Part 1
考官
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
考生
Yes, I have two close friend that I have known for a long time. So we meet in the primary school and until now, I think we have meet each other for we have known each other for like around 14 years and we were really close until now. So sometime when even though we are not, uh, working in the same field, but every time when we go to go back to our hometown, we will go out to for gathering.
考官
What do you usually do with your friends?
考生
Right now I usually hang out with my friends. So for example, we always like to go to a dinner or or lunch and we love to explore new cafe. So sometimes we go to a cafe to study or even just chit chatting and up or updating about uh, to each other, about one another life.
考官
Where do you often meet each other?
考生
I would say of one of the favourites made-up destinations is at Starbucks. So almost every week we will go to the Starbucks to study because of the, uh, atmosphere day and also the the drink that is really nice, especially the Java cheap coffee and be yeah.
考官
Do you often go out with your friends?
考生
Yes, I enjoy going out with my friend especially during the weekend. This is because going out with my friend and catching up with them about their life event is a getaway from me for me and also to relieve my stress and I feel really relaxed and happy after hanging out with them.
考官
How important are friends to you?
考生
Friends are very important to me in many aspects. So first, they are the one who know me very well and trust trustworthy to me. So I often share with them, uh, my, about my concern and they are the one who motivate me and sometimes I do the same to them too. So to me, friends is not just umm, it's a mentally support and also a.
考官
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
考生
Personally, I prefer to spend time with one friend compared to a group of friend because when spending time with just one friend, we can have a really deep talk while compared to spending time with a group of friends, often we just have a superficial talk and we cannot focus on everyone. And beside this, uh, spending time with one friend make the atmosphere feel so easy and not so rush compared to a group of friends.
考官
Would you invite friends to your home?
考生
Yes definitely I love inviting my close friend to my home for sleeping party or girls night. So when I was in the high school I like to invite a few of my close friend and they just spend time with UMM in my home where we have a movie night and have a girls tall and my mother prepared us a lot of delicious cuisine which make the night very memorable.
考官
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
考生
Yes, actually I would say there is a huge different, but in the same time there are a lot of similarity too. So right now whenever we go out for meeting, I would always observe they have been become mature so much and then uh, they have become more responsible than before because they are working right now, but inside them there we are still very close.
考官
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
考生
In my opinion, some places, for example like a cafe or a quiet restaurant are perfect place for meeting because in a quiet environment we can tend to have a more deep conversation with our friends, while the other places like the street market or like the pub or the clubbing club is not so, uh, suitable for meeting because the environment is very noisy.
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
分数: 65.0建议: Be more concise and correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details. Avoid repetition (e.g., "we have known each other"). Use correct verb forms and articles ("two close friends", "we met in primary school").
示例: Yes. I have two close friends whom I met in primary school and have known for about 14 years. Although we work in different fields now, we still meet whenever we return to our hometown for a small gathering.
What do you usually do with your friends?
分数: 68.0建议: Give a direct topic sentence then specific activities with linking words. Correct collocations and word forms ("go to dinner or lunch", "explore new cafés", "catch up with each other"). Remove filler words.
示例: I usually hang out with my friends. For example, we often go out for lunch or dinner and like exploring new cafés; sometimes we study together there or simply catch up and update each other about our lives.
Where do you often meet each other?
分数: 60.0建议: Be clear and natural. Start with a simple statement of location, then give two concise reasons using linking words. Avoid hesitations and unclear phrases ("Java cheap coffee").
示例: We often meet at Starbucks. Almost every week we study there because it has a quiet, comfortable atmosphere and good coffee, which makes it an ideal place to focus.
Do you often go out with your friends?
分数: 70.0建议: Answer directly, then give specific reasons using linking words. Fix grammar (plural forms, word order) and avoid redundant phrases ("for me for me").
示例: Yes, I often go out with my friends, especially at weekends. It helps me relax and relieve stress because catching up with them is a pleasant break from daily routines.
How important are friends to you?
分数: 58.0建议: Provide a clear topic sentence and two specific functions friends serve, using correct grammar and vocabulary. Replace vague phrases with concrete examples. Avoid fillers and finish sentences fully.
示例: Friends are very important to me. For example, they know me well and I can share my concerns with them, and they often motivate and support me emotionally during difficult times.
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
分数: 75.0建议: Good structure and clear opinion. Make sentences shorter and correct grammar and word choice ("groups of friends", "less rushed"). Use one linking word and give a concise reason and brief example.
示例: I prefer spending time with one friend because we can have deeper conversations. In contrast, group outings tend to be more superficial and feel more rushed, so one-on-one time suits me better.
Would you invite friends to your home?
分数: 66.0建议: Be concise and correct tense usage. Start with a clear statement, then give one specific past example. Fix collocations ("sleepover", "girls' night", "movie night", "girls' talk") and plural forms.
