Part 1
Giám khảo
Where is your hometown?
Thí sinh
My hometown is Yokohama in Kanaka prefecture. It's famous for Landmark Tower in Chinatown and a lot of tourists visit every year.
Giám khảo
What do you like about your home town?
Thí sinh
What I like about my hometown is places. We have a lot of places where I can spend with my friends, so if I have a time, I often go there.
Giám khảo
How long have you lived there?
Thí sinh
I have lived for around 20 years because my parents work in there. I also planning. I'm also planning to move another town but it's comfortable for me.
Giám khảo
Is your home town a good place for young people?
Thí sinh
Easy days. They have many places where young people can spend time with their friends and it's a convenient places. For example, uh, we have a lot of buses and trains.
Where is your hometown?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: 発音と正確さを改善してください。地名や固有名詞(KanakaではなくKanagawa)の誤りを直し、文を自然にまとめる練習をしましょう。また、文がやや断片的なので1~2文で明確に述べ、不要な語(a lot of)を控え具体例を加えると良いです。
Ví dụ: My hometown is Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture. It’s well known for the Landmark Tower and its large Chinatown, which attract many tourists every year.
What do you like about your home town?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: 語順と語彙を自然にし、具体性を増しましょう。“places”だけでなくどのような場所か(parks, cafés, shopping streets)を示し、接続詞で流れを滑らかにしてください。また、冗長な表現(a time)を避ける練習を。
Ví dụ: I like the variety of places in Yokohama, such as parks, cafés and shopping streets. For example, I often meet friends at a riverside café on weekends because it’s relaxing and convenient.
How long have you lived there?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: 文法(現在完了の使い方、前置詞、時表現)と文章の一貫性を直してください。理由を述べる時はbecause節を正しく使い、不自然な短文(I also planning)を完全な文に直す練習を。移転の意向については明確な表現を使うと良いです。
Ví dụ: I have lived in Yokohama for about twenty years because my parents worked here when I was a child. I am planning to move to another town in the future, although I still find Yokohama very comfortable.
Is your home town a good place for young people?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: 冒頭の不明瞭な表現(Easy days)は避け、主張を明確に述べてから具体例を挙げる練習をしましょう。複数形や冠詞(a convenient place / convenient for young people)などの文法に注意し、流暢さのために“uh”を減らしてください。
Ví dụ: Yes, it’s a great place for young people because there are many social venues and good public transport. For example, young people can easily meet friends at shopping malls, music venues, or cafés, and the extensive bus and train network makes travelling simple.
× My hometown is Yokohama in Kanaka prefecture.
✓ My hometown is Yokohama in Kanagawa prefecture.
The definite article is not the main issue here; the sentence contains a proper noun misspelling. Correct the prefecture name to 'Kanagawa'. No article is needed before the place name. Suggestion: Use accurate proper nouns and do not add 'the' before city names.
× It's famous for Landmark Tower in Chinatown and a lot of tourists visit every year.
✓ It's famous for the Landmark Tower and Chinatown, and a lot of tourists visit every year.
Use the definite article 'the' before specific landmarks (the Landmark Tower). Also join related items with 'and' and add a comma before 'and' to separate clauses. Suggestion: Use 'the' for specific known places and use conjunctions to connect clauses clearly.
× What I like about my hometown is places.
✓ What I like about my hometown is the places.
This sentence needs a determiner before the plural noun 'places'. Adding 'the' specifies the places being referred to. Suggestion: Use a determiner (the, my, these) with plural nouns when referring to specific things.
× We have a lot of places where I can spend with my friends, so if I have a time, I often go there.
✓ We have a lot of places where I can spend time with my friends, so if I have time, I often go there.
Do not use 'spend' with 'with' directly; use the phrase 'spend time with someone'. Also omit the indefinite article 'a' before 'time' in this context. Suggestion: Use set phrases like 'spend time with' and omit unnecessary articles.
× I have lived for around 20 years because my parents work in there.
✓ I have lived there for around 20 years because my parents work there.
Place adverbial 'there' should follow 'lived' and the preposition 'in' is unnecessary with 'there'. 'Have lived' as present perfect is correct for a period up to now. Suggestion: Use 'live in [place]' or 'live there', and place time expressions after the verb.
× I also planning.
✓ I am also planning to move.
The progressive form requires an auxiliary verb 'am' with the -ing form. Add the infinitive 'to move' to complete the meaning. Suggestion: Use 'be' + verb-ing for present continuous and include the object or infinitive where needed.
× I'm also planning to move another town but it's comfortable for me.
✓ I'm also planning to move to another town, but it's comfortable for me.
Use the preposition 'to' with 'move' when indicating destination: 'move to another town'. Add a comma before 'but' to separate clauses. Suggestion: Remember 'move to' for destinations and punctuate coordinating conjunctions.
× Easy days.
✓ Yes, it has easy days.
'Easy days' is a fragment without a clear subject or verb. Expand to a full sentence matching the question (Is your hometown a good place for young people?). Suggestion: Respond with a complete sentence that relates to the question, e.g., 'Yes, it has many relaxed days.'
× They have many places where young people can spend time with their friends and it's a convenient places.
✓ It has many places where young people can spend time with their friends and it's a convenient place.
Subject should match: 'hometown' is singular so use 'it has' not 'they have'. Also 'a convenient places' mixes singular article with plural noun; use 'a convenient place' or 'convenient places'. Suggestion: Ensure subject-verb agreement and match articles with noun number.
× For example, uh, we have a lot of buses and trains.
✓ For example, we have a lot of buses and trains.
This sentence is acceptable aside from filler 'uh'. Remove filler for clarity. Present simple 'we have' is correct to describe general facts. Suggestion: Omit fillers in formal responses to sound clearer.