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Attempt: complete · Job: complete · AI cost: $0.0969 Re-score

• 1. read_aloud (ra-001) · 18.6s · 104 KB

  Score 96 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Urban heat islands form when concrete, asphalt, and dense buildings absorb sunlight during the day and release it slowly at night. As a result, city centers can be several degrees warmer than surrounding suburbs. Planting street trees and using lighter roofing materials are two of the most cost effective ways councils can reduce this effect.”

  192 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.5s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.978 · 0 reading errors · anchors: fluency 97, pronunciation 97

  Content	100	0 reading errors in 55 words
  Fluency	96	192 words/min over 17.2s, 0 long pauses, longest pause 0.5s · 0 fillers, 0 restarts; smooth phrasing across three sentences
  Pronunciation (est.)	95	Mean recognition confidence 0.978 over 55 words · Lowest: release (0.44), when (0.69) · No printed words read differently

  + Steady, fast pace with no hesitations and natural phrase grouping.

  → Keep this rhythm and make sure sentence-final pauses stay brief and natural.

  → Practise the isolated word 'release' (stress on the second syllable, clear final /s/) so it is as clear as the rest.

• 2. repeat_sentence (rs-004) · 7.2s · 40 KB

  Score 45 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Something printed textbooks. I don't know.”

  129 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.2s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.807 · 15 reading errors · anchors: fluency 100, pronunciation 29

  Content	12	Heard: "Something printed textbooks. I don't know."
  Fluency	95	129 words/min over 2.8s, 0 pauses, 0 fillers · "Something printed textbooks. I don't know." delivered without breaks
  Pronunciation (est.)	24	'with' heard as 'something', 'for' as 'i' · 'long' heard as 'don't', 'periods' heard as 'know' · Only 6 words recognised; 'printed' (0.63)

  + The short utterance is delivered smoothly without hesitation or restarts.

  → Attempt a fuller repetition of the sentence rather than stopping, while keeping the same smooth delivery.

  → Repeat the sentence in short chunks, practising 'with', 'for', 'long' and 'periods' so each word is complete and clearly articulated.

• 3. repeat_sentence (rs-003) · 6.0s · 33 KB

  Score 98 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Because the experiment was repeated three times, the researchers were confident in their results.”

  178 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.97 · 0 reading errors · anchors: fluency 100, pronunciation 97

  Content	100	Heard: "Because the experiment was repeated three times, the researchers were confident in their results."
  Fluency	99	178 words/min over 4.7s, longest pause 0s · 0 fillers, 0 restarts; clause break after "three times" is natural
  Pronunciation (est.)	96	Mean recognition confidence 0.97 over 14 words · Lowest: their (0.63) · No substitutions

  + Fluent, continuous delivery with natural phrasing at the clause boundary.

  → Keep using this chunking of phrases for longer sentences.

  → Keep 'their' fully voiced and not reduced, so it stays clear in connected speech.

• 4. describe_image (di-002) · 39.8s · 223 KB

  Score 77 (0–100 for this answer)

  “This image shows a graph of how commuters traveled to work in Riverton between 2015 and 2024. In 2015, 68% of commuters used their car, while 18% used public transport and 14% walked or cycled. And in 2024, the percentage of commuters using their car had gone down to 52, while the percentage using public transport had gone up to 31, and walking or cycling only up to 17, suggesting that most of those individuals no longer using their car routes in public transport.”

  131 wpm · 1 long pauses (longest 1.1s) · 1 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.942 · anchors: fluency 94, pronunciation 75

  Content	72	"In 2015, 68% ... car, while 18% used public transport and 14% walked or cycled" · "car had gone down to 52 ... public transport had gone up to 31, and walking or cycling only up to 17" · "most of those individuals no longer using their car routes in public transport"
  Fluency	92	131 words/min over 38.5s; 1 pause of 1.1s · 0 fillers, 0 restarts; flowing statistic phrases like "68% of commuters used their car"
  Grammar & vocab	68	"most of those individuals no longer using their car routes in public transport" · "walking or cycling only up to 17" (no unit, loose structure) · "the percentage of commuters using their car had gone down to 52"
  Pronunciation (est.)	72	routes (0.43), their (0.49) · And (0.6), and (0.69), in (0.71) · Mean confidence 0.942 over 84 words

  + It gives accurate start and end figures for all three modes and correctly says that most of the share cars lost went to public transport.

  + Sustained, even pace over a long response with no fillers or restarts.

  → Add the 2021-2024 detail (public transport 24% to 31%, walking or cycling flat) and state that the car-public transport gap narrowed from 50 to 21 points.

  → Plan the closing conclusion in advance so you avoid the single 1s+ pause before it.

• 5. retell_lecture (rl-002) · 39.3s · 220 KB

  Score 64 (0–100 for this answer)

  “This lecture is about how languages are words from other languages. This occurs through contact. For example, if somebody's speaking one language encounters something that they have a word for, they will often adopt the word that another language has used. The example given was in Japanese, they didn't have a word for television. So they used this lower, which shows how the words can be adapted to the sounds of the language. Some view this as languages being fake, and others view this as them being alive and adaptable.”

  143 wpm · 2 long pauses (longest 2s) · 1 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.928 · anchors: fluency 89, pronunciation 63

  Content	52	"This occurs through contact" – mentions contact but gives no trade/travel/migration and no coffee example, and garbles the explanation. · "they didn't have a word for television. So they used this lower" – terebi example muddled; adaptation to sounds is noted. · "Some view this as languages being fake, and others... alive and adaptable" – the view is inaccurate, with no mention of official bodies.
  Fluency	85	2 long pauses, longest 2s; 1 shorter pause · 143 words/min, 0 fillers, 0 restarts
  Grammar & vocab	50	"how languages are words from other languages" · "they have a word for" (meaning reversed, should be "don't have") · "this lower" and "languages being fake"
  Pronunciation (est.)	62	lower, (0.39), has (0.49) · So (0.64), they (0.65), view (0.7) · Mean confidence 0.928 over 90 words

  + It links borrowing to contact, recognises that words adapt to the sounds of the new language, and ends with the alive-and-adaptable view.

