Faeeze
Errors: ‘it can help us to have a good communication…’ (correct: …to communicate well) ‘I had a wedding party and it’s so exciting for me’( correct: it was so exciting…) ‘a hotel that have a good services, a good foods…’ (correct: that has good services, good food) ‘I advice student…’ (correct: I would advise students…)
Good points: able to answer questions well with appropriate vocab, spoke very well in the past tense, showed good understanding of my questions.
Soolmaz
Errors: Answers were too long and fast, she needed to have more pauses and not repeat information, ‘I’m study engineering’ (correct: I study…), last month I go to… (correct: I wen t to, etc…), ‘it’s not okay talking about…’ (correct: it’s not okay to talk about…),
Good points: she clearly knew lots of vocabulary to answer the questions, good adjectives such as historical, artistic, safe, beautiful, comfortable.
Elnaz
Errors: ‘a student in University’ (correct: at University), ‘people don’t worry to these thing’ (correct: people don’t worry about these things), needed to use simple past to talk about experience in the past.
Good points: used percentages to talk about gestures, good examples, good use of ‘usual’ and ‘unusual’.
Leila
Errors: How long have you been married? (correct answer: I’ve been married for 5 years), ‘when in Rome do a the Romes do’ (correct:…as the Romans do), ‘there are a lot of cultures in my country’ (correct: there are a lot of customs…), ‘the tourist don’t ask about your family…’ (correct: the tourists shouldn’t ask…),
Good points: able to use correct verb forms in present and past, able to use ‘should’ effectively in affirmative, some good phrases such as ‘in general’, ‘I disagree’, and ‘if’ phrase.
Mohsen
Errors: ‘in my culture talk about…’ (correct: we talk about…), ‘you should pants or jeans’ (correct: you should wear…), when answering the question ‘Have you ever done anything exciting?’ you should respond with simple past, ‘ I went skydiving’.
Good points: flowing speech, good grammar, able to use present and past tenses, able to provide examples with appropriate vocab.
Mahommad Rasool
Errors: didn’t understand question about advice, ‘I study in University’ (I study at University),
Good points: able to use present and past tenses, able to use ‘should’ and ‘shouldn’t’, good grammar and appropriate vocab.
Reza
Errors: ‘just for Iranian’ (need to add an ‘s’ for plural), ‘they like to ask …are you married’ (correct: they like to ask if you’re married; this is reported speech, which is a more advanced grammar topic!)
Good points: able to use a variety of tenses, present, past simple and continuous, present perfect, used a range of vocab.
Razie
Errors: ‘I’m study…’ (correct: I study), ‘my mother is a housework’ (correct: housewife), ‘they should be take a scarf’ (correct: they should wear a scarf), ‘I like to go to hotel it has whirl pool’ (correct: a hotel, which has…)
Good points: able to use appropriate vocab, able to talk about self and others in the present tense
Zohre
Errors: ‘my mother teach history’ (correct: simple past -my mother taught history), ‘it’s too important to know other cultures’ (correct: it’s so important/it’s very important…), ‘it’s better to don’t ask…’ (correct: it’s better not to ask…), ‘I have two brothers older than me’ (correct: I have two brothers who are older than me)
Good points: able to use present tense to talk about self and others, able to use past tense in first and third person, suitable vocab.
Elahe
Errors: ‘don’t ask about, don’t exchange’ (good use of imperative, but in this situation you need to use: ‘you should not ask about…you should not exchange…’ If you use imperative you are talking to me), ‘I’m already hang gliding (correct: I have already been hang gliding), ‘I prefer to stay hotel’ (correct: I prefer to stay in a hotel…), ‘best service room’ (correct: best room service)
Good points: used a unique phrase ‘every culture has unwritten rules’, knew a variety of vocab, able to use present and past tense generally correctly.
