Interview Feedback Level 4 Group 55
Alireza Hasani
Alireza understood my questions well and only required a single repetition. He spoke slowly and clearly which allowed him to focus on his accuracy and was able to include a range of vocabulary, including modal verbs. Unfortunately, Alireza made a couple of mistakes with his phrasal verbs for routine by regularly including the verb ‘to be’ e.g., ‘I am get up at...’.he must also remember to use plurals, without articles when speaking generally.
Mostafa Ahmadiyan
Motafa used the past simple of regular and irregular verbs very well in his interview and maintained their use until the end of his story, which was great to see. He clarified a couple of my questions which shows a nice desire for accuracy and he self-corrected a couple of his mistakes. Motafa made some errors with his subject verb agreements which he will have to work on, going forward, and he must remember not to unnecessarily include the verb ‘to be’ when talking about hobbies, e.g., ‘I am go to the gym...’
Maryam Moteale
Maryam worked through my questions by slowly repeating them to herself until she understood what was being asked which is much better than simply asking for a repetition without trying to understand. She also used keywords to help her provide an answer and her phrasal verbs for routine were good. Unfortunately, Maryam’s speech was quite fractured and she was held back by a lack of vocabulary which she should work on increasing as a priority.
Zahra Movayedi
Zahra’s pronunciation is excellent and her listening skills are well developed. She used the past simple when required, self-correcting a past/present simple mistake and she has a good bank of vocabulary. Zahra must remember the importance of including ‘to’ + gerund after ‘like’ e.g., ‘I don’t like (to) eat junk food’ and must be careful not to confuse the verbs when discussing her daily routine e.g., ‘I brush my face’.
Mehdi Bastan
Mehdi’s listening skills are very good and he included a wide range of adverbs and expressions of frequency. Unfortunately I did have to push him slightly to expand his answers which is a shame as he obviously has the ability to do so himself. He must remember that there is no need for a preposition after the verb ‘avoid’ and that there is no need to make expressions like ‘every day’ and ‘every other day’ into plurals.
Azadeh Baradaran
Azadeh’s pronunciation is fine and she was able to understand my questions without difficulty. She gave a good description of her morning routine and included the past simple when necessary but did not expand her answers as much as she could have done. Azadeh must be sure to use the preposition ‘on’ and not ‘at’ with holidays and should remember to use the infinitive after adverbs of frequency e.g., ‘I usually watching (watch) tv’.
Zahra Farhomand
Zahra understood my questions easily and was confident in her answers. She has a good bank of vocabulary, including a variety of expressions of frequency and she described her morning routine well. Zahra must be careful with her use of prepositions and remember the ‘s’ sound is ‘it depends on...’ is a subject verb agreement and does not come after the ‘it’ as a possessive e.g., ‘it’s depend on’.
Fardin Firozbakht
Fardin’s listening skills are good and he was able to understand my questions without difficulty. His description of his daily routine included some nice phrasal verbs and his bank of vocabulary is fine for this level. Unfortunately Fardin had some problems with his sentence structure which he needs to work on going forward. In particular, he must remember that adjectives come before the noun.
Rahim Peyravi
Rahim’s pronunciation is good and he understood my questions easily, even when I purposely spoke a little quicker. He used the past simple when required and managed to maintain it throughout his story and has a good range of vocabulary. Rahim made a couple of mistakes by either forgetting to include, or incorrectly including, the verb ‘to be’ e.g., ‘I (am) crazy about...’and ‘I’m study...’,which he should spend some time working on in the future.
Abdolhamid Mahmodi
Abdolhamid understood my questions well and was able to include a range of phrasal verbs to describe his daily routine. He also provided some different adverbs and expressions of frequency when talking about his free time hobbies. Some areas for Abdolhamid to work on include his pronunciation of the word ‘mountain’ and to make sure he does not forgetting to include the noun, e.g., ‘food’ after an adjective such as in the error ‘avoid fatty, salty and sweet’.
Solmaz Ariyan far
Solmaz understood my questions well and included some good regular and irregular verbs in the past simple, when required. She used some pre-learned responses in her answers, which helps with confidence-building but she must try to make them sound more natural, if possible. On the occasions when she did not have a fixed answer to reply with she did not push herself to try and expand, which she was clearly capable of doing, and should work harder in this area in the future.