  + Good pace and no fillers or repetitions across the retell.

  → State each point precisely: name trade, travel or migration with the coffee example, say 'television' became 'terebi', explain that new technology needs new words, and mention official bodies that recommend local words.

  → Use brief note-based cues to link ideas so pauses of 1-2s do not appear between points.

• 6. answer_short_question (asq-003) · 4.3s · 24 KB

  Score 98 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Members of the public can borrow books for free from the library.”

  237 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.994 · anchors: fluency 85, pronunciation 100

  Content	100	Answered "Members of the public can borrow books for free from the library."
  Fluency	88	191 words/min, 0 long pauses, longest 0.5s · 1 filler: "or, um, do you have"; stumble at "but my... Just got here"
  Pronunciation (est.)	100	Estimated from recognition confidence: 100

  + Fast, mostly continuous delivery with no long pauses.

  → Replace "um" with a silent beat and finish a sentence cleanly rather than abandoning it mid-phrase.

• 7. answer_short_question (asq-004) · 4.5s · 25 KB

  Score 93 (0–100 for this answer)

  “A large, dry area of land with its very little rain is a desert.”

  256 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.92 · anchors: fluency 85, pronunciation 78

  Content	100	Answered "A large, dry area of land with its very little rain is a desert."
  Fluency	85	Anchor from measurements: 85
  Pronunciation (est.)	78	Estimated from recognition confidence: 78

• 8. respond_to_situation (rts-001) · 23.8s · 133 KB

  Score 80 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Hello. I booked a library study room for this afternoon, but my... Just got here. Another group was using it, and I actually also have a booking, so it was double booked. I have a presentation tomorrow morning that I really need to practice for. Are there any other rooms that are available, or, um, do you have any other suggestions for me on how I can find some space to practice?”

  191 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.5s) · 0 short pauses · 1 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.919 · anchors: fluency 90, pronunciation 60

  Content	90	"I booked a library study room for this afternoon... Another group was using it, and I actually also have a booking" · "I have a presentation tomorrow morning that I really need to practice for" · "Are there any other rooms that are available, or... any other suggestions"
  Fluency	90	Anchor from measurements: 90
  Grammar & vocab	80	"I booked a library study room for this afternoon, but my... Just got here." · "it was double booked" · "do you have any other suggestions for me on how I can find some space to practice?"
  Pronunciation (est.)	58	my... (0.42), on (0.46), double (0.51) · was (0.57), but (0.65), a (0.7) · Mean confidence 0.919 over 71 words

  + All three key points are covered in the speaker's own words, with a polite, semi-formal service-request tone suited to a staff member.

  → Say clearly that the other group's booking is for the same time, and offer to show your reservation confirmation so the staff member can check the booking.

  → Practise 'double' (/ˈdʌbl/) and keep function words like 'on', 'was' and 'but' clear without hesitating or trailing off.

• 9. summarize_group_discussion (sgd-001) · 80.1s · 449 KB

  Score 54 (0–100 for this answer)

  “This discussion is about assessment in in in course. Priya expresses concern about having one three hour final at the end of the semester to determine if we pass or not. Suggests that having exams all throughout spreads the stress out for the entire semester, and may suggest that there should be a middle ground. Um, there are some courses where having, um, one time crunch exam is actually helpful, and others like design where having assignments throughout is more helpful. So kind of tailoring it to the course. They discuss the problem of cheating when you have to come assignments, and suggest kind of a middle ground where you have assignments in the classroom so that you can catch your mistakes before the final exam. That way you're still in the classroom, so it's in a corrective environment, um, but still having the final exam maybe worth about 40 percent, um, at the end of course so that you can still be tested, um, that you have opportunity for improvement throughout.”

  128 wpm · 3 long pauses (longest 2.3s) · 6 short pauses · 5 fillers · 2 restarts · confidence 0.907 · anchors: fluency 51, pronunciation 56

  Content	52	Priya expresses concern about having one three hour final... to determine if we pass or not. · Attributes 'spreads the stress out' to Priya, which was Daniel's point, and never names Daniel or Mei. · "assignments in the classroom... final exam maybe worth about 40 percent"
  Fluency	48	3 long pauses (longest 2.3s), 6 shorter pauses, 5 fillers · "assessment in in in course"; repeated "um" at phrase starts
  Grammar & vocab	66	"assessment in in in course" · "They discuss the problem of cheating when you have to come assignments" · "so it's in a corrective environment"
  Pronunciation (est.)	52	come (0.22), to (0.36), a (0.39) · catch (0.44), Suggests (0.45), in (0.48) · Mean confidence 0.907 over 167 words

  + It accurately captures Mei's middle position, with exams for some subjects and assignments for design, plus the 40% exam and in-class tasks mix.

  + Overall pace of 128 words/min is reasonable and the sentences are long and connected.

  → Name all three speakers and assign each the correct view: Priya against exams and for early feedback, Daniel for exams because of stress and cheating, Mei for a mix, then say everyone moved toward Mei's plan.

  → Pause silently instead of saying "um" and avoid repeating words like "in in in" by planning the next phrase.

Attempt: complete · Job: complete · AI cost: $0.0949 Re-score

• 1. read_aloud (ra-002) · 20.7s · 116 KB

  Score 97 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Sleep plays a central role in how the brain stores new information. During deep sleep, connections formed while learning are strengthened, and less useful ones are weakened. This is one reason students who revise late into the night often remember less than those who study earlier and rest properly. Even a short afternoon nap can improve recall.”