示例: Yes, I often invite close friends for sleepovers or girls' nights. For example, in high school we had movie nights and long chats while my mother made delicious food, which made those evenings very memorable.
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
分数: 62.0建议: Clarify whether question asks about places; the student mostly discusses people rather than locations. Answer directly about locations first, then add one relevant observation about friends' maturity. Use correct forms ("huge difference", "they have become").
示例: Yes, there is a difference in where we meet. In the past we met at school or friends' houses, but now we usually meet at cafés or workplaces. Also, though we meet in different places, I notice my friends have become more mature and responsible since they started working.
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
分数: 78.0建议: Good clear answer. Make it slightly more concise and correct grammar (plural forms, word order). Use linking words to contrast and give two clear examples for each side.
示例: Some places are suitable because they are quiet, like cafés or quiet restaurants, which allow deeper conversations. In contrast, noisy places such as street markets, pubs or clubs are unsuitable because the loud environment makes talking difficult.
× Yes, I have two close friend that I have known for a long time.
✓ Yes, I have two close friends that I have known for a long time.
The noun 'friend' should be plural because it refers to two people. Use 'friends' to match the plural quantifier 'two'. Suggestion: always ensure nouns agree in number with preceding numbers or quantifiers.
× So we meet in the primary school and until now, I think we have meet each other for we have known each other for like around 14 years and we were really close until now.
✓ We met in primary school and up to now I think we have known each other for around 14 years and we are still really close.
Use past simple 'met' for the specific time of meeting in the past. Use present perfect 'have known' for an action that started in the past and continues to the present. 'Have meet' is incorrect; the past participle of 'meet' is 'met'. Also 'until now' is replaced by 'up to now' and 'we are still' expresses continuity.
× So sometime when even though we are not, uh, working in the same field, but every time when we go to go back to our hometown, we will go out to for gathering.
✓ Even though we do not work in the same field, whenever we go back to our hometown we usually meet up for a gathering.
Original sentence has redundant conjunctions and awkward phrasing. Remove 'when' or 'even though' duplication, use 'do not work' for negative present simple, and 'meet up for a gathering' is natural. Also remove unnecessary 'go to' and fix word order.
× Right now I usually hang out with my friends.
✓ Right now I usually hang out with my friends.
This sentence is grammatically correct. 'Usually' with present simple 'hang out' correctly describes habitual action in the present. No change needed.
× So for example, we always like to go to a dinner or or lunch and we love to explore new cafe.
✓ For example, we always like to go to dinner or lunch and we love to explore new cafes.
Do not use the indefinite article 'a' with uncountable meal nouns like 'dinner' or 'lunch' when speaking generally. 'Cafe' should be plural 'cafes' to match 'explore new' (multiple establishments) or could be 'a new cafe' if singular. Remove duplicate 'or'.
× So sometimes we go to a cafe to study or even just chit chatting and up or updating about uh, to each other, about one another life.
✓ Sometimes we go to a cafe to study or just chit-chat and catch up with each other about our lives.
Use infinitive 'to study' but 'chit-chat' is a verb phrase and should not be combined with 'ing' here. Use 'catch up with' rather than 'up or updating about to each other'. 'One another life' should be 'our lives' for natural plural possession.
× I would say of one of the favourites made-up destinations is at Starbucks.
✓ One of my favorite meeting spots is Starbucks.
Original is awkward and ungrammatical. Use 'one of my favorite meeting spots' or 'one of my favorite destinations' and omit unnecessary prepositions. 'Starbucks' already names the place; do not use 'at' incorrectly in that structure.
× So almost every week we will go to the Starbucks to study because of the, uh, atmosphere day and also the the drink that is really nice, especially the Java cheap coffee and be yeah.
✓ Almost every week we go to Starbucks to study because of the atmosphere and the nice drinks, especially the Java chip coffee.
Use simple present 'we go' for habitual action. Remove 'the' before 'Starbucks' when speaking generally. 'Atmosphere day' is incorrect; 'the atmosphere' suffices. 'Java cheap coffee' seems to be 'Java chip coffee' (a drink name). Avoid filler words like 'uh' and 'and be yeah'.
× Yes, I enjoy going out with my friend especially during the weekend.
✓ Yes, I enjoy going out with my friends, especially during the weekend.
If referring to friends in general, use plural 'friends'. If speaking about a single friend, specify 'a friend'. Also add a comma before the clause 'especially during the weekend'.
× This is because going out with my friend and catching up with them about their life event is a getaway from me for me and also to relieve my stress and I feel really relaxed and happy after hanging out with them.
✓ Going out with my friends and catching up about their lives is a getaway for me and helps relieve my stress; I feel relaxed and happy after hanging out with them.
Original is wordy and contains redundancy ('a getaway from me for me'). Use plural 'friends' and 'their lives'. Combine ideas with clearer connectors and use 'helps relieve' to show purpose.
