Part 1
Examiner
Did you like going to parks as a child?
Candidate
Yes, to be honest, umm, go into the park was one of my favorite activities. I used to hang out with my friends a lot when I was a child and parks is where we used to go, so yeah.
Examiner
Do you still like going to parks now?
Candidate
Not really. When I enter high school, I have a lot of tasks and assignments to complete, so I spend most of my time doing these things. So I don't have too much free time for going to the bar and then I lose my interest in in going to the bar.
Examiner
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
Candidate
Yes, I would say so. My neighborhood is a crowded place and we don't have too much green space here, so building more parks can be an effective way to create for citizens more place for hanging out or relax.
Examiner
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
Candidate
Wow, let me see, I would say the Central Park in New York City. I think New York City is one of the most iconic city in the world where dreams are made of, you know, and yet go into the Central Park can help me have a perfect view to see the city.
Did you like going to parks as a child?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời có ý chính rõ ràng nhưng có lỗi ngữ pháp (thời thì, danh từ số nhiều/ít) và từ lặp, cũng như nhiều tiếng ỳ (umm). Nên mở đầu bằng câu chủ đề ngắn gọn, sửa lỗi động từ và danh từ (go → going; parks is → parks were), dùng một hoặc hai chi tiết cụ thể (ví dụ trò chơi hoặc hoạt động) và tránh tiếng ỳ để tự nhiên hơn.
Example: Yes, I loved going to parks as a child. I often played football with my friends there and we also had picnics on weekends, which made those visits really memorable.
Do you still like going to parks now?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời ngắn và phần lớn là giải thích hợp lý, nhưng có nhiều lỗi ngữ pháp (thời thì: enter → entered), lỗi từ vựng (bar thay vì park), lặp từ và cấu trúc câu vụn. Nên nói rõ hiện tại liệu có đi hay không bằng thì phù hợp, sửa từ sai, và thêm một câu chi tiết cụ thể về lý do (ví dụ số giờ học, công việc) để tăng độ thuyết phục.
Example: Not really. Since I started high school I have taken on many assignments and extracurricular activities, so I usually study most evenings and rarely have time to visit parks.
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: Ý tưởng tốt và phù hợp, nhưng câu có lỗi trật tự từ và cấu trúc (create for citizens more place → create more places for citizens), và nên dùng danh từ/động từ đúng (relax → relaxing). Nên mở rộng một chút với ví dụ cụ thể (ví dụ: playgrounds, exercise areas) và dùng liên từ để mạch lạc hơn.
Example: Yes, I would. My neighborhood is quite crowded and lacks green space, so creating more parks would give residents places to relax and socialize, for example playgrounds for children and walking paths for exercise.
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời nêu được địa điểm mong muốn nhưng có lỗi ngữ pháp và cách diễn đạt không tự nhiên (the most iconic city → one of the most iconic cities; yet go into → visiting Central Park would). Thêm chi tiết cụ thể về việc bạn muốn làm ở công viên (ví dụ: boating, people-watching) và dùng cấu trúc tự nhiên hơn để tăng điểm.
Example: I would love to visit Central Park in New York City. It's one of the world's most famous urban parks, and I would enjoy boating on the lake and walking around to get a great view of the city skyline.
× Yes, to be honest, umm, go into the park was one of my favorite activities.
✓ Yes, to be honest, umm, going to the park was one of my favorite activities.
The verb following an expression describing activities should use the gerund (verb + -ing). Use 'going' not the base form 'go'. Usage: 'going to the park' is the correct noun phrase for an activity. Suggestion: replace base verb with gerund when naming activities (e.g., 'playing football', 'reading books').
× I used to hang out with my friends a lot when I was a child and parks is where we used to go, so yeah.
✓ I used to hang out with my friends a lot when I was a child and parks were where we used to go, so yeah.
The subject 'parks' is plural, so the verb must be plural ('were' not 'is'). This is a subject-verb agreement error related to plural subjects. Suggestion: match plural subjects with plural verb forms (e.g., 'parks were', 'dogs are').
× Not really. When I enter high school, I have a lot of tasks and assignments to complete, so I spend most of my time doing these things.
✓ Not really. When I entered high school, I had a lot of tasks and assignments to complete, so I spent most of my time doing those things.
The speaker refers to a past time (entering high school), so past tense is required for verbs describing that situation. Use 'entered', 'had', 'spent'. Also 'those things' is a clearer reference to the mentioned tasks. Suggestion: keep verb tenses consistent when speaking about past events; when using 'when' with a past event use past simple in both clauses if describing completed actions.
× So I don't have too much free time for going to the bar and then I lose my interest in in going to the bar.
✓ So I don't have much free time to go to the park and I lost my interest in going to parks.
Preposition and collocation errors: 'free time to go' is more natural than 'free time for going'. Also 'bar' appears but earlier context is about parks; assuming intended 'park'. 'Lose my interest in in' has repeated 'in' and tense inconsistency; use past 'lost' if describing change. Also 'going to parks' (plural) sounds more general. Suggestion: use 'free time to do something' and avoid repeated prepositions; ensure consistency of intended nouns and tense.
× My neighborhood is a crowded place and we don't have too much green space here, so building more parks can be an effective way to create for citizens more place for hanging out or relax.
✓ My neighborhood is a crowded place and we don't have much green space here, so building more parks can be an effective way to create more places for citizens to hang out or relax.
Errors include article/quantifier usage and word order: use 'much green space' not 'too much' given context; 'create more places' requires plural 'places'; 'for citizens' should follow 'places' or use 'for citizens to hang out' but best is 'places for citizens to hang out or relax'. Also infinitive 'to hang out' needed rather than bare verb 'hang out'. Suggestion: use 'more places' for countable nouns, place the modifier before the noun, and use 'to' + base verb after nouns that describe purpose.
× Wow, let me see, I would say the Central Park in New York City. I think New York City is one of the most iconic city in the world where dreams are made of, you know, and yet go into the Central Park can help me have a perfect view to see the city.
✓ Wow, let me see. I would say Central Park in New York City. I think New York City is one of the most iconic cities in the world where dreams are made of, you know, and visiting Central Park would give me a perfect view of the city.
Multiple errors: 'the Central Park' — do not use 'the' before proper park names like 'Central Park' generally; 'one of the most iconic city' requires plural 'cities'; 'go into the Central Park' is unnatural and mismatches grammar — use 'visiting' or 'going to Central Park'; 'can help me have a perfect view to see the city' is awkward — 'would give me a perfect view of the city' is clearer and matches conditional/modal usage. Suggestion: use plural after 'one of the', avoid unnecessary definite article with famous proper names, prefer 'visit/visiting' for attractions, and use 'view of' rather than 'view to see'.