty party at uh, any of some friends home and we enjoy.
Giám khảo
Where do you often meet each other?
Thí sinh
We usually meet each other at the restaurants. We are very foodie, we love to try different cultures and restaurants food. So I always make a plan to meet with my friend at a restaurant. On the other hand, sometimes if we have a long weekend holidays we often go to a short trip to another city.
Giám khảo
Do you often go out with your friends?
Thí sinh
I go out with my friends on weekends because, uh, we always work on, uh, weekdays, uh, on weekends we, we can do anything we want, such as watch, go, go for a movie to go to mall, super malls or beaches or any kind of parks. Or sometimes we organize a small party at.
Giám khảo
How important are friends to you?
Thí sinh
Friends are my life. I am nothing without my friends. I do not have a lot of friends but I have a few but those are the best ones. I always share my ups and downs of life with my friends and they are always very supportive. They always uh, stood with me on my uh, difficult situation and uh, they always give me umm, best advice.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
Thí sinh
As I have mentioned earlier that I do have many friends, I only have a few friends and I love spending time with them because I believe that quality are matter more than the quantity. So I love my friends. It doesn't matter how many friends you have it the matter is how good friends you have.
Giám khảo
Would you invite friends to your home?
Thí sinh
Definitely, I would love to invite my friends, uh, to my home. I love to prepare food for them. I believe that umm in by inviting them, we can have a stronger bond with each other by sharing our foods and uh, dailies our lives up ups and downs. So yes, I would love to have my friend.
Giám khảo
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
Thí sinh
Yes, when I was in India I I usually meet with my friends at home because my our parents never allow us to go alone to any of our restaurants. But here at the moment we can go to any place in Canada. So I don't meet at home, we go out for any meet up of the friends.
Giám khảo
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
Thí sinh
I believe that some places are suitable for meeting, for example, for parks, parks, beaches, umm, they are very crowded. And uh, on the other hand, if you go to a library, to restaurants, they are crowded too. But you can have your own space and you can, uh, talk to each other privately.
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: T'as besoin d'parler plus clairement pis d'éviter les répétitions. Par exemple, évite d'dire 'meet up meet at on weekends' deux fois. Aussi, essaie d'utiliser des mots plus variés pour rendre ta réponse plus naturelle.
Ví dụ: Yes, I have a best friend named Jagdeep Kaur. We met for the first time at the airport and have been friends for over 10 years. We both live in Winnipeg and usually meet on weekends.
What do you usually do with your friends?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Essaie d'éviter les hésitations comme 'umm' pis 'uh'. Aussi, organise ta réponse avec des mots de liaison pour que ça soit plus fluide, comme 'for example' ou 'also'.
Ví dụ: I usually do many activities with my friends. For example, we go to supermarkets, malls, beaches, or parks and eat together at various restaurants. Also, sometimes we organize a kitty party at a friend's home and enjoy ourselves.
Where do you often meet each other?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Fais attention à la grammaire, par exemple 'restaurants food' devrait être 'restaurant food'. Utilise des mots de liaison pour mieux connecter tes idées, comme 'because' ou 'however'.
Ví dụ: We usually meet at restaurants because we love trying different cultural foods. However, if there is a long weekend, we often take a short trip to another city.
Do you often go out with your friends?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Évite les répétitions et hésitations comme 'uh' et 'we, we'. Termine tes phrases clairement. Utilise des phrases complètes et organise tes idées avec des mots de liaison.
Ví dụ: I usually go out with my friends on weekends because we work during weekdays. On weekends, we can do anything we want, such as watching movies, going to malls, beaches, or parks. Sometimes, we also organize small parties.
How important are friends to you?
Điểm: 80.0Gợi ý: Essaie d'éviter les hésitations comme 'uh' et 'umm'. Aussi, améliore la fluidité en utilisant des temps verbaux corrects, par exemple 'stood' devrait être 'stand'.
Ví dụ: Friends are very important to me. I don't have many friends, but the few I have are the best. I always share my ups and downs with them, and they are very supportive. They stand by me during difficult times and always give me the best advice.