  181 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.6s) · 1 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.979 · 0 reading errors · anchors: fluency 99, pronunciation 97

  Content	100	0 reading errors in 57 words
  Fluency	97	181 words/min over 18.9s, 0 long pauses, longest 0.6s · 0 fillers, 0 restarts; 1 short pause · Pauses fall at sentence boundaries
  Pronunciation (est.)	96	Mean confidence 0.979 over 57 words · Lowest: 'a' (0.5), 'strengthened,' (0.75) · No printed words read differently

  + Steady, natural pace with no fillers or restarts across four sentences.

  → Keep this rhythm and vary emphasis slightly at key phrases like 'deep sleep' to sound even more natural.

  → Practise the word 'strengthened' with its consonant cluster, and keep the article 'a' clear without swallowing it.

• 2. repeat_sentence (rs-001) · 6.4s · 36 KB

  Score 99 (0–100 for this answer)

  “The library extends its opening hours during the final two weeks of the semester.”

  184 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.979 · 1 reading errors · anchors: fluency 99, pronunciation 100

  Content	100	Heard: "The library extends its opening hours during the final two weeks of the semester."
  Fluency	98	184 words/min over 4.6s, 0 pauses · 0 fillers, 0 restarts · First word after 0.6s
  Pronunciation (est.)	98	Mean confidence 0.979 over 14 words · Lowest: 'the' (0.72) · No misread words

  + Delivered in one smooth, continuous phrase at a confident pace.

  → Maintain this flow; no fluency change needed.

  → Keep function words such as 'the' light but audible, since the only slip was on a minor word.

• 3. repeat_sentence (rs-002) · 9.2s · 51 KB

  Score 99 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Although the lab report is due on Friday, students may request an extension through the online portal.”

  147 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.3s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.995 · 0 reading errors · anchors: fluency 100, pronunciation 100

  Content	100	Heard: "Although the lab report is due on Friday, students may request an extension through the online portal."
  Fluency	98	147 words/min, longest pause 0.3s · 0 fillers, 0 restarts · Clause break after 'Friday' flows naturally
  Pronunciation (est.)	100	Mean confidence 0.995 over 17 words · No low-confidence words · No misread words

  + Even pacing with a natural clause break and no hesitations.

  → Keep chunking at clause boundaries as you did here.

  → Maintain this clarity and natural rhythm on longer, more complex sentences.

• 4. describe_image (di-001) · 39.1s · 219 KB

  Score 64 (0–100 for this answer)

  “The graph shows international student enrollments by region through Coastal University from 2019 to 2024, specifically looking at South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and other. The number of students increases in South Asia over time and decreases in East Asia over time. While Southeast Asia mostly remains the same as is other. And supposedly, presumably, as the enrollments in South Asia increase, they're pulling students away from East Asia.”

  118 wpm · 2 long pauses (longest 2.3s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.93 · anchors: fluency 90, pronunciation 70

  Content	38	"The number of students increases in South Asia over time and decreases in East Asia over time." · "Southeast Asia mostly remains the same as is other." · No numbers or years given; "pulling students away from East Asia" is speculation.
  Fluency	80	2 long pauses, longest 2.3s, within 35.6s of speech · 118 words/min, 0 fillers · 'And supposedly, presumably, as the enrollments' sounds like searching for words
  Grammar & vocab	68	"While Southeast Asia mostly remains the same as is other." (fragment, faulty comparison) · "specifically looking at South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and other" · "they're pulling students away from East Asia"
  Pronunciation (est.)	66	'While' (0.33), 'is' (0.37), 'pulling' (0.46) · Mean confidence 0.93 over 70 words · 'as' (0.6), 'increase,' (0.73)

  + It correctly identifies the chart's topic and the broad opposing directions of South Asia and East Asia, with Southeast Asia and Other staying roughly flat.

  + Mostly smooth delivery with no fillers or restarts.

  → Add key figures and years, such as South Asia rising from about 2,000 in 2021 to about 7,900 in 2024 and overtaking East Asia in 2022, and mention the dip for all regions in 2019–2021.

  → Plan your last sentence earlier so you avoid 1-2 second mid-response stops and word-searching like 'supposedly, presumably'.

• 5. retell_lecture (rl-002) · 37.5s · 210 KB

  Score 53 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Languages often borrow new words from other languages, um, from contact me through migration or tree. Um, some examples include things like tortillas that we didn't have a word for, but that we took from Spanish and adopted into English. And many other languages have done this as well. For example, radio into Spanish is valuable. So this is very common, um, and some people think that that means language alive, and others people think that that makes language alive and adaptable.”

  133 wpm · 1 long pauses (longest 1.4s) · 0 short pauses · 3 fillers · 2 restarts · confidence 0.924 · anchors: fluency 75, pronunciation 62

  Content	35	"borrow new words from other languages... from contact me through migration or tree" (trade) partly states key point 1 · Uses own examples (tortillas, radio into Spanish) instead of coffee/terebi; no mention of sound change · "some people think... language alive... adaptable" is garbled and omits official bodies resisting borrowing
  Fluency	65	3 fillers: 'um, from contact me through migration or tree' · 2 restarts: 'that that means language alive' · 1 long pause, longest 1.4s; 133 words/min
  Grammar & vocab	50	"from contact me through migration or tree" (garbled, meaning lost) · "radio into Spanish is valuable" (wrong word and structure) · "some people think that that means language alive" (missing verb)
  Pronunciation (est.)	58	'means' (0.45), 'word' (0.47), 'alive,' (0.48) · 'that' (0.49), 'into' (0.63 and 0.72) · Mean confidence 0.924 over 79 words

  + It correctly identifies that borrowing happens through contact and migration and gives a relevant, self-generated example.

  + Pace is decent and most of the middle section runs continuously.

  → Cover all four points in order, including how words change to fit new sounds (television to terebi), borrowing filling gaps, and countries resisting versus linguists seeing it as a sign of a living language.

  → Replace 'um' with a short silent pause at phrase boundaries and avoid repeating words like 'that that'.

• 6. answer_short_question (asq-001) · 4.2s · 23 KB

  Score 98 (0–100 for this answer)

  “A person who leads an orchestra is called a conductor.”