Mohsen Torkizadeh
Mohsen understood my questions well and his pronunciation is fine. He spoke with a nice level of fluency and showed some good vocabulary but needs to work harder on expanding his answers. His answers were very short which didn’t allow him the opportunity to show me what he was really capable of. He must also remember to use plurals and no article when talking generally, e.g., ‘women’ not ‘the woman’.
Marziyeh Zamani
Marziyeh has excellent listening skills and was able to understand my questions, even when I spoke quicker as a test. She has a great range of vocabulary and self-corrected a couple of her mistakes but she must push herself harder to give more developed answers and should avoid the habit of finishing each answer with ‘that’s it’, as it sounds extremely unnatural. She must also remember to include the nouns after her adjectives.
Haniyeh Ghasemzadeh
Haniyeh gave a good explanation of her daily routine and used a variety of expressions and adverbs of frequency. She used the past simple of regular and irregular verbs, when required, and included some accurate comparative adjectives. Haniyeh must remember that the noun ‘teeth’ is already plural and needs to spend some time revising how express her free time interests as she consistently forgot the ‘to’ in sentences like ‘I like (to) hang out with...’ and ‘I like (to) go running’.
Mina Honarvar
Mina’s pronunciation is good and she speaks English in a nice, quite informal way. Her range of vocabulary is fine for this level and she self-corrected some her preposition mistakes, although she does need to watch her general use of prepositions. She must try to avoid the habit of adding ‘just this’ to the end of her answers as it sounds very unnatural, and should be aware that modal verbs are not followed by ‘to’.
Amir hosein Bigdeli
Amirhosein understood my questions well and his pronunciation was generally fine, although he must check his pronunciation of the verb ‘wear’. He used the past simple when required and a couple of accurate comparative adjectives but he must try to expand his answers more, without having to be pushed. Amirhosein made a couple of errors with either forgetting to include or unnecessarily including the verb ‘to be’ so must be careful of this going forward.
Mohamad reza Behzadi
Mohamreza understood my questions well and tried hard to expand his answers. His description of his daily routine was detailed and very accurate and he used the past simple to begin his story of past experience but unfortunately did not maintain its use. Mohamareza needs to avoid saying ‘just this’ at the end of each answer and should be aware that places in the town usually use the definite article, e.g., ‘the gym’ and ‘the cinema’.
Amin Naseri
Amin’s pronunciation is fine and he was able to understand my questions without difficulty. He used some nice modal verbs, correctly, and described his daily routine well. Although Amin started the interview by expanding his answers without encouragement, he did need to be pushed to expand later on. He did not use the past simple at all when talking about a previous vacation and should try not to confuse his adverbs and comparative adjectives e.g.; ‘safely’ and ‘safer’.
Mojtaba Rezvani
Mojtaba tried hard throughout his interview and expanded his answers as much as possible. He understood most of my questions without difficulty but did mis-answer the one about health habits by responding with his hobbies. His reasons for why exercise is important for him were well-delivered but he must spend some time working on the general accuracy of what he is producing, in particular, selecting the correct words and revising his sentence structure.
Maryam Bahadori
Maryam was able to describe her daily routine accurately and used some good phrasal verbs. She also expressed her free time activities well and made her pre-learned response seem very natural. Unfortunately Maryam relied on understanding keywords in my questions which occasionally resulted in her not answering exactly what was asked. With this in mind I would recommend she spend some time on listening practice and think about trying to obtain a little more vocabulary so she will feel more comfortable constructing her on answers on the spot.
Mojtaba Mohammad hasani
Mojtaba understood my questions well and has a good range of both topic-specific and general vocabulary. He self-corrected a couple of mistakes with prepositions and used the past simple, when necessary. Unfortunately Mojtaba regularly finished his answers with ‘I think it’s enough’ which spoil the naturalness of what were otherwise very naturally-delivered answers. He should consider spending a little time revising his expressions of negatives e.g., when and when not to include the auxiliary.
Babak Bayat (LEVEL 8)
Babak has a good range of vocabulary and included some superlative adjectives and modal verbs. He expanded his answers well and spoke in a very natural manner but unfortunately did not use a past form to refer to a past even in Iran which he should certainly be doing at this level. He must also remember to use plurals, usually without an article, to talk about things generally, e.g., ‘earthquakes’.