Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you often go to the library?
Thí sinh
No, I rarely go to the library because studying at home is more convenient. Uh, my home provides a quiet environment and a comfortable workspace with a orthopedic desk and chair so I can concentrate better at my home and study for longer periods.
Giám khảo
What do you usually do in the library?
Thí sinh
Uh, I usually use the library to study for my exams and sometimes I borrow book which I don't have. Uh, so if I want to study for a specific, uh, book and I don't have that one, I need to go to the library.
Giám khảo
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Thí sinh
No, I didn't go to the library when I was a kid because it's not common in my country. Children's are mostly stay at home to study. The children's are not allowed to go to the library.
Giám khảo
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Thí sinh
Uh, I don't think so. I don't think Chinese kids, uh, go to the library very often. Uh, they stayed at home, uh, to study or read a book because their house are, uh, more convenient for that. They provides quite environment with, uh, comfortable, uh, conditions.
Do you often go to the library?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Make the response more concise and natural: start with a clear topic sentence, avoid fillers (uh), correct small grammar (a orthopedic → an orthopedic), and limit to relevant details (quiet environment and good desk). Use one linking phrase to add a reason or result.
Ví dụ: No, I rarely go to the library because I find studying at home more convenient. My home is quiet and I have an ergonomic desk and chair, so I can concentrate and study for longer periods.
What do you usually do in the library?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Provide a direct topic sentence and more precise vocabulary, remove fillers, fix grammar (borrow book → borrow books/a book; which → that), and add a linking word to make it coherent. Keep it within 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: I usually go to the library to study for exams and to borrow books I don't own. For example, if I need a specific textbook for a course, I will borrow it from the library so I can prepare properly.
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Begin with a clear answer, correct grammar (children's → children; are mostly stay → mostly stayed; are not allowed → were not allowed), avoid repetition, and add a brief reason with a linking word. Provide one specific cultural detail if possible.
Ví dụ: No, I didn't go to the library as a child because it wasn't common in my country. Most children stayed at home to study, and libraries were less accessible for young students.
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Avoid repeating phrases and fillers, correct grammar (they stayed → they often stay; house are → houses are; provides → provide; quite → quiet), and use a linking word to explain reasons. Give one concise, specific example (e.g., after-school tutoring at home).
Ví dụ: I don't think Chinese children go to libraries very often. Instead, many stay at home or attend after-school tutoring because houses and tutoring centres are convenient and quiet for studying.
× No, I rarely go to the library because studying at home is more convenient.
✓ No, I rarely go to the library because studying at home is more convenient.
No grammatical correction needed; sentence correctly uses present simple to describe a habitual action and a general truth about convenience.
× Uh, my home provides a quiet environment and a comfortable workspace with a orthopedic desk and chair so I can concentrate better at my home and study for longer periods.
✓ Uh, my home provides a quiet environment and a comfortable workspace with an orthopedic desk and chair, so I can concentrate better at home and study for longer periods.
Use the indefinite article 'an' before a word beginning with a vowel sound: 'an orthopedic'. Also avoid repeating the article 'my' before 'home' when 'at home' is the correct idiomatic phrase. Add a comma before 'so' to join clauses. Suggestion: use 'an orthopedic' and 'at home' rather than 'my home' in this context.
× Uh, I usually use the library to study for my exams and sometimes I borrow book which I don't have.
✓ Uh, I usually use the library to study for my exams and sometimes I borrow books that I don't have.
Countable nouns like 'book' need a plural form or an article. Here 'books' (plural) fits the general meaning. Also use 'that' or 'which' with appropriate clause; 'books that I don't have' is natural. Suggestion: use plural 'books' for unspecified multiple items.
× Uh, so if I want to study for a specific, uh, book and I don't have that one, I need to go to the library.
✓ Uh, so if I want to study from a specific book that I don't have, I need to go to the library.
Correct preposition is 'study from a book' rather than 'study for a book'. Combine the relative clause 'that I don't have' directly after 'specific book' for clarity and fluency. Suggestion: use 'study from' and place the relative clause immediately after the noun.
× No, I didn't go to the library when I was a kid because it's not common in my country.
✓ No, I didn't go to the library when I was a kid because it wasn't common in my country.
When referring to a past habit or situation ('when I was a kid'), use past tense 'wasn't' rather than present 'isn't'. Suggestion: keep tense consistent with the time frame mentioned.
× Children's are mostly stay at home to study.
✓ Children mostly stay at home to study.
'Children's' is incorrect: use the plural noun 'children' without an apostrophe. The verb should be base form 'stay' after plural subject 'children'. Remove 'are' which is unnecessary. Suggestion: use 'children mostly stay'.
× The children's are not allowed to go to the library.
✓ Children are not allowed to go to the library.
Do not use an apostrophe for plural 'children'; 'the' is unnecessary for general statement. Use simple plural 'Children are not allowed...'. Suggestion: say 'Children are not allowed' for general rules.
× Uh, I don't think so.
✓ Uh, I don't think so.
No correction needed; present simple 'don't think' correctly expresses current belief.
× I don't think Chinese kids, uh, go to the library very often.
✓ I don't think Chinese kids go to the library very often.
Sentence is grammatically correct; remove filler 'uh' for clarity. Present simple is appropriate for general statements.
× Uh, they stayed at home, uh, to study or read a book because their house are, uh, more convenient for that.
✓ Uh, they stay at home to study or read because their houses are more convenient for that.
If speaker refers to current habitual behavior, use present simple 'stay' and plural 'houses' with plural verb 'are'. If referring to past behavior, use 'stayed' and 'was' accordingly. Also 'read a book' can be 'read' without article when general. Suggestion: choose tense consistent with context; here present tense is likely, so use 'stay' and 'houses are'.
× They provides quite environment with, uh, comfortable, uh, conditions.
✓ They provide a quiet environment with comfortable conditions.
Subject 'They' requires verb 'provide' (not 'provides'). Use 'a quiet environment' (not 'quite') and remove extra commas and fillers. 'Quiet' spelling correction. Suggestion: match verb to plural subject and use correct adjective 'quiet'.