Part 1
Examiner
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Candidate
I like both sad and happy music. I listen to happy music after a stressful day. It's helped me to relax, unwind, and even help to live up my moods and cheer me up. I'll listen to the sad music while I need to process my emotions, so I'll listen to the sad music.
Examiner
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Candidate
Yes, happy music definitely make me feel more excited. It's even more it's even help me to relax and even motivate me and cheer me up after I have a really tired day. I'm stressful day so it's really helped me a lot. Like even it's helped me to reduce my stress well after.
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Be more concise and correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific reasons with correct verb forms and varied vocabulary. Avoid repeating phrases and unnecessary filler. Use linking words (for example, 'because' or 'so') to connect ideas and provide a short specific example to make it more concrete.
Example: I enjoy both sad and happy music. For example, I listen to upbeat songs after a stressful day because they help me relax and boost my mood. Conversely, I choose sad songs when I need to process emotions, as they help me reflect and feel calmer.
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Improve sentence accuracy and avoid repetition. Give one clear reason and a short example; use correct subject-verb agreement and smoother linking phrases (e.g., 'because', 'so', 'for example'). Keep answers to no more than five sentences and vary vocabulary (e.g., 'energised', 'uplifted', 'relieved').
Example: Yes, happy music definitely makes me feel more excited because its lively rhythm energises me. For example, after a long tiring day I play upbeat tracks to lift my spirits and reduce stress, which helps me feel more motivated and relaxed.
× It's helped me to relax, unwind, and even help to live up my moods and cheer me up.
✓ It's helped me to relax, unwind, and even lift up my mood and cheer me up.
Mixed verb forms and incorrect choice: 'help to live up my moods' is ungrammatical. Use parallel verb forms after 'and' (relax, unwind, and lift). 'Lift up my mood' (or 'lift my mood') is the correct collocation. Also maintain consistent subject-verb form with 'It's helped'. Suggestion: use parallel verbs and correct collocations (relax, unwind, and lift my mood).
× I'll listen to the sad music while I need to process my emotions, so I'll listen to the sad music.
✓ I'll listen to sad music when I need to process my emotions, so I'll choose sad music then.
Article error and redundancy: 'the sad music' implies specific music; general preference should use no article: 'sad music'. Also sentence repeats the idea. Improve by removing 'the' and reducing repetition. Use 'when' instead of 'while' for point-in-time processing.
× Yes, happy music definitely make me feel more excited.
✓ Yes, happy music definitely makes me feel more excited.
Subject-verb agreement for third-person singular: 'music' is a singular noun, so the verb needs an -s: 'makes'.
× It's even more it's even help me to relax and even motivate me and cheer me up after I have a really tired day.
✓ It even helps me to relax, motivates me, and cheers me up after a really tiring day.
Mixed and repeated phrases cause ungrammatical structure. Use parallel present-tense verbs to match general statement: 'helps, motivates, and cheers'. Use correct adjective 'tiring' to describe a day that makes you tired. Remove redundant 'it's even' fragments.
× I'm stressful day so it's really helped me a lot.
✓ I have stressful days, so it really helps me a lot.
Wrong verb and form: 'I'm stressful day' is ungrammatical. Use 'I have stressful days' (present simple) to state a habitual situation, and change 'it's really helped' (present perfect) to 'it really helps' to match the general habit. Maintain consistent tense for general preferences.
× Like even it's helped me to reduce my stress well after.
✓ For example, it has helped me reduce my stress afterwards.
Awkward fillers and tense choice: 'Like even' is colloquial and ungrammatical. Use 'For example' or omit. 'Has helped me reduce' (present perfect) is appropriate for past effects with present relevance. 'Well after' is unnatural; use 'afterwards'. Remove unnecessary 'to' before 'reduce' for smoother phrasing.