Nazanin
Errors: Grammar was poor, ‘I prefer the small talk about …’ (I didn’t ask what you prefer!!), ‘I don’t like my friends ask your family…’ (correct: I don’t like my friends to ask about family), didn’t understand ‘abroad’, ‘it’s a very beautiful beach’ (correct: it has a …), ‘the located is very quiet’ (correct: location),
Good points: knew lots of vocab, able to use present tense correctly in first person,
Mohsen
Errors: ‘if we are very friend…’ (correct: if we are good friends…),
Good points: good phrase ‘once in a blue moon’, able to use a variety of vocab and some good phrases eg, ‘it’s not suitable for’, ‘it’s not common’, ‘I don’t agree with…’ (just remember gerund afterwards, eg, ‘I don’t agree with showing violence…’
Alireza
Errors: In reply to the question ‘Have you ever been abroad?’ the reply was ‘No, I’m not.’ (Correct: No, I haven’t), ‘but I like this’ (correct: but I would like to), ‘I want to say you…’ (correct: I want to tell you…)
Good points: good conversational phrases eg, ‘well…’,’let’s look at…’, good phrases like ‘it’s out of the question and ‘your relationship may get off on the wrong foot’, ‘it depends on…’, range of tenses, flowing speech.
Sogand
Errors: didn’t understand ‘abroad’, ‘our relationships will become more power’ (correct: powerful), ‘of other country’ (correct: of other countries), ‘we ride a …’ (correct: we rode a…)
Good points: good phrases such as: ‘well to tell you the truth…’and ‘our relationships may get off on the wrong foot’, able to respond in present perfect ‘No, I haven’t’, able to use present and past tenses in different forms
Amir
Errors: answers were very short and there were lots of pauses in responses, didn’t use a lot of vocabulary, ‘when I saw some tourist…’ (correct: if I saw a tourist…)
Good points: able to use present simple, past simple, present perfect and conditional tenses,
Hojat
Errors: ‘we must respect to other culture…’ (correct: we must respect other cultures), ‘…with very people’ (correct: with many people), ‘I went to India for visiting a company’ (correct: …to visit a company),
Good points: speech flowed well, able to express opinion clearly, used present and past tense in first and third persons,
Sajad
Errors: lots of pauses in responses, lack of vocabulary, ‘Spain have a good football team’ (Spain has a good football team), ‘I like to stay in hotel which located…’ (correct: …which is located…)
Good points: able to use simple present tense including modals such as must and should, able to use ‘if’ phrase, has a grasp of essential topic vocab.
Mohammad hadi
Errors: ‘I’m assistant’ (correct: I’m an assistant), ‘I’d like to go to Canada for follow my study’ (correct: to further my studies), firm shaking hand … (correct: a firm handshake), ‘Canada is interesting country’ (Correct: …an interesting country)
Good points: Use of ‘actually’, ‘absolutely’,’ especially when…’, a great phrase- ‘the focus on cultural values is so important’, a high standard of vocabulary in general,
Omid
Errors: Had problems understanding some questions, very limited vocabulary, some grammar errors such a ‘I studying law’ (correct: I am studying law), ‘In Iran talking about weather and job’ (In Iran we talk about weather and jobs).
Good points: Very good answer to question number 3, good phrase with ‘if’ and good phrases eg, ‘to have a good relationship with other people’, ‘my friendship may get off on the wrong foot’, able to use the simple present and simple past tense.
Maryam
Errors: ‘I’m graduated 3 years ago’ (correct: I graduated 3 years ago), ‘so interesting for me’ (correct: it’s so interesting…), ‘it’s important for me about communication’ (…for communication…),
Good points: good use of past simple and past continuous tenses, grammar flows well generally,
Nader
Errors: ‘the Iran’ (correct: Iran), grammar was poor, which severely affected understanding, for example ‘different country is a very laws and different in Iran…’ - I think you meant ‘different countries have different laws from Iran’), he had trouble understanding and responding to my questions,
Good points: knew some topic-based vocabulary in order to answer questions,
Zahre
Errors: ‘1 years ago’ (1 year ago), I’m computer engineer (need to use indefinite article ‘a’ before profession), ‘we must use uniform’ (incorrect choice of word. Try and describe what you mean in another way), ‘head up and head down we show we accept you’ (…means we accept you), I like to go (correct: I’d like to go…)
Good points: Able to explain opinion and provide a variety of examples, able to use the present tense well, able to use appropriate vocabulary