Interview Feedback Level 7 Group 3
Elham MohseniFard
Elham used opening expressions and could form modal structures correctly. She used future clauses and answered with fitting vocabulary. She could not comprehend her question on ‘dress code’ and should try to use more examples as when she mentioned a kind of offensive behaviour, she did not support it with an example. Also, she mispronounced ‘therapy’.
Marziye Esmailzadeh
Marziye had good listening skills as she could understand the bulk of her questions easily. She used accurate verb + preposition forms like ‘based on’ and could give reasons in her ideas. Although she could form modals correctly, she tended to use ‘should’ a little too often so she vary them more. Furthermore, she was not able to form present perfect structures or comprehend a question on ‘dress code’.
Mohammad Kazemi
Mohammad used opening phrases correctly like ‘well’ or ‘I think’ and gave detailed information throughout. He used examples well and had good pronunciation. He misheard one or two questions like one on ‘non-conventional medicine’ as he spoke about conventional instead. Also, he used more than one verb with a couple of modals and used ‘for’ rather than ‘to’ when referring to purpose.
Davood Jafari
Davood used a wide range of suitable vocabulary like ‘homeopathy’ and could use comparative adjectives as he said, ‘it’s cheaper than’. In addition, he used opinionative expressions and could comprehend his questions. He should work on his word forms as he used an incorrect one on several occasions like ‘I don’t measure’. Also, he mispronounced ‘mouth’ and should try to speak at a faster pace.
Sorosh Shahabiyan
Sorosh spoke at a steady pace with good pronunciation and used a range of adjectives. He used full sentences and time expressions fittingly. However, he needs to work on his listening and comprehension much more as he could not understand some questions due to the key words like ‘table manners’ and ‘offensive behaviour’. Also, he used present verbs to refer to past actions and would follow ‘should’ with ‘be’ then an infinitive.
Hamed Hashemi
Hamed demonstrated good listening as he could quickly respond to his questions. He used suitable phrases to begin his answers and used linkers and comparative adjectives correctly. Having said this, he made a few mistakes with verb forms as he said, ‘when we meeting’. Also, he misunderstood the odd question and this resulted in an inaccurate response. For example, when asked on ‘cultural literacy’ he gave examples, but did not actually define it.
Mohammad Ramezanzadeh
Mohammad used an excellent range of expressions like ‘if I want to be honest’ and could understand his questions easily. He spoke in complete sentences, expanding with examples, and used correct verb patterns. He should be careful with his adjectives as he used ‘very’ for one syllable ones such as ‘it is very fast than’. Also, he needs to use more modals when speaking on cultural behaviour.
Reza Sharghi
Reza gave a detailed introduction and this continued with detailed replies, also, he used good phrases like ‘as a matter of fact’. He could relate his answers to information he had previously mention for another question and varied his modals appropriately. He would benefit from using more pronouns to reduce repetition of nouns and was unable to understand one question due to the key word ‘dress code’ so he may needs to expand his comprehension slightly
Maryam Nazarzadeh
Maryam could use a range of tenses correctly like the present perfect and could comprehend most of her questions. She used modals such as ‘should’ and opinionative expressions accurately and spoke clearly. Having said this, she tended to leave out various words from her sentences like articles or prepositions and this hindered her fluency which resulted in broken English at times. Also, she needs to use more complete sentences as she listed many ideas instead of connecting them properly.
Eisa Hazrati
Eisa used examples and could rephrase her answers. He put across his opinions well by using different phrases like ‘my opinion is that’, also, he used a range of discourse markers and time expressions. However, he needs to work on his listening more as he could not answers several questions including one on ‘etiquette’. Also, he used the present perfect tense to refer to a completed action in the past because he said, ‘three years ago I have graduated’.
