Part 1
考官
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
考生
Well, I like both sad and happy music. I listen to happy music after a stressful working day. It's helped me through the legs, unwind and even motivate me. Well, sad music help me to. I'll listen to sad music while I need some process.
考官
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
考生
Yes, happy music make me feel more excited and it's helped me to motivate. It helps to motivate me.
Do you prefer sad or happy music?
分數: 62.0建議: Improve grammar, clarity and coherence. Start with a clear topic sentence, use correct verb forms and pronouns, and avoid unclear phrases like “through the legs” and “need some process.” Use one or two linking words to connect ideas and add a specific example. Keep the answer within 3–4 sentences.
範例: I like both sad and happy music. For example, I usually play upbeat, happy songs after a stressful workday to unwind and lift my mood, which helps me feel motivated. On the other hand, I sometimes listen to sad music when I want to reflect on a problem or process my emotions.
Does happy music make you feel more excited?
分數: 60.0建議: Avoid repetition and fix grammar (use third-person singular or first-person forms correctly). Give a concise topic sentence, then one specific reason or brief example showing how happy music increases excitement or motivation. Use a linking word (e.g., "because" or "so") to connect cause and effect.
範例: Yes, happy music definitely makes me feel more excited because the upbeat tempo and positive lyrics boost my energy. For instance, I often play lively songs before exercising or starting a busy afternoon to increase my focus and motivation.
× It's helped me through the legs, unwind and even motivate me.
✓ It has helped me to relax, unwind and even to motivate myself.
The original uses 'It's helped' which is contraction of 'it has helped' (correct) but 'through the legs' is incorrect idiom and 'motivate me' needs reflexive pronoun for clarity. Replace 'through the legs' with 'to relax' (idiomatic) and add 'to' before infinitives and use 'myself' for reflexive object. Suggestion: Use correct idioms and add 'myself' when the subject and object are the same.
× Well, sad music help me to.
✓ Well, sad music helps me too.
Subject-verb agreement requires third person singular 'helps' because 'sad music' is a singular noun phrase. 'to' at the end is incomplete; use 'too' to mean 'also'. Suggestion: Use 'helps' with singular subjects and 'too' for 'also'.
× I'll listen to sad music while I need some process.
✓ I'll listen to sad music when I need time to process my feelings.
The clause 'while I need some process' is ungrammatical. 'While' suggests simultaneous actions; 'when' suits the conditional timing. 'Some process' is not idiomatic; use 'time to process my feelings' to express emotional processing. Suggestion: Use 'when' for timing and an idiomatic phrase 'time to process my feelings'.
× Yes, happy music make me feel more excited and it's helped me to motivate.
✓ Yes, happy music makes me feel more excited and it has helped me to stay motivated.
'Happy music' is singular so use 'makes' not 'make'. 'It's helped me to motivate' is awkward; 'helped me to stay motivated' or 'helped motivate me' is natural. Use present perfect 'has helped' for experiences with present relevance. Suggestion: Ensure verb agrees with singular subject and choose natural collocations like 'stay motivated'.
× It helps to motivate me.
✓ It helps motivate me.
Both forms are acceptable, but 'helps motivate me' is more natural and concise than 'helps to motivate me'. Suggestion: Omit the optional 'to' after 'helps' for a more natural phrasing.