Part 1
Examiner
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Candidate
I prefer listening happy music because my happiness depends on my mood, which can be easily affected from the Stones. Uh, I listened, so if I listened uh happy song, I will be more happy.
Examiner
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Candidate
Yes, they do actually. Uh, for example, if I listening a song which includes this kind of lyrics, uh, everything is gonna be alright is better than everything is gonna be awful and we are all gonna die. I don't like this team as a song lyrics.
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Be more concise and grammatical. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific reasons with linking words. Avoid hesitations and incorrect phrases (e.g. "affected from the Stones"). Use correct verb forms and articles.
Example: I prefer happy music because it lifts my mood quickly. For example, when I listen to upbeat songs with cheerful melodies, I feel more energetic and optimistic, so I usually choose them when I need a boost.
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
Score: 52.0Suggestion: Give a clear, grammatically correct response and organize supporting details with linking words. Say why such lyrics affect you and provide one concise example. Avoid informal or unclear phrases like "this team as a song lyrics."
Example: Yes, it does. For example, songs with positive lyrics like "everything's going to be alright" make me feel reassured and motivated, whereas negative lyrics about hopelessness make me unsettled, so I tend to avoid them.
× I prefer listening happy music because my happiness depends on my mood, which can be easily affected from the Stones.
✓ I prefer listening to happy music because my happiness depends on my mood, which can be easily affected by the songs.
The verb 'prefer' is commonly followed by the gerund with a preposition: 'prefer listening to'. 'Listening happy music' lacks 'to'. Also 'affected from' is incorrect preposition; use 'affected by'. 'the Stones' likely intended 'the songs' (plural noun) so correct noun choice and preposition improve meaning.
× Uh, I listened, so if I listened uh happy song, I will be more happy.
✓ I listened before, so if I listened to a happy song, I would be happier.
The sentence mixes past and future incorrectly. Use conditional structure: 'if I listened to a happy song, I would be happier' (second conditional for hypothetical present). Also add 'to' after 'listened' when followed by a noun, and use 'happier' as comparative adjective instead of 'more happy'.
× Yes, they do actually.
✓ Yes, it does actually.
The pronoun 'they' does not agree with the singular noun 'happy music' mentioned earlier. Use singular 'it' with singular noun and singular verb 'does' for subject-verb agreement.
× Uh, for example, if I listening a song which includes this kind of lyrics, uh, everything is gonna be alright is better than everything is gonna be awful and we are all gonna die.
✓ For example, if I listen to a song that includes lyrics like 'everything's gonna be alright,' that is better than lyrics saying 'everything's gonna be awful and we're all gonna die.'
Use the base verb 'listen' after 'if' in a conditional: 'if I listen to'. Include the preposition 'to'. Use 'that' for defining relative clauses and correct noun form 'lyrics' with 'like' for examples. Use contractions consistently and place clauses so meaning is clear.
× I don't like this team as a song lyrics.
✓ I don't like this theme as song lyrics.
The original uses 'team', which is incorrect; the intended word is likely 'theme'. The phrase 'as a song lyrics' is ungrammatical: 'song lyrics' is plural so pair with 'as song lyrics' or better 'as a song's theme' depending on meaning. Here 'I don't like this theme as song lyrics' preserves the original idea; alternatively 'I don't like these lyrics' would be simpler.