  203 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.993 · anchors: fluency 90, pronunciation 100

  Content	100	Answered "A person who leads an orchestra is called a conductor."
  Fluency	90	Anchor from measurements: 90
  Pronunciation (est.)	100	Estimated from recognition confidence: 100

• 7. answer_short_question (asq-004) · 4.9s · 28 KB

  Score 94 (0–100 for this answer)

  “A large, dry area of land that gets variable rain is a desert.”

  232 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.937 · anchors: fluency 85, pronunciation 85

  Content	100	Answered "A large, dry area of land that gets variable rain is a desert."
  Fluency	85	Anchor from measurements: 85
  Pronunciation (est.)	85	Estimated from recognition confidence: 85

• 8. respond_to_situation (rts-002) · 26.1s · 146 KB

  Score 89 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Hello. I would love to be helpful this weekend to cover the extra shifts. However, I do have an exam on Monday, and I have set aside all my time this weekend to begin studying for it. So, unfortunately, I do not have the time set aside to be working additional shifts. However, if I can cover an additional shift another time, please let me know. Thank you.”

  173 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.9s) · 2 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.968 · anchors: fluency 97, pronunciation 87

  Content	88	"I do not have the time set aside to be working additional shifts" - clear decline, though indirect · "I do have an exam on Monday, and I have set aside all my time this weekend" · "if I can cover an additional shift another time, please let me know" - alternative offered
  Fluency	96	173 words/min, 0 fillers, 0 restarts · Longest pause 0.9s, 2 shorter pauses · Pauses fall at sentence ends
  Grammar & vocab	84	"I have set aside all my time this weekend to begin studying for it" · "I do not have the time set aside to be working additional shifts" · "if I can cover an additional shift another time, please let me know"
  Pronunciation (est.)	84	'working' (0.31) · 'So,' (0.67), 'to' (0.74), 'an' (0.74) · Mean confidence 0.968 over 68 words

  + Polite, respectful register with a clear reason and an offer to work another time, all in the speaker's own words.

  + Fluent, natural, polite delivery with pauses at phrase boundaries.

  → Name the Saturday shift and the staff shortage explicitly, for example "I'm sorry I can't cover Saturday, I know you're short-staffed," and suggest a specific time after the exam.

  → Keep going; trim the two short pauses by planning the next sentence while finishing the current one.

• 9. summarize_group_discussion (sgd-002) · 49.1s · 274 KB

  Score 76 (0–100 for this answer)

  “This discussion involves internships as a requirement for a graduate program. Arjun believes that internships are important for getting industry experience, and Sophie is against the unpaid labor aspect of internships. Tom suggests having kind of a middle ground of a paid internship or an alternative, uh, project, And Arjun speaks to the nature of internships often not having good experience. Uh, so they've come to a conclusion that internships should be required, um, but they need to be paid and they need to be verified for providing actual experience by the university.”

  114 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.7s) · 2 short pauses · 3 fillers · 1 restarts · confidence 0.965 · anchors: fluency 82, pronunciation 89

  Content	60	"Tom suggests having kind of a middle ground of a paid internship or an alternative, uh, project" · "Arjun speaks to the nature of internships often not having good experience" (this was Sophie's point) · "they need to be verified for providing actual experience by the university"
  Fluency	74	3 fillers: 'uh, project', 'Uh, so', 'um, but they need' · 1 restart/repetition; 114 words/min · 0 long pauses, longest 0.7s
  Grammar & vocab	82	"Arjun believes that internships are important for getting industry experience" · "they need to be verified for providing actual experience by the university" · "Arjun speaks to the nature of internships often not having good experience"
  Pronunciation (est.)	88	'they' (0.42), 'and' (0.57), 'the' (0.63) · Mean confidence 0.965 over 90 words · Low scores confined to function words

  + It gives each speaker a position and ends with the correct three-way conclusion of paid, project option and university verification.

  + No long pauses and the speech is well connected overall.

  → Attribute the quality concern to Sophie, say Arjun accepts Tom's project alternative, and credit Tom with proposing the university approval and checks.

  → Swap 'uh' and 'um' for brief silent pauses at clause boundaries, and speed up slightly toward 130 words per minute.

Attempt: complete · Job: complete · AI cost: $0.0737 Re-score

• 1. read_aloud (ra-002) · 27.1s · 151 KB

  Score 94 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Sleep plays a central role in how the brain stores new information. During deep sleep, connections formed while learning are strengthened and less useful ones are weakened. This is one reason students who revise late into the night often remember less than those who study earlier and rest properly. Even a short nap can improve recall.”

  141 wpm · 1 long pauses (longest 1s) · 2 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.978 · 1 reading errors · anchors: fluency 93, pronunciation 100

  Content	98	1 reading error in 57 words · Missed: afternoon
  Fluency	90	141 words/min over 23.8s with 0 fillers and 0 restarts · Only 1 long pause (1s) and 2 shorter pauses; likely at sentence boundaries
  Pronunciation (est.)	97	Mean confidence 0.978 over 56 words · Only low word: 'and' (0.57) · No printed words misread

  + Steady, near-native pace across four sentences with no fillers or repetitions.

  → Keep pauses at sentence ends and avoid any hold longer than a second between them.

  → The one weak spot was the function word 'and', so keep it light but distinct instead of dropping or blurring it.

• 2. repeat_sentence (rs-001) · 9.3s · 51 KB

  Score 84 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Library extends its final two hours of service at the end of the semester.”

  142 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.999 · 9 reading errors · anchors: fluency 100, pronunciation 99

  Content	54	Heard: "Library extends its final two hours of service at the end of the semester."
  Fluency	98	142 words/min, 0 pauses, 0 fillers, 0 restarts · Delivered in one smooth phrase
  Pronunciation (est.)	95	Mean confidence 0.999 over 14 words · No low-confidence words · Word-order mismatches such as 'opening' heard as 'two' and 'final' heard as 'at'

  + Fluent, continuous delivery of the whole sentence with no hesitation.

