AI English Oral Assessment
English oral — live speaking practice
HK-tuned AI English oral coach. Built-in TSA, DSE Paper 4 (Individual Response + Group Interaction), and secondary/university interview scenarios. Real-time dialogue with SEN-friendly adaptations. At partner schools every student talks to AI ~4×/month; weaker students average +59% score gain.
DSE / TSA / interview scenarios · ~4 AI convos/student/month · weaker students +59%
“Tell us about your favourite hobby.”
“Hi, my favourite hobby is playing basketball every Saturday with my classmates. It helps me stay healthy and happy.”
Practice items on ESSAi are AI-generated or ESSAi-authored in exam formats (for example DSE / TSA / HKAT format), with reference to the EDB curriculum. They are not HKEAA examination papers, sample papers, practice papers or marking schemes, and are not original exercises from any textbook or commercial assessment publisher. See our Copyright Notice. Copyright Notice
English teacher pain · Essai solution
30-student class — teachers can’t give 1-on-1 English speaking practice to each kid.
AI as personal practice partner. At partner schools, every student talks to AI ~4 times a month.
Students are shy to speak English in front of peers — actual practice time is tiny.
Private AI dialogue + SEN mode (slower pace, repeat prompts, forgiving feedback). Weaker students +59%.
Generic AI speaking tools sound American — disconnected from HK English exam standards.
HK English scenarios natively trained — TSA / DSE Paper 4 prompts, vocabulary, and HKEAA scoring logic.
Key features
HK English natively trained
TSA, DSE Paper 4, and HK interview scenarios trained in. Not an American ESL AI with a HK accent layer.
TSA · DSE · interview scenarios
Built-in simulations: TSA read-aloud, DSE Paper 4 Group Interaction, secondary/university English interviews.
Self-intro & public speaking
Practise self-introduction, public speaking, and debate — per-dimension scoring for pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, logic.
Real-time dialogue · SEN support
Genuine back-and-forth conversation. SEN mode: slower pace, repeat prompts, extended response windows.
School-based prompt bank
HK-curriculum English oral prompts plus teacher-uploaded school-based questions and marking criteria.
Group Discussion mode
Multiple students join a live room; AI facilitator runs the prompt, times the round, and logs each student’s English airtime. Mirrors DSE Paper 4 Group Interaction.
Word class report
Class weakness heatmap, improvement recs, per-dimension distribution. One-click Word export.
How it works
Pick the scenario
Teacher assigns a prompt or students pick — TSA / DSE simulation, self-intro, debate, or free dialogue.
Student talks with the AI
AI responds live in English. Pronunciation, fluency, content, vocabulary, and grammar scored in real time.
Instant feedback + class report
Student sees scored feedback immediately; teacher gets a class weakness heatmap and can export a Word report.
Scenario + grade coverage
TSA Oral
DSE Paper 4 Group Interaction
DSE Paper 4 Individual Response
Secondary / university interview
Recitation / public speaking
| P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSA Oral | ||||||||||
| DSE Paper 4 Group Interaction | ||||||||||
| DSE Paper 4 Individual Response | ||||||||||
| Secondary / university interview | ||||||||||
| Recitation / public speaking |
Average score gain for weaker students after 8+ weeks of practice · ~4 AI convos/student/month · HK English natively trained
“Clean UI across desktop, tablet, and mobile. Content draws heavily from TSA — great pre-exam practice. Students get far more speaking reps than in class.”
— HK primary school English teacher