Part 1
Examiner
Do you like drawing?
Candidate
I do enjoy drawing occasionally, but I don't do it very often. Unfortunately my skills are not very impressive, so sometimes I get frustrated when I cannot express myself through art or bring my ideas into canvas.
Examiner
Do you like to go to the gallery?
Candidate
I think it depends on the gallery and the particular exhibition. For example, with modern art I often find it more difficult to understand and therefore this art seems less emotionally engaging. However, I do enjoy visiting classic galleries with historic collections.
Examiner
Do you want to learn more about art?
Candidate
Yes, at the moment I am particularly interested in prehistoric arts, so you I listen for some lectures that you can find on the Internet and I think it's a great basis for understanding later developments in art.
Examiner
Did you learn drawing when you were a kid?
Candidate
Yes, I have taken a few lessons when I was a kid, but I was just too active to really stick to this hobby. However, I have made another attempt at high school and it was much more successful.
Do you like drawing?
Score: 74.0Suggestion: Be more concise and correct small grammatical slips; start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Avoid redundancy (e.g., “bring my ideas into canvas” → “onto canvas”). Also keep within 3–4 sentences and vary vocabulary (e.g., use “express my ideas” instead of repeating “express myself”).
Example: Yes, I enjoy drawing occasionally, although I don’t do it often. However, I sometimes get frustrated because my technical skills aren’t strong enough to put my ideas onto canvas, so I stick to quick sketches to practice.
Do you like to go to the gallery?
Score: 82.0Suggestion: Good structure and useful linking words. To improve, make sentences slightly shorter and add a specific example to support your preference (where or which exhibition). Use richer vocabulary (e.g., “less accessible” or “less relatable”) to sound more natural.
Example: It depends on the gallery and the exhibition. For example, modern art can feel less accessible to me because I struggle to see the artist’s intention; by contrast, I enjoy classic galleries like the National Gallery for their narrative paintings and historical context.
Do you want to learn more about art?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Correct pronunciation and grammar mistakes and make the response more coherent. Start with a direct topic sentence, then give specific actions you take and why. Remove filler words and fix phrasing (e.g., “so you I listen for some lectures” → “so I listen to lectures”).
Example: Yes, I’d like to learn more about art. Currently I’m studying prehistoric art by watching online lectures and reading articles, because understanding early art gives me a better basis for how styles developed later.
Did you learn drawing when you were a kid?
Score: 80.0Suggestion: Good concise answer and clear chronology. Improve by using consistent tense (simple past for finished past actions) and add a specific detail about what made high school more successful (e.g., a teacher, more focus).
Example: Yes, I took a few lessons as a child but was too active to continue. Later in high school I resumed drawing and improved a lot thanks to a supportive teacher who taught me technique and encouraged regular practice.
× Unfortunately my skills are not very impressive, so sometimes I get frustrated when I cannot express myself through art or bring my ideas into canvas.
✓ Unfortunately my skills are not very impressive, so sometimes I get frustrated when I cannot express myself through art or bring my ideas onto canvas.
The phrase 'bring my ideas into canvas' uses incorrect preposition with 'canvas'. The correct preposition is 'onto' or 'to' when placing something on a surface. Use 'onto canvas' to indicate putting ideas onto the surface of the canvas. Suggestion: use 'onto canvas' or 'to the canvas' depending on emphasis.
× However, I do enjoy visiting classic galleries with historic collections.
✓ However, I do enjoy visiting classical galleries with historic collections.
The adjective 'classic' is often used as a noun or to mean 'typical'; when referring to art style or traditional galleries, 'classical' is more appropriate. This is an adjective choice rather than an article error, but within the provided list it best fits 'Incorrect use of the definite article' because of word choice regarding the type of gallery. Suggestion: use 'classical galleries' or 'classic galleries' depending on intended meaning; 'classical' implies historic/traditional art collections.
× Yes, at the moment I am particularly interested in prehistoric arts, so you I listen for some lectures that you can find on the Internet and I think it's a great basis for understanding later developments in art.
✓ Yes, at the moment I am particularly interested in prehistoric art, so I listen to some lectures that you can find on the Internet and I think it's a great basis for understanding later developments in art.
Multiple issues: 'prehistoric arts' should be 'prehistoric art' (uncountable when referring to the field). 'so you I listen for some lectures' contains an extra 'you' and incorrect verb-preposition collocation. The correct phrase is 'I listen to some lectures'. 'Listen to' requires the preposition 'to'. Suggestion: remove the extraneous 'you', use 'prehistoric art', and 'listen to lectures'.
× Yes, I have taken a few lessons when I was a kid, but I was just too active to really stick to this hobby.
✓ Yes, I took a few lessons when I was a kid, but I was just too active to really stick to this hobby.
Mixing present perfect 'have taken' with a specific past time 'when I was a kid' is incorrect in English. Use simple past 'took' for actions completed at a specific past time. Suggestion: use 'I took a few lessons when I was a kid.'
× However, I have made another attempt at high school and it was much more successful.
✓ However, I made another attempt in high school and it was much more successful.
When referring to a specific time period in the past ('in high school'), simple past 'made' is preferred over present perfect 'have made'. Also preposition 'at high school' is acceptable in some varieties, but 'in high school' is more natural here. Suggestion: use 'I made another attempt in high school.'