  → Maintain this smooth phrasing on longer sentences.

  → The mismatches look like a word-order or alignment difference in the repeated sentence rather than a pronunciation problem, so rehearse the sentence chunks in their original order.

• 3. repeat_sentence (rs-002) · 6.9s · 38 KB

  Score 90 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Although the reports are due on Friday, students may request an extension through the online portal.”

  185 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.966 · 3 reading errors · anchors: fluency 99, pronunciation 92

  Content	82	Heard: "Although the reports are due on Friday, students may request an extension through the online portal."
  Fluency	98	185 words/min with 0 pauses · 0 fillers, 0 restarts
  Pronunciation (est.)	90	Mean confidence 0.966 over 16 words · 'may' low at 0.57 · 'report' heard as 'reports', 'is' heard as 'are'

  + Fast, fluent and well phrased through the clause break after 'Friday'.

  → Keep the same flow while making sure the pace stays comfortable and clear.

  → Practise the word-final /t/ in 'report' so it does not sound like 'reports', and say 'may' with a clear vowel.

• 4. describe_image (di-001) · 40.0s · 223 KB

  Score 66 (0–100 for this answer)

  “International students... Student enrollments by regions have increased over the years. South Asia has increased proportionally larger than the rest of them. East Asia has stayed relatively the same, so has... With a little decline. Southeast Asia also has stayed about the same. At the beginning, East Asia was more than South Asia.”

  92 wpm · 3 long pauses (longest 6.5s) · 1 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.976 · anchors: fluency 79, pronunciation 96

  Content	38	"South Asia has increased proportionally larger than the rest of them" - correct direction but no numbers, years or the 2021 turning point · "East Asia has stayed relatively the same... With a little decline" - vague; misses the drop from about 4,800 to 3,100 · "At the beginning, East Asia was more than South Asia" - hints at the overtaking but gives no year or magnitude
  Fluency	72	3 long pauses, longest 6.5s; 92 words/min · Mid-phrase restart: "so has... With a little decline" · Opening hesitation: "International students..."
  Grammar & vocab	58	"South Asia has increased proportionally larger than the rest of them" · "East Asia has stayed relatively the same, so has... With a little decline." · "At the beginning, East Asia was more than South Asia."
  Pronunciation (est.)	94	Mean confidence 0.976 over 53 words · 'East' 0.63 · 'At' 0.71

  + Correctly identifies that South Asia grew the most and that East Asia started ahead of it.

  + Short stretches such as "South Asia has increased proportionally larger than the rest of them" flow well.

  → State key numbers and years, e.g. South Asia rose from about 2,000 in 2021 to about 7,900 in 2024 and overtook East Asia (about 4,800 in 2019, then 3,100–3,600) in 2022.

  → Plan one overall sentence before the middle, and keep talking through the gaps instead of stopping for several seconds.

• 5. retell_lecture (rl-001) · 37.1s · 208 KB

  Score 71 (0–100 for this answer)

  “What covers the ground is, uh, what is most important when dealing with rainfall. Uh, pipes from a hundred years ago don't meet the standards or needs of today. Cities have developed new technologies to deal with rainfall such as porous concrete. This porous concrete spreads the water out across the ground, and it also gives wildlife a place to live.”

  105 wpm · 1 long pauses (longest 5.6s) · 3 short pauses · 2 fillers · 1 restarts · confidence 0.971 · anchors: fluency 80, pronunciation 94

  Content	45	"What covers the ground is, uh, what is most important when dealing with rainfall" gives the ground-cover claim but not why (soil absorbs, roads and roofs don't). · "pipes from a hundred years ago don't meet the standards or needs of today" covers the old drainage point but omits the more intense storms. · "porous concrete... gives wildlife a place to live" names only one sponge feature and misses slow release, cost and cooling.
  Fluency	74	2 fillers: "is, uh, what is most important", "Uh, pipes" · 1 long pause of 5.6s and 3 shorter pauses; 105 words/min · 31% of the recording silent
  Grammar & vocab	76	"What covers the ground is... what is most important when dealing with rainfall" · "Cities have developed new technologies to deal with rainfall such as porous concrete" · "it also gives wildlife a place to live"
  Pronunciation (est.)	91	Mean confidence 0.971 over 59 words · 'This' 0.32 · 'such' 0.5

  + It touches the ground-cover idea, the outdated pipes and a solution with a wildlife benefit, in mostly its own words.

  + The last two sentences are delivered smoothly and are well phrased.

  → Explain the mechanism: say soil absorbs rain but roads and roofs don't, so water floods the drains and streets. Then name sponge design with rain gardens and wetlands that release water slowly and cost less than new pipes.

  → Replace 'uh' with a short silent pause, and avoid stopping for several seconds mid-response.

• 6. answer_short_question (asq-001) · 2.5s · 14 KB

  Score 60 (0–100 for this answer)

  “A maestro.”

  125 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.891 · anchors: fluency 0, pronunciation 0

  Content	100	Answered "A maestro."
  Fluency	0	Anchor from measurements: 0
  Pronunciation (est.)	0	Estimated from recognition confidence: 0

• 7. answer_short_question (asq-002) · 10.0s · 56 KB

  Score 0 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Carnivore.”

  94 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.994 · anchors: fluency 0, pronunciation 0

  Content	0	Answered "Carnivore." (accepted: herbivore / a herbivore)
  Fluency	0	Anchor from measurements: 0
  Pronunciation (est.)	0	Estimated from recognition confidence: 0

• 8. respond_to_situation (rts-001) · 19.5s · 110 KB

  Score 85 (0–100 for this answer)

  “My library study room was double booked. Is there any other study room that I can use so that I can get my presentation ready for tomorrow morning?”