× Friends are very important to me in many aspects. So first, they are the one who know me very well and trust trustworthy to me.
✓ Friends are very important to me in many ways. First, they are the ones who know me very well and are trustworthy to me.
Use 'ways' instead of 'aspects' for natural phrasing, 'the ones' plural to match 'friends', and 'are trustworthy' (adjective) rather than 'trust trustworthy'.
× So I often share with them, uh, my, about my concern and they are the one who motivate me and sometimes I do the same to them too.
✓ I often share my concerns with them, and they are the ones who motivate me; sometimes I do the same for them.
Use plural 'concerns' and place 'share' with direct object 'my concerns'. 'The ones' plural for 'friends'. Use 'for them' rather than 'to them' after 'do the same'.
× So to me, friends is not just umm, it's a mentally support and also a.
✓ So to me, friends are not just companions; they are mental support for me as well.
Subject-verb agreement: 'friends are' (plural). 'Mentally support' is incorrect; use 'mental support' (noun) or 'a source of emotional support'. Avoid trailing 'and also a' and complete the thought.
× Personally, I prefer to spend time with one friend compared to a group of friend because when spending time with just one friend, we can have a really deep talk while compared to spending time with a group of friends, often we just have a superficial talk and we cannot focus on everyone.
✓ Personally, I prefer to spend time with one friend compared to a group of friends because when spending time with just one friend we can have a really deep conversation, whereas with a group of friends conversations are often more superficial and you cannot focus on everyone.
Use plural 'friends' when referring to groups. 'Deep talk' is better as 'deep conversation'. Use contrastive conjunctions like 'whereas' and maintain consistent subject perspective ('you' or 'we').
× And beside this, uh, spending time with one friend make the atmosphere feel so easy and not so rush compared to a group of friends.
✓ Besides this, spending time with one friend makes the atmosphere feel relaxed and not so rushed compared to a group of friends.
Subject-verb agreement: 'spending time ... makes' (singular subject). Use 'besides' not 'and beside'. Use adjective 'relaxed' and past participle 'rushed' for 'not so rushed'. Remove filler 'uh'.
× Yes definitely I love inviting my close friend to my home for sleeping party or girls night.
✓ Yes, definitely. I love inviting my close friends to my home for sleepovers or girls' nights.
Use plural 'friends' if inviting more than one. 'Sleeping party' is unnatural; use 'sleepover'. 'Girls night' should be 'girls' night' (possessive) and consider plural 'girls' nights' for repeated events. Add punctuation for clarity.
× So when I was in the high school I like to invite a few of my close friend and they just spend time with UMM in my home where we have a movie night and have a girls tall and my mother prepared us a lot of delicious cuisine which make the night very memorable.
✓ When I was in high school I liked to invite a few of my close friends to my home where we had movie nights and chats, and my mother prepared a lot of delicious food which made the nights very memorable.
Use past tense 'liked', 'had', 'prepared', 'made' for past habitual events. 'High school' does not take 'the'. Use plural 'friends'. 'Girls tall' unclear — 'chats' or 'talks' is appropriate. 'Cuisine' is formal; 'food' is natural here.
× Yes, actually I would say there is a huge different, but in the same time there are a lot of similarity too.
✓ Yes, actually I would say there is a huge difference, but at the same time there are a lot of similarities too.
Use noun 'difference' not adjective 'different'. Use 'at the same time' and plural 'similarities' to match 'a lot of'.
× So right now whenever we go out for meeting, I would always observe they have been become mature so much and then uh, they have become more responsible than before because they are working right now, but inside them there we are still very close.
✓ Right now whenever we go out to meet, I always notice that they have become much more mature and more responsible than before because they are working now, but inside they are still very close to each other.
Use 'go out to meet' or 'go out for meetings'. Use 'notice' instead of 'observe' for natural speech. 'Have been become' is incorrect; use 'have become'. Correct word order 'much more mature'. 'Inside them there we are still very close' is unclear; express 'they are still very close to each other'.
× In my opinion, some places, for example like a cafe or a quiet restaurant are perfect place for meeting because in a quiet environment we can tend to have a more deep conversation with our friends, while the other places like the street market or like the pub or the clubbing club is not so, uh, suitable for meeting because the environment is very noisy.
✓ In my opinion, some places, for example a cafe or a quiet restaurant, are perfect places to meet because in a quiet environment we tend to have deeper conversations with our friends, while other places like the street market, pubs, or clubs are not suitable because they are very noisy.
Use plural 'places' to match 'some places'. Remove redundant 'for example like'. Use 'places to meet' or 'meeting places'. 'More deep' should be 'deeper'. Use plural and correct nouns for 'pubs' and 'clubs' and ensure subject-verb agreement 'are not suitable'. Remove filler 'uh'.