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: Fais attention à la grammaire, par exemple 'quality are matter' devrait être 'quality matters'. Utilise des phrases plus courtes et claires pour exprimer ton opinion.
Ví dụ: I prefer spending time with a few close friends because I believe quality matters more than quantity. It doesn't matter how many friends you have, but how good they are.
Would you invite friends to your home?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Évite les hésitations et les erreurs comme 'dailies our lives up ups and downs'. Sois plus clair et organise ta réponse avec des mots de liaison.
Ví dụ: Definitely, I would love to invite my friends to my home. I enjoy preparing food for them. I believe that by inviting them, we can strengthen our bond by sharing food and talking about our daily lives, including ups and downs.
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Évite les répétitions comme 'I I' et 'my our'. Clarifie tes phrases et utilise des mots de liaison pour mieux structurer ta réponse.
Ví dụ: Yes, when I was in India, I usually met my friends at home because our parents did not allow us to go alone to restaurants. But here in Canada, we can go anywhere, so we usually meet outside now.
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Essaie d'être plus clair et précis. Par exemple, explique pourquoi certains endroits sont adaptés ou non. Évite les répétitions comme 'parks, parks' et les hésitations.
Ví dụ: I think some places like parks and beaches are often crowded, which makes it hard to talk privately. On the other hand, places like libraries or restaurants are also crowded, but they offer spaces where you can talk quietly with friends.
× her name is Jagdeep Kaur
✓ her name is Jagdeep Kaur
No correction needed here as the verb 'is' correctly agrees with the singular subject 'her name'.
× I met her first time at the airport
✓ I met her for the first time at the airport
The phrase 'first time' needs the preposition 'for' to be grammatically correct when indicating an event that happened once in the past.
× We have uh been friends together for over 10 years
✓ We have been friends for over 10 years
The word 'together' is redundant here because 'have been friends' already implies a mutual relationship. Also, 'have been' is the correct present perfect tense to express duration from past to present.
× We meet up meet at on weekends
✓ We meet up on weekends
The phrase 'meet up meet at on weekends' is redundant and contains extra words. The correct phrase is 'meet up on weekends' to indicate habitual action.
× I do a lot of things with my friends
✓ I do a lot of things with my friends
This sentence is grammatically correct and uses the present tense appropriately to describe habitual actions.
× if I go out with my friends, we go to uh, supermarkets, malls, beaches or parks and eat together at uh, various restaurants
✓ if I go out with my friends, we go to supermarkets, malls, beaches, or parks and eat together at various restaurants
The sentence is mostly correct but removing filler words like 'uh' improves clarity. The prepositions 'to' and 'at' are used correctly here.
× sometimes we plan a Kitty party at uh, any of some friends home and we enjoy
✓ sometimes we plan a kitty party at some friend's home and we enjoy it
The phrase 'any of some friends home' is incorrect. The correct form is 'some friend's home' to indicate possession. Also, 'kitty party' should not be capitalized unless it is a proper noun.
× We usually meet each other at the restaurants
✓ We usually meet each other at restaurants
The definite article 'the' is unnecessary before 'restaurants' when speaking generally. Removing 'the' makes the sentence more natural.
× We are very foodie
✓ We are very foodies
'Foodie' is a noun, so to describe the group, the plural noun 'foodies' should be used. Alternatively, 'We love food' could be used.
× we love to try different cultures and restaurants food
✓ we love to try different cultures and restaurant foods
The phrase 'restaurants food' is incorrect; it should be 'restaurant foods' to indicate different types of food from various restaurants.
× I always make a plan to meet with my friend at a restaurant
✓ I always make a plan to meet my friend at a restaurant
The preposition 'with' is unnecessary after 'meet' when the object is a person. 'Meet my friend' is correct.
× sometimes if we have a long weekend holidays we often go to a short trip to another city
✓ sometimes if we have long weekend holidays, we often go on a short trip to another city
The phrase 'go to a short trip' is incorrect; the correct preposition is 'go on a short trip'. Also, 'long weekend holidays' should not have 'a' before it.
× I go out with my friends on weekends because, uh, we always work on, uh, weekdays
✓ I go out with my friends on weekends because we always work on weekdays
The sentence is correct in present tense to describe habitual actions. Removing filler words improves clarity.
