Interview feedback
Level 9
26/02/12
Nilofar Roshan
Nilofar spoke clearly and pronounced words accurately. Furthermore, she used brilliant phrases, including ones which included numerous phrasal verbs. Also, she could comprehend all of the questions and she formed verb patterns correctly. However, she sometimes used an incorrect word forms as she would use a noun instead of an adjective. Finally, once or twice she used a present verb when speaking in the past, for example, ‘I lose 8kgs’.
Moham Reza Mola
Moham used an array of opening phrases and was able to use personal examples in his answers. In addition, he used advanced phrasal verbs, such as, ‘lift them up’ and used appropriate language throughout. He should work on his grammar a little further as he used the verb to be in its infinite form as he said, ‘If we be, we can’t…’. Also, he used ‘very’ with extreme adjectives, so he should be careful of this too.
Maryam Mola
Maryam was able to paraphrase the question in her answers and used complex structures well as she could form prepositional phrases well. Furthermore, she used modal verbs correctly and was able to stage her responses well by using sequencing words. Having said this, there were one or two issues as she sometimes followed ‘to’ with the noun form of a verb, such as, ‘encouraged to movement’ and although she could use modal verbs correctly, she tended to overuse ‘should’ so she ought to vary this more.
Pegah Yosefi
Pegah used an advanced range of vocabulary in her replies and always used word which directly linked to the question being asked. In addition, she was able to give lengthy answers and used phrasal verbs and pronounced words well. However, she made some slight mistakes with prepositions as she said, ‘earn my money with myself’ instead of ‘…by myself’. Also, she made a few other grammatical mistakes like adding an ‘s’ to singular nouns and used an adverb before a noun.
Raziyeh Dehghaniyan
Raziyeh was able to speak in the past simple tense well as she could form past verbs perfectly. Also, she used appropriate language and did not struggle with understanding her questions. Having said this, she did make a couple of pronunciation errors as she pronounced ‘plan’ as ‘plain’ and her intonation was a little off at times. Finally, she used ‘to’in front of past simple verbs, so she should try to omit these next time.
Ehsan Razaghi
Ehsan used excellent opening expressions and had very good pronunciation. Furthermore, he used an array of words and could speak in complete sentences using pronouns and adverbs correctly throughout. However, he used ‘to’ after past simple verbs when speaking in the past and when using some modal verbs, such as ‘can’ he did not use a main verb after it as he said, ‘… can successful’. Finally, he also added auxiliary verbs when one was not needed.
Zohreh Afshin
Zohreh gave a very detailed introduction and used a good range of expressions and phrases in her answers, such as, ‘on the other hand’. Furthermore, she had good listening skills as she was able to understand her questions well. Having said this, she had a couple of issues with prepositions as she sometimes used an incorrect one, as in ‘it was hard to me’ instead of ‘…hard for me.’ Also, she added ‘s’ to singular nouns.
Mohsen Pakparvar
Mohsen spoke in full sentences and used a variety of linking words. In addition, he gave very detailed responses as he used personal examples in them and he used emphasising words well. However, he used an incorrect tense once or twice as he said, ‘I had lots’, instead of ‘I’ve had lots’; and he sometimes used the wrong form of a word.
Ahmad Reza Habib
Ahmad was able to use complex structures well and a variety of advanced sentence connectors, such as ‘nevertheless’. In addition to this, he also used a wide range of suitable vocabulary in each of his responses. Having said this, he had a couple of problems with a few grammar areas as he used the present simple tense when it should have been the past simple, also he missed auxiliary verbs in a couple of his sentences too.
Hosein Dehghani
Hosein spoke in full sentences and used advanced structures as he could use clauses and opinionative language correctly. Also, he was a conscientious speaker and used personal examples well to support his ideas. However, he often used the wrong form of a word as he tended to use a noun instead of an adjective, like, ‘lead a logic life’ and vice versa, ‘an optimist person’. Finally, he had a couple of problems with words which had a ‘b’ in it because he pronounced it as a ‘p’ i.e. ‘dept’ for ‘debt’.
Meysam Afshar
Meysam was a controlled speaker who could use phrasal verbs correctly and spoke at a natural pace. Also, if he was unsure of a question, he would clarify it before answering, which is good to see as this meant that he would not give an inaccurate reply. Having said this, he used ‘to’ with some verbs when he needed to leave it out or he did not add ‘s’ to third person verbs, such as, ‘it make me to care…’.
Ali Tabari
Ali had excellent pronunciation skills as he was able to stress words accordingly and used correct intonation. Furthermore, he had good listening sills because he was able to comprehend all of his questions without having to have them repeated or rephrased and he also used an array of words and noun phrases well. However, there were a couple of grammatical mistakes as he sometimes missed the indefinite article off some nouns, such as, ‘when I was child…’ and he used an incorrect verb once or twice, e.g. ‘let him alone’.
Mohammad Hosein Ghajar
Mohamad spoke at a natural pace and used opening expressions well. In addition, he used suitable key lexis and was able to expand his answers well by using personal examples; also he used modals and conditionals correctly. However, he had some issues with his grammar as he used an incorrect tense a couple of times, such as, ‘I planned to stay’ rather than the past perfect tense. Also, he missed auxiliaries out of continuous sentences or used an incorrect auxiliary e.g. You don’t ready for them’ instead of ‘…aren’t ready…’.