Part 1
Examiner
Do you like singing? Why?
Candidate
Well, I don't enjoy singing because I'm not a very good singer, but however, I love listening to my favorite singers, uh, they umm, Lady Gaga and Charlie Puth. They are from England and I love hearing them music uh, because of the they distinctive voice.
Examiner
Have you ever learnt how to sing?
Candidate
Well, yes, when I walk in ramary school in my hometown, we used to have the musical lessons every once a week. And I did enjoy it. And I feel so especially I feel so proud to sing our national anthem and our historical song is quite, quite.
Examiner
Who do you want to sing for?
Candidate
Well, I would love to sing to my favorite people. Uh, for instance, I would love to sing a a love song to my grandma because sometime I wanna say thank you. I wanna say love her so but it's hard to say. So I would love to use a song to express my feelings and show my love and respect to my grandma.
Examiner
Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?
Candidate
Yes definitely because singing can bring people happiness and and entertainment in their daily life. They it help it lead people mood and relieve stress and it because music stimulates positive emotion and have her forget the daily stresses for instant. When I feel tired and unmotivated I always listen to me.
Do you like singing? Why?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: Be more concise and correct factual errors; start with a clear topic sentence, avoid fillers, and give one or two specific reasons with linking words. Also correct nationality error (Lady Gaga is American) and improve grammar (e.g., 'their distinctive voices').
Example: I don't really enjoy singing because I don't think I'm good at it. However, I love listening to singers like Lady Gaga and Charlie Puth because their distinctive voices and emotional delivery always move me.
Have you ever learnt how to sing?
Score: 52.0Suggestion: Give a clear, structured response: state when and where you learned, then provide a specific detail or feeling using linking words. Correct tense and vocabulary (e.g., 'primary school', 'music lessons', 'once a week').
Example: Yes. When I was at primary school in my hometown, we had music lessons once a week, and I enjoyed them. In particular, I felt proud to sing our national anthem and a traditional historical song because it connected me with my culture.
Who do you want to sing for?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Start with a direct topic sentence, reduce hesitations, and refine phrasing. Use linking words to explain reason and add a specific example of a song or occasion to make it more vivid.
Example: I would like to sing for my grandmother. For example, I would sing her a gentle love song on her birthday because I find it hard to express my gratitude and love in words, and music helps me show my respect and affection.
Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Answer clearly and logically: give a direct opinion, then two specific reasons with linking words and a brief personal example. Fix grammar and collocations (e.g., 'lift people's mood', 'help people forget stress', 'for instance', 'I listen to music').
Example: Yes, definitely. Singing and music can lift people's mood and relieve stress because music stimulates positive emotions and distracts us from daily worries. For instance, when I feel tired and unmotivated, I listen to upbeat songs and immediately feel more energetic.
× Well, I don't enjoy singing because I'm not a very good singer, but however, I love listening to my favorite singers, uh, they umm, Lady Gaga and Charlie Puth.
✓ Well, I don't enjoy singing because I'm not a very good singer; however, I love listening to my favorite singers, Lady Gaga and Charlie Puth.
Using both 'but' and 'however' together is redundant; choose one. Also remove filler sounds and redundant comma before the names. Use a semicolon or period before 'however' to connect contrasting independent clauses properly.
× They are from England and I love hearing them music uh, because of the they distinctive voice.
✓ They are from England, and I love hearing their music because of their distinctive voices.
Incorrect possessive pronoun 'them' should be 'their'. 'Because of the they distinctive voice' has extra articles and wrong pronoun; use 'their distinctive voices' for plural singers. Also add a comma before 'and' joining two independent clauses.
× Well, yes, when I walk in ramary school in my hometown, we used to have the musical lessons every once a week.
✓ Well, yes, when I walked in primary school in my hometown, we used to have music lessons once a week.
Use past tense 'walked' for a past situation. 'Ramary' is likely 'primary'. 'Musical lessons every once a week' is unidiomatic; say 'music lessons once a week'. 'Used to' already indicates habitual past.
× And I did enjoy it. And I feel so especially I feel so proud to sing our national anthem and our historical song is quite, quite.
✓ I did enjoy it, and I felt especially proud to sing our national anthem and our historical song.
Tense should be past 'felt' to match 'did enjoy'. Remove repetitive 'I feel so especially I feel so' and the trailing 'is quite, quite' which is unclear. Place 'especially' before 'proud'. Ensure sentence is complete and concise.
× Who do you want to sing for?
✓ Who do you want to sing for?
This question sentence is grammatically acceptable as is; no correction needed.
× Well, I would love to sing to my favorite people. Uh, for instance, I would love to sing a a love song to my grandma because sometime I wanna say thank you.
✓ Well, I would love to sing to my favorite people. For instance, I would love to sing a love song to my grandma because sometimes I want to say thank you.
Remove duplicated 'a'. Use 'sometimes' (adverb) instead of 'sometime'. Replace colloquial 'wanna' with 'want to' for correct standard grammar.
× I wanna say love her so but it's hard to say.
✓ I want to tell her I love her, but it's hard to say.
Incorrect word order and missing verbs; 'say love her so' is ungrammatical. Use 'tell her I love her' to express the intended meaning. Replace 'wanna' with 'want to'.
× So I would love to use a song to express my feelings and show my love and respect to my grandma.
✓ So I would love to use a song to express my feelings and to show my love and respect for my grandma.
Add parallel 'to' before 'show' for balanced structure and use 'for' with 'respect' commonly; sentence otherwise acceptable.
× Yes definitely because singing can bring people happiness and and entertainment in their daily life.
✓ Yes, definitely, because singing can bring people happiness and entertainment in their daily lives.
Add commas for clarity. 'Daily life' should be plural 'daily lives' when referring to people generally. Remove duplicated 'and'.
× They it help it lead people mood and relieve stress and it because music stimulates positive emotion and have her forget the daily stresses for instant.
✓ It helps lift people's moods and relieve stress because music stimulates positive emotions and helps them forget daily stresses, for instance.
Original sentence has multiple errors: subject-verb agreement ('it help' -> 'it helps'), wrong verbs ('lead people mood' should be 'lift people's moods'), pronoun errors ('have her forget' -> 'helps them forget'), and 'for instant' should be 'for instance'. Reorganize sentence for clarity and correct verb forms and plural nouns.
× When I feel tired and unmotivated I always listen to me.
✓ When I feel tired and unmotivated, I always listen to music.
'Listen to me' is incorrect — likely intended 'listen to music' or 'listen to them'. Replace with 'music'. Add comma after introductory clause.