Part 1
Giám khảo
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Thí sinh
Honestly, it's kind of difficult for me to remember people's names because I'm not good at memory many things, especially I sometimes can't link with people's face and linees.
Giám khảo
How do you remember people's names?
Thí sinh
There are no tips for me, but I think we can increase our interaction with them than can then remember their names more easily or I heard that some people will use some tips.
Giám khảo
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Thí sinh
I felt a bit awkward and embarrassed and I will I will think about who why's the reason they can't remember me? Is there any problems with us or my name is too hard to remember?
Giám khảo
Do you often forget people's names?
Thí sinh
Yes, I do often forget people's name, but don't get me wrong, I'm good at remembering people's English name and I thought it somehow easily, more easily, more easier for me. For example, my friend's name in Chinese is Cheng Ling, but her English name is Emily, which I can remember
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Answer directly with a clear topic sentence, then give one specific reason. Correct the unnatural phrases: say “I’m not good at remembering things,” “connect people’s names with their faces,” and “faces,” not “linees.” Avoid vague wording and explain briefly how this difficulty affects you.
Ví dụ: Honestly, it’s quite difficult for me to remember people’s names. I’m not very good at remembering things in general, and I sometimes struggle to connect a person’s name with their face. This is especially true when I meet several new people at once.
How do you remember people's names?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Your answer does not clearly state a personal method and contains repetition and broken grammar. Begin by saying whether you have a method, then describe one practical strategy using a linking word such as “For example.” Use “spend more time interacting with them” instead of “increase our interaction with them,” and avoid mentioning unspecified tips.
Ví dụ: I usually repeat a person’s name after I meet them and try to use it during the conversation. For example, I might say, “Nice to meet you, David,” and then use the name again before we say goodbye. I also try to associate the name with a particular feature or detail about the person.
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Use the present tense because the question asks about your usual feelings: “I feel,” not “I felt.” State your main feeling first, then explain your reaction clearly. Correct the grammar and word order in “Why can’t they remember me?” and “Is there a problem between us?” Avoid repeating “I will” and keep the answer focused on your emotions.
Ví dụ: I usually feel a little awkward and embarrassed when someone forgets my name. I sometimes wonder whether I did something wrong or whether my name is difficult to remember. However, I understand that people can forget names easily, especially when they meet many new people.
Do you often forget people's names?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: The answer is relevant and includes a useful example, but it contains repetition and several grammar errors. Say “people’s names,” “I’m good at remembering English names,” and “I find them easier to remember,” not “I thought it somehow easily” or “more easier.” Present the contrast more naturally with “However,” and explain briefly why English names are easier for you.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often forget people’s names, especially Chinese names that I’m unfamiliar with. However, I’m usually better at remembering English names because they are often shorter and easier for me to pronounce. For example, my friend’s Chinese name is Cheng Ling, but I remember her English name, Emily, much more easily.
× I'm not good at memory many things.
✓ I'm not good at remembering many things.
After the preposition at, use a gerund ending in -ing. Therefore, memory should be changed to remembering.
× I sometimes can't link with people's face and linees.
✓ I sometimes can't link people's faces with their names.
The plural noun faces is needed because the speaker is referring to people's faces in general. Names should also be plural because each person has a name.
× I sometimes can't link with people's face and linees.
✓ I sometimes can't link people's faces with their names.
The verb link is normally used as link something with something, so with should not come directly after link. The natural structure is link people's faces with their names.
× There are no tips for me.
✓ There aren't any tips that work for me.
The original sentence is grammatically possible, but aren't any is a more natural negative structure when referring to tips in general. The phrase that work for me makes the intended meaning clearer.
× We can increase our interaction with them than can then remember their names more easily.
✓ We can interact with them more, and then we can remember their names more easily.
Than is used to introduce a comparison, but the sentence needs and then to connect two actions in sequence. The corrected sentence clearly shows that increased interaction helps memory.
× We can increase our interaction with them than can then remember their names more easily.
✓ We can interact with them more, and then we can remember their names more easily.
The original sentence contains an incomplete and incorrectly connected clause. Each action needs a clear subject and verb, so the sentence is divided into two coordinated clauses.
× I felt a bit awkward and embarrassed and I will I will think about who why's the reason they can't remember me?
✓ I feel a bit awkward and embarrassed, and I think about why they can't remember me.
The question asks about the speaker's usual reaction, so the present tense feel and think is more appropriate than the past tense felt.
× I felt a bit awkward and embarrassed and I will I will think about who why's the reason they can't remember me?
✓ I feel a bit awkward and embarrassed, and I think about why they can't remember me.
Will think describes a future action, but the speaker is describing a typical reaction. Use the present tense think instead. Also, do not repeat will.
× I felt a bit awkward and embarrassed and I will I will think about who why's the reason they can't remember me?
✓ I feel a bit awkward and embarrassed, and I think about why they can't remember me.
The phrase who why's the reason is not a grammatical clause. The indirect question should be why they can't remember me. In an indirect question, use normal statement word order rather than question word order.
× Is there any problems with us or my name is too hard to remember?
✓ Are there any problems between us, or is my name too hard to remember?
The subject problems is plural, so use are rather than is. In the second clause, my name is singular, so is is correct.
× Is there any problems with us or my name is too hard to remember?
✓ Are there any problems between us, or is my name too hard to remember?
Between us is the more natural prepositional phrase when asking whether there is a problem in the relationship between the speaker and the other person.
× I do often forget people's name.
✓ I do often forget people's names.
People's refers to multiple people in general, so the noun name should be plural: names.
× I'm good at remembering people's English name.
✓ I'm good at remembering people's English names.
The speaker is talking about people's names in general, so names must be plural.
× I thought it somehow easily, more easily, more easier for me.
✓ I find it easier to remember them.
More easier is a double comparative and is incorrect. Use either easier or more easy, but easier is the natural choice here. The verb find also expresses the speaker's current opinion more clearly than thought.
× I thought it somehow easily, more easily, more easier for me.
✓ I find it easier to remember them.
The speaker is describing a current ability or opinion, so the present-tense verb find is more suitable than the past-tense verb thought.