  145 wpm · 1 long pauses (longest 1.2s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.998 · anchors: fluency 95, pronunciation 100

  Content	72	"My library study room was double booked." · "get my presentation ready for tomorrow morning" · "Is there any other study room that I can use"
  Fluency	93	145 words/min with 0 fillers and 0 restarts · 1 long pause, only 1.2s
  Grammar & vocab	73	"My library study room was double booked." · "Is there any other study room that I can use so that I can get my presentation ready" · "double booked"
  Pronunciation (est.)	98	Mean confidence 0.998 over 28 words · No low-confidence words · No misread words

  + It states the double booking, gives the urgency of tomorrow morning, and makes a clear, polite request for another room.

  + Natural, confident pacing with phrases grouped sensibly.

  → Say that you reserved the room for this afternoon and that another group is using it with a booking for the same time, and open with a polite greeting such as "Excuse me, I need some help."

  → Keep the same flow; there is nothing significant to change.

• 9. summarize_group_discussion (sgd-002) · 88.9s · 501 KB

  Score 57 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Arjun makes a good point that internships are great for student resumes. He also advocates for, uh, internships regardless of whether they get paid or not at first. Sophie advocates for students, uh, especially for work that would otherwise go unpaid if they worked as an intern. She, uh, Sophie also believes that all work should be paid, uh, and so advocates for students to be paid, uh, for their internships. Tom is the middle line. He compromises and presents an alternative. He says I support... He says that he supports internships whether or not they, uh, well, actually, no. He he supports internships as long as they are paid. Um, and the group lands on Tom's compromise as the as the the solution. Arjun is convinced that, uh, internships can be can be paid, and Sophie, um, only agrees as long as they are paid.”

  96 wpm · 6 long pauses (longest 3s) · 5 short pauses · 9 fillers · 5 restarts · confidence 0.981 · anchors: fluency 31, pronunciation 95

  Content	47	"Tom is the middle line. He compromises and presents an alternative... he supports internships as long as they are paid" · "the group lands on Tom's compromise... Sophie only agrees as long as they are paid" · Arjun is said to back internships "regardless of whether they get paid", and Sophie's stance is muddled: "advocates for students... especially for work that would otherwise go unpaid"
  Fluency	28	9 fillers: "uh", "um" throughout · 5 restarts: "as the as the the solution", "can be can be paid", "He he supports" · 6 long pauses, longest 3s; 96 words/min
  Grammar & vocab	68	"Sophie advocates for students, uh, especially for work that would otherwise go unpaid if they worked as an intern." · "Tom is the middle line." · "the group lands on Tom's compromise as the as the the solution"
  Pronunciation (est.)	93	Mean confidence 0.981 over 137 words · 'an' 0.52 · 'whether' 0.67

  + The response covers all three speakers and correctly says the group converges on Tom's compromise, with Sophie's agreement conditional on pay.

  + The pace is steady in places and the summary keeps moving forward.

  → State each speaker's view precisely (Sophie opposes a compulsory requirement because unpaid work excludes students who must earn; Arjun wants practical CV experience and accepts a project alternative) and include the university-monitoring and quality-check points that resolve the disagreement.

  → Plan each sentence before speaking and pause silently instead of using 'uh' or repeating words.

Attempt: complete · Job: complete · AI cost: $0.0681 Re-score

• 1. read_aloud (ra-002) · 23.7s · 132 KB

  Score 96 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Sleep plays a central role in how the brain stores new information. During deep sleep, connections formed while learning are strengthened and less useful ones are weakened. This is one reason students who revise late into the night often remember the less than those who study earlier and rest properly. Even a short afternoon nap can improve recall.”

  161 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.3s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.975 · 1 reading errors · anchors: fluency 100, pronunciation 96

  Content	98	1 reading error in 57 words · Added: the
  Fluency	97	161 words/min, 0 long pauses (longest 0.3s), 0 fillers · 0 restarts; 11% silent, steady pace across the passage
  Pronunciation (est.)	95	Mean recognition confidence 0.975 over 58 words · Lowest words are only function words: the (0.6), and (0.67) · No printed words read differently

  + Steady, natural pace with no pauses or fillers across the whole passage.

  → Keep this pace and group words into phrases at the commas and sentence ends, as you already do.

  → Keep the unstressed function words 'the' and 'and' clear instead of letting them fade, while holding your steady pace.

• 2. repeat_sentence (rs-001) · 6.0s · 33 KB

  Score 62 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Library starts when it... The semester starts.”

  107 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.959 · 11 reading errors · anchors: fluency 94, pronunciation 83

  Content	23	Heard: "Library starts when it... The semester starts."
  Fluency	80	"Library starts when it... The semester starts." · 107 words/min, 0 long pauses, 0 fillers, 0 measured restarts
  Pronunciation (est.)	78	Mean recognition confidence 0.959 over 7 words · Several words were recognised as different words: 'opening' heard as 'starts', 'during' heard as 'it' · 'it...' (0.74) was the lowest-confidence word

  + Delivery was even with no filler words or long pauses.

  → Do not trail off with "when it..." and start over. Say your best attempt in one go, even if you miss some words.

  → The mismatches look like recall slips more than pronunciation faults, so practise holding the whole sentence in mind, then say 'opening', 'during' and 'semester' clearly.

• 3. repeat_sentence (rs-003) · 9.4s · 52 KB

  Score 95 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Because the experiment was repeated three times, the researchers were confident about their results.”

  131 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.5s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.976 · 1 reading errors · anchors: fluency 100, pronunciation 97

  Content	93	Heard: "Because the experiment was repeated three times, the researchers were confident about their results."
  Fluency	98	131 words/min, longest pause 0.5s · 0 fillers, 0 restarts
  Pronunciation (est.)	95	Mean recognition confidence 0.976 over 14 words · Lowest word: 'their' (0.7) · 'in' heard as 'about'

  + Smooth delivery with a natural pause after the "Because..." clause.

  → Keep this even rhythm. Nothing needs to change.

  → Practise a crisp, fuller vowel on 'their' and check that small words like 'in' are repeated exactly as heard.