Mahnaz Haghnegahdar
Mahnaz used appropriate vocabulary like ‘ancient country’ and easily comprehended her questions . She spoke at a good pace with accurate pronunciation especially with stress. Also, she used adverbs well. Having said this, she tended to only use ‘actually’ to begin her replies so she needs to use synonyms. Furthermore, she missed an ‘s’ off some plural verbs and used a present instead of past modal such as ‘single girl can’t pluck’.
Amir Jafari
Amir used opening expressions well and used an excellent array of vocabulary. He demonstrated good listening skills and varied his adverbs of frequency. He tended to used ‘to’ incorrectly after certain verbs as he said, ‘go to swim’. Also, he did not answer using present perfect tense or third person verb forms a few times.
Neda Nematolahi
Neda gave a detailed introduction and used a wide range of vocabulary like ‘rebel’. She varied her opinionative expressions, could comprehend her questions well and used a range of structures. However, she missed out a pronoun in a couple of her sentences and used incorrect prepositions several times like ‘personality is of nuture’.
AlirezaBahmani
Alireza spoke at a steady pace and spoke in complete sentences using present simple tense. He used appropriate vocabulary like ‘tempting’ and understood the majority of his questions. Having said this, he struggled to understand broader ones as he could not answer his on ‘nature or nurture’. Also, he used the present verb to ‘be’ to talk about the past as he said, ’50 years ago people is’ and would use a singular form instead of plural one.
MaryamRafiniya
Maryam used opening phrases accurately and emphasising words. She comprehended well, was able to give detailed responses and used examples fittingly. However, there were a few occasions when she listed her ideas instead of using complete sentences and she used a superlative adjective rather than the comparative form, for example ‘this is most important than nature’.
HadiMohammadi
Hadi was a clear speaker who used a range of vocabulary like ‘veggies’ and could use time expressions properly. He had good listening skills and formed present simple verbs correctly to refer to his routine. He should try to speak a little faster and concentrate on his articles because he tended to leave them out. Also, he only used one sequencing words and it would have been nice to hear a few others.
AfshinAsteghza
Afshin used a range of sequencing words to refer to describe his routine. He was able to form sentences about purpose using ‘to’ and used a range of adverbs and key lexis like ‘nap’ and ‘conservative’. He should try to use modals to explain possible holiday problems and put time expressions at the start instead of the end of a few sentences such as ‘three times a week I go to the gym’.
SanaSalimpor
Sana could comprehend her questions easily and used a range of modals like ‘have to’ and ‘might’. She used adverbs correctly, had very good pronunciation and constantly spoke in full complete sentences using correct verb patterns. However, she would add an article with a couple of plural nouns and used an incorrect connector a few times. For example, when she wanted to refer to a result she used ‘and’ instead of ‘so’.
NasrinAkbari
Nasrin used adverbs of frequency fittingly and spoke in full sentences using time phrases accurately. She had good listening skills and formed the present simple tense correctly. Although she used complete sentences, there were a couple of times when she named her ideas as when asked on vacation activities. Also, she used an incorrect preposition and added ‘to’ after some verbs like ‘go to shopping’.
SheydaNazarpor
Sheyda could say times correctly like ‘half past six’ and formed present simple verbs correctly. She comprehended her questions and spoke using past simple verbs well. However, she needs to use more sequencers to talk about her routine and she followed ‘must’ with –ing. Also, she should try to expand some of her answer more as a few fell a little short.
SaeidSadri
Saeid used correct word collocations like ‘do aerobics’ and used a wide range of vocabulary. He used sequencing words properly and had good listening skills. He should try to use modals to speak on possible problems as he just names them and he used two verbs in some of his sentences like ‘to be stay healthy’.
ForoghBaneshi
Forogh could comprehend her questions with ease and used adverbs well. She used a range of suitable lexis like ‘conservative’ and could speak using full sentences. Also, she used various modal verbs in her replies and a couple of zero conditional structures. Having said this, she made a couple of mistakes with her verbs to follow them because she said, ‘we should have wear modest clothes’ and she did not use past simple verbs. Also, she mispronounced ‘delayed’ as ‘deliyed’.