Read the questions in the interview and student’s answer carefully. Pay extra attention to the
underlined tense mistakes and correct them appropriately.
Question 1. Do you think people sometimes buy new things that are unnecessary? Why do
you think they do this?
Answer: Absolutely. I thought people sometimes buy new things that they didn’t need. Well,
there can be many reasons for this, but the most common reason, I believe, is that people
will be enticed by advertisements they saw on TV or in other media and even though they
don't exactly need the product, they will become interested and buy the product. Another
common reason is an impulse purchase. People will be attracted to new products as they
look nice and cool, and decide to buy it on impulse. This unplanned decision, which is made
just before a purchase, was likely to be the wrong decision, and the buyer will end up with a
product that he or she doesn’t need at all.
Question 2. What events do people in your country celebrate?
Answer: In my country, people are celebrating birthdays, particularly the 1st, 60th and 70th
birthdays as well as remarkable achievements such as winning a prize, graduations and
promotions at work. People will also celebrate some holidays such as Christmas, New Year’s
and Thanksgiving.
For question 3, read the questions in the interview and student’s answer carefully and find out all
mistakes in tenses and correct them.
Question 3. Describe a journey that you have lots of memories about.
Answer: I'd like to talk about a journey that I have a lot of memories about.
It was last year and I have a journey to Croatia. I go there with a couple of my best friends.
From my country to Croatia, I take a flight. It will take nearly 10 hours for us to get there.
When we travel around Croatia, we take buses and trains to move from one place to
another. My friends and I decided to have this journey because of a few reasons. Right
before we decide to go to Croatia, I was emotionally very depressed and kind of felt lost in
life. I don’t know how to live and what to live for. That is because my grandmother, who
raised me when I am young, passed away a few weeks before and what’s worse, I am made
redundant at work. So, I am experiencing a serious emotional downturn and depression.
My best friends were concerned about me and they think having a trip to Croatia will be a
good turning point. Not surprisingly, I will find new energy in Croatia after staying there for
a month. I was surprised at a new culture, meet new people and experienced a new way of
life. All of these inspired me and help me pluck up the courage to carry on my life and look
at the bright side of things. This is why I remember this journey so clearly.
Answer key
Read the questions in the interview and student’s answer carefully. Pay extra attention to the
underlined tense mistakes and correct them appropriately.
Question 1. Do you think people sometimes buy new things that are unnecessary? Why do
you think they do this?
Answer: Absolutely. I think people sometimes buy new things that they don’t need. Well,
there can be many reasons for this, but the most common reason, I believe, is that people
are enticed by advertisements they see on TV or in other media and even though they don't
exactly need the product, they become interested and buy the product. Another common
reason is an impulse purchase. People are attracted to new products as they look nice and
cool, and decide to buy it on impulse. This unplanned decision, which is made just before a
purchase, is likely to be the wrong decision, and the buyer will end up with a product that he
or she doesn’t need at all.
Question 2. What events do people in your country celebrate?
Answer: In my country, people celebrate birthdays, particularly the 1st, 60th and 70th
birthdays as well as remarkable achievements such as winning a prize, graduations and
promotions at work. People also celebrate some holidays such as Christmas, New Year’s and
Thanksgiving.
For question 3, read the questions in the interview and student’s answer carefully and find out all
mistakes in tenses and correct them.
Question 3. Describe a journey that you have lots of memories about.
Answer: I'd like to talk about a journey that I have a lot of memories about.
It was last year and I had a journey to Croatia. I went there with a couple of my best friends.
From my country to Croatia, I took a flight. It took nearly 10 hours for us to get there. When
we travelled around Croatia, we took buses and trains to move from one place to another.
My friends and I decided to have this journey because of a few reasons. Right before we
decided to go to Croatia, I was emotionally very depressed and kind of felt lost in life. I
didn't know how to live and what to live for. That was because my grandmother, who raised
me when I was young, passed away a few weeks before and what’s worse, I was made
redundant at work. So, I was experiencing a serious emotional downturn and depression.
My best friends were concerned about me and they thought having a trip to Croatia would
be a good turning point. Not surprisingly, I found new energy in Croatia after staying there
for a month. I was surprised at a new culture, met new people and experienced a new way
of life. All of these inspired me and helped me pluck up the courage to carry on my life and
look at the bright side of things. This is why I remember this journey so clearly.