• 4. describe_image (di-001) · 40.0s · 215 KB

  Score 61 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Over the last five years, uh, South Asia has grown in international student enrollments. East Asia has declined. Southeast Asia has remained about the same as well as other. Southeast Asia represents about 8% of international student enrollments in 2024.”

  75 wpm · 2 long pauses (longest 3.4s) · 5 short pauses · 1 fillers · 1 restarts · confidence 0.987 · anchors: fluency 62, pronunciation 100

  Content	30	"South Asia has grown in international student enrollments" - direction only, no figures, no mention of the sharp rise after 2021 or becoming the largest group · "East Asia has declined" - vague, and misses that it was largest in 2019 and fell to about 3,100 in 2021 · "Southeast Asia represents about 8%... in 2024" - an unsupported proportion that is not in the key
  Fluency	55	"South Asia has grown in international student enrollments" came after "uh," · 2 long pauses (longest 3.4s), 5 shorter pauses, 75 words/min · "Southeast Asia has remained about the same as well as other." trails off
  Grammar & vocab	66	"South Asia has grown in international student enrollments" · "Southeast Asia has remained about the same as well as other" · "East Asia has declined."
  Pronunciation (est.)	97	Mean recognition confidence 0.987 over 39 words · Lowest word: 'Southeast' (0.62) · No other low-confidence words

  + It identifies the broad directions: South Asia up, East Asia down, and Southeast Asia and Other roughly flat.

  + Some phrases, such as "East Asia has declined", were delivered cleanly.

  → Give specific numbers and comparisons, e.g. say South Asia rose from about 2,000 in 2021 to about 7,900 in 2024, overtaking East Asia in 2022 to become the largest group, while Southeast Asia and Other stayed under 2,200.

  → Plan a short template, such as "The chart shows... overall... in contrast...", so you can keep talking without stopping or saying "uh".

• 5. retell_lecture (rl-001) · 34.5s · 184 KB

  Score 65 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Rainfall is a recurring problem in urban settings. As a result, urban planners have developed a new type of concrete sponge material to absorb rainwater rather than expanding their pipe system.”

  74 wpm · 3 long pauses (longest 2.7s) · 1 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.982 · anchors: fluency 68, pronunciation 100

  Content	22	"Rainfall is a recurring problem in urban settings" - generic opening that does not address the lecture's claim that ground cover matters more than rainfall · "a new type of concrete sponge material to absorb rainwater rather than expanding their pipe system" - only loosely reflects sponge design and misrepresents it as a single concrete material · No mention of soil vs. impervious surfaces, drains overflowing, older drainage, intense storms, cost or side benefits
  Fluency	62	3 long pauses (longest 2.7s), 74 words/min · 48% of the recording silent · 0 fillers and 0 restarts
  Grammar & vocab	82	"Rainfall is a recurring problem in urban settings." · "developed a new type of concrete sponge material to absorb rainwater rather than expanding their pipe system" · "As a result"
  Pronunciation (est.)	97	Mean recognition confidence 0.982 over 31 words · Lowest word: 'As' (0.67) · No misrecognised words

  + It recognises that the solution is a sponge-like approach that avoids simply enlarging the pipes.

  + There were no fillers or restarts, and the sentences came out clearly.

  → Cover the cause first (roads and roofs don't absorb rain so drains overflow), then older drainage and intense storms, and finish with sponge design using permeable pavements, rain gardens and wetlands plus its cost and cooling benefits.

  → Keep speaking while you recall the next point by slowly connecting phrases, instead of stopping for 1-3 seconds.

• 6. answer_short_question (asq-002) · 2.8s · 15 KB

  Score 60 (0–100 for this answer)

  “An herbivore.”

  107 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.777 · anchors: fluency 0, pronunciation 0

  Content	100	Answered "An herbivore."
  Fluency	0	Anchor from measurements: 0
  Pronunciation (est.)	0	Estimated from recognition confidence: 0

• 7. answer_short_question (asq-004) · 2.6s · 13 KB

  Score 60 (0–100 for this answer)

  “A desert.”

  150 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.937 · anchors: fluency 0, pronunciation 0

  Content	100	Answered "A desert."
  Fluency	0	Anchor from measurements: 0
  Pronunciation (est.)	0	Estimated from recognition confidence: 0

• 8. respond_to_situation (rts-002) · 11.3s · 62 KB

  Score 86 (0–100 for this answer)

  “I'm sorry, sir. I can't take on the extra shift. I have an important exam that I need to study for this weekend.”

  174 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.1s) · 0 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 1 · anchors: fluency 99, pronunciation 100

  Content	68	"I can't take on the extra shift." is a clear refusal · "I have an important exam that I need to study for this weekend." gives the reason · No acknowledgement of the staff shortage and no alternative offered
  Fluency	97	174 words/min, longest pause 0.1s · 0 fillers, 0 restarts
  Grammar & vocab	78	"I'm sorry, sir. I can't take on the extra shift." · "I have an important exam that I need to study for this weekend." · "take on the extra shift"
  Pronunciation (est.)	99	Mean recognition confidence 1 over 23 words · No low-confidence words · No misrecognised words

  + The refusal is clear, polite and appropriate for a manager, and the exam reason is given in the speaker's own words.

  + Fluent, confident and continuous delivery with a natural pace.

  → Add a sentence acknowledging the manager's staffing problem and offering an alternative, such as "I understand you're short-staffed, but I could work next weekend after my exam."

  → Keep this pace. Nothing needs to change.

• 9. summarize_group_discussion (sgd-002) · 64.3s · 347 KB

  Score 59 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Arjun advocates for, uh, externships or internships, uh, whether they're paid or not, um, and that they are compulsory. Sophie advocates for the students and defends that they need to be paid for what they do. Tom is the compromiser, and he finds the middle line between Sophie's and Arjun's positions so that it can still be... An internship can still be compulsory but also being paid. Sophie's main problem was about those in... Internships being unpaid.”