× such as watch, go, go for a movie to go to mall, super malls or beaches or any kind of parks
✓ such as watching a movie, going to malls, supermarkets, beaches, or any kind of park
The verbs should be in the '-ing' form after 'such as'. Also, 'super malls' is better expressed as 'supermarkets' or 'shopping malls'. 'Parks' should be singular when preceded by 'any kind of'.
× Or sometimes we organize a small party at
✓ Sometimes we organize a small party at home
The sentence is incomplete and needs an object after 'at' to be grammatically correct.
× Friends are my life
✓ Friends are my life
This sentence is correct as it expresses a general truth in present tense.
× I do not have a lot of friends but I have a few but those are the best ones
✓ I do not have many friends but I have a few, and those are the best ones
'Many' is used with countable nouns in negative sentences instead of 'a lot of'. Also, the sentence is improved by adding a conjunction for clarity.
× They always uh, stood with me on my uh, difficult situation
✓ They have always stood by me in my difficult situations
The present perfect tense 'have always stood' is more appropriate to express ongoing support. Also, 'stood with me' is better expressed as 'stood by me', and 'difficult situation' should be plural or preceded by 'a'.
× They always give me umm, best advice
✓ They always give me the best advice
The definite article 'the' is needed before 'best advice' to specify the advice being referred to.
× I only have a few friends and I love spending time with them because I believe that quality are matter more than the quantity
✓ I only have a few friends and I love spending time with them because I believe that quality matters more than quantity
'Quality' is singular and requires the singular verb 'matters'. Also, 'the quantity' is better expressed without 'the' when used generally.
× It doesn't matter how many friends you have it the matter is how good friends you have
✓ It doesn't matter how many friends you have; what matters is how good your friends are
The sentence is a run-on and needs to be split. Also, 'it the matter is' is incorrect; 'what matters is' is the correct phrase. 'How good friends you have' should be 'how good your friends are'.
× Definitely, I would love to invite my friends, uh, to my home
✓ Definitely, I would love to invite my friends to my home
The sentence is correct in modal verb usage; removing filler words improves clarity.
× I believe that umm in by inviting them, we can have a stronger bond with each other by sharing our foods and uh, dailies our lives up ups and downs
✓ I believe that by inviting them, we can have a stronger bond with each other by sharing our food and daily lives, ups and downs
The phrase 'in by inviting' is incorrect; 'by inviting' is sufficient. 'Foods' should be singular 'food' when referring to food in general. 'Dailies our lives up ups and downs' is unclear and corrected to 'daily lives, ups and downs'.
× Yes, when I was in India I I usually meet with my friends at home because my our parents never allow us to go alone to any of our restaurants
✓ Yes, when I was in India, I usually met with my friends at home because our parents never allowed us to go alone to any restaurants
The past tense 'was' requires the rest of the sentence to be in past tense as well: 'usually met' and 'never allowed'. Also, 'my our parents' is incorrect; 'our parents' is correct.
× But here at the moment we can go to any place in Canada
✓ But here at the moment, we can go to any place in Canada
The sentence is correct in present tense to describe current ability. Adding a comma after 'moment' improves readability.
× So I don't meet at home, we go out for any meet up of the friends
✓ So I don't meet at home; we go out for any meet-up with friends
The sentence is a run-on and needs to be split. 'Meet up' as a noun should be hyphenated. 'Of the friends' is incorrect; 'with friends' is correct.
× I believe that some places are suitable for meeting, for example, for parks, parks, beaches, umm, they are very crowded
✓ I believe that some places are suitable for meeting, for example, parks and beaches, but they are very crowded
The phrase 'for parks, parks' is repetitive and incorrect. Also, 'for' before 'parks' is unnecessary. The sentence is improved by combining and clarifying.
× if you go to a library, to restaurants, they are crowded too
✓ if you go to a library or to restaurants, they are crowded too
Using 'or' instead of a comma clarifies the choice between places. Also, 'to restaurants' is correct preposition usage.
× But you can have your own space and you can, uh, talk to each other privately
✓ But you can have your own space and you can talk to each other privately
The sentence is correct; removing filler words improves clarity.