  77 wpm · 6 long pauses (longest 5.3s) · 5 short pauses · 3 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.983 · anchors: fluency 39, pronunciation 100

  Content	42	"Arjun advocates for, uh, externships or internships... and that they are compulsory" · "Tom is the compromiser... An internship can still be compulsory but also being paid" · "Sophie's main problem was about those in... Internships being unpaid"
  Fluency	35	6 long pauses (longest 5.3s), 5 shorter pauses · 3 fillers: "uh... uh... um" · "Sophie's main problem was about those in... Internships being unpaid."
  Grammar & vocab	68	"Arjun advocates for, uh, externships or internships" · "An internship can still be compulsory but also being paid." · "Sophie's main problem was about those in... Internships being unpaid."
  Pronunciation (est.)	97	Mean recognition confidence 0.983 over 74 words · Lowest word: 'but' (0.53) · No misrecognised words

  + It identifies each speaker's general stance and presents Tom as a compromiser between Arjun and Sophie.

  + The summary covered all three speakers in a clear order.

  → Add each speaker's reason and the closing agreement: Arjun wants work experience on the CV and accepts a project option, Sophie also objects to menial placements, and Tom wants the university to approve placements, ending in a paid or project option that is monitored.

  → Use ready sentence frames such as "X argues that... while Y believes..." to avoid fillers and long silences mid-sentence.

Attempt: in_progress · Job: — · AI cost: $0.0000

Attempt: complete · Job: complete · AI cost: $0.0117 Re-score

• 1. read_aloud (ra-001) · 40.0s · 220 KB

  Score 61 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Urban heat islands form when concrete, asphalt, and dense, um, sorry. Dense buildings absorb sunlight during, um, the day and release it slowly at night. Sorry. As a result, city centers can be several degrees warmer than surrounding suburbs. Planting tree”

  65 wpm · 4 long pauses (longest 3.4s) · 5 short pauses · 2 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.967 · 24 reading errors · anchors: fluency 40, pronunciation 92

  Content	56	24 reading errors in 55 words · Missed: street, trees, and, using, lighter, roofing · Added: dense, sorry, sorry
  Fluency	35	65 words/min with 4 long pauses (longest 3.4s) and 43% of the recording silent · "dense, um, sorry. Dense buildings absorb sunlight during, um, the day" shows mid-phrase fillers and a restart · The text ends abruptly at "Planting tree", and the transcript includes a second "Sorry."
  Pronunciation (est.)	90	Mean recognition confidence 0.967 over 39 words · "effect" heard as "tree" (confidence 0.59) · "centres" heard as "centers" is only a spelling variant, not a pronunciation fault

  + The middle sentence, "As a result, city centers can be several degrees warmer than surrounding suburbs," is delivered as one connected phrase.

  → Read the passage in whole phrases without stopping to apologize; if you slip, continue to the next phrase instead of restarting, and keep going to the end of the text.

  → Practise the word "effect" (/ɪˈfekt/), making the opening vowel and the "f" clear and finishing with the "kt" cluster so it is not heard as "tree".

Attempt: complete · Job: complete · AI cost: $0.0082 Re-score

• 1. read_aloud (ra-002) · 23.6s · 132 KB

  Score 96 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Sleep plays a central role in how the brain stores new information. During deep sleep, connections formed while learning are strengthened unless useful ones are weakened. This is one reason students who revise late into the night often remember less than those who study earlier and rest properly. Even a short afternoon nap can improve recall.”

  166 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.6s) · 1 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.992 · 2 reading errors · anchors: fluency 99, pronunciation 100

  Content	96	2 reading errors in 57 words · Missed: and
  Fluency	96	166 words/min over 20.2s of speech, a steady, natural pace · 0 long pauses (longest 0.6s), 0 fillers, 0 restarts · Only 1 short pause (0.5-1s); transcript shows no choppy phrasing or false starts
  Pronunciation (est.)	95	Mean recognition confidence 0.992 over 56 words · Lowest-confidence word: "unless" (0.63) · Printed word "less" was recognised as "unless"

  + Delivery is smooth and steady at a natural pace, with no fillers, repetitions or long pauses.

  → Cut the 1.6s lead-in before the first word and place the single short pause at a clause boundary such as after 'During deep sleep,'.

  → Practise the pair "less" and "unless": say "less" as one short syllable with no "un-" in front, then reread the sentence to check that the printed word comes out exactly.

Attempt: complete · Job: complete · AI cost: $0.0086 Re-score

• 1. read_aloud (ra-002) · 26.3s · 147 KB

  Score 96 (0–100 for this answer)

  “Sleep plays a central role in how the brain stores a new information. During deep sleep, connections formed while learning are strengthened and less useful ones are weakened. This is one reason students who revise late into the night often remember less than those who study earlier and rest properly. Even a short afternoon nap can improve recall.”

  155 wpm · 0 long pauses (longest 0.7s) · 2 short pauses · 0 fillers · 0 restarts · confidence 0.983 · 1 reading errors · anchors: fluency 98, pronunciation 99

  Content	98	1 reading error in 57 words · Added: a
  Fluency	95	155 words/min over 22.5s of speech; 0 long pauses (longest 0.7s) · 0 fillers, 0 restarts/repetitions · Transcript reads as continuous phrasing with no false starts, e.g. "connections formed while learning are strengthened and less useful ones are weakened"
  Pronunciation (est.)	97	Mean recognition confidence 0.983 over 58 words · Lowest-confidence words were function words only: 'and' (0.52), 'a' (0.65) · No printed words were read differently

  + Steady, near-ideal pace with no fillers, repetitions or long pauses, so the rhythm sounds smooth and natural.

  → Trim the two short pauses of 0.5-1s so they fall only at sentence or clause boundaries, and start speaking slightly sooner than the 1s mark.

  → Practise the weak, unstressed forms of function words such as 'and' and 'a' so they stay clear but light within the rhythm of the sentence.