Part 1
Giám khảo
How do you like geography?
Thí sinh
I'm quite interested in learning geography and especially I like how the nature has formed over years and especially the geographical.
Giám khảo
Do you think geography is useful?
Thí sinh
Yes, I strongly believe that everybody should have a bit, at least a basic knowledge about geography. It helps us to understand how our environment has been formed and it's, uh, encourage us to protect our environment as well.
Giám khảo
Have you ever learned geography?
Thí sinh
Yes, geography was one of the mandatory subjects when I was at school. I learnt geography for about 10 years and I was quite interested in learn lenders things when I was at when I was young.
Giám khảo
Do you want to be a geography teacher?
Thí sinh
Not really I although I studied geography for a long time now I'm not uh, much updated about the new aspects in geography and I believe to teach a subject like geography, we need a worse knowledge and. An idea?
Giám khảo
Will you learn more about the geography of other countries?
Thí sinh
Yes, I like to find chocolate for different countries. Especially I am interested in learning the uh. Geographical aspect in European countries, because I think within a small region they have different environments and the. Behave.
How do you like geography?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Be clearer and more concise. Start with a direct topic sentence (e.g., “I enjoy geography.”), avoid repetition (“especially” twice), and give one specific reason with a linking phrase. Keep it to 1–3 sentences and use more precise vocabulary (e.g., “landscapes,” “landforms”).
Ví dụ: I enjoy geography because it explains how landscapes and landforms develop over time. For example, I find it fascinating how rivers carve valleys and how mountains form through tectonic activity.
Do you think geography is useful?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Good content and clear opinion. Improve fluency by removing fillers (“uh”) and tighten grammar: use consistent tense and phrasing. Use a linking phrase to add a specific reason or example. Limit to 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I believe everyone should have basic geographical knowledge because it helps us understand how environments form and change. For instance, learning about coastal erosion can encourage communities to protect vulnerable shorelines.
Have you ever learned geography?
Điểm: 54.0Gợi ý: Be concise and correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one specific detail. Correct tense and phrasing (e.g., “I learned” not “learnt” if using American English; avoid unclear phrase “learn lenders things”).
Ví dụ: Yes. Geography was a compulsory subject at school, and I studied it for about ten years. When I was young, I especially enjoyed learning about maps and physical landforms.
Do you want to be a geography teacher?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: Organize your response: say your position first, then give a clear reason. Remove fillers and unclear phrases. Use correct vocabulary (e.g., “up to date” instead of “much updated,” and “detailed knowledge” instead of “worse knowledge”). Keep to 2 sentences max.
Ví dụ: Not really. Although I studied geography for many years, I don’t feel up to date with recent developments, and I think teaching requires more current and detailed knowledge than I have.
Will you learn more about the geography of other countries?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Clarify and correct mistakes (likely meant “find out” not “find chocolate”). Begin with a direct answer, then give a specific reason and example. Use linking words (“particularly,” “for example”) and avoid hesitation.
Ví dụ: Yes. I enjoy learning about the geography of other countries, particularly European regions, because even small countries can have very different climates and landscapes. For example, the Mediterranean coastlines and Alpine areas in Europe show striking contrasts in vegetation and land use.
× I'm quite interested in learning geography and especially I like how the nature has formed over years and especially the geographical.
✓ I'm quite interested in learning geography, and especially I like how nature has formed over the years and the geographical features.
Original sentence uses 'the nature' (incorrect article) and repeats 'especially' causing awkwardness; 'geographical' is incomplete and needs a noun like 'features'. Use 'nature' without 'the' for the general concept, add 'the' before 'years', and complete the phrase to 'geographical features' to be grammatically correct and clear.
× Yes, I strongly believe that everybody should have a bit, at least a basic knowledge about geography.
✓ Yes, I strongly believe that everybody should have at least a basic knowledge of geography.
'a bit' is vague and awkward before 'at least a basic knowledge'; use 'at least' directly. Also use 'knowledge of' rather than 'knowledge about' for more natural collocation.
× It helps us to understand how our environment has been formed and it's, uh, encourage us to protect our environment as well.
✓ It helps us understand how our environment has been formed and it encourages us to protect it as well.
After 'it's' the verb should be third person singular 'encourages' rather than 'encourage'. Also remove unnecessary 'to' after 'helps' (helps us understand), and avoid repetition by replacing the second 'environment' with 'it'.
× Yes, geography was one of the mandatory subjects when I was at school. I learnt geography for about 10 years and I was quite interested in learn lenders things when I was at when I was young.
✓ Yes, geography was one of the mandatory subjects when I was at school. I learnt geography for about 10 years and I was quite interested in learning other things when I was young.
Use the gerund 'learning' after 'interested in'. 'lenders' is likely a mispronunciation for 'other' or 'different'; replace with 'other'. Also remove the repeated phrase 'when I was' and keep past tense consistent.
× Not really I although I studied geography for a long time now I'm not uh, much updated about the new aspects in geography and I believe to teach a subject like geography, we need a worse knowledge and. An idea?
✓ Not really. Although I studied geography for a long time, now I'm not very up to date about new aspects of geography, and I believe to teach a subject like geography we need a broad knowledge and some ideas.
Sentence needs punctuation and clearer linking: 'Although' should start a subordinate clause followed by a comma. Use 'up to date' instead of 'much updated', and 'of geography' is more natural than 'in geography'. 'worse knowledge' is incorrect; likely meant 'broad' or 'wider' knowledge. 'An idea?' was unclear; change to 'some ideas' to make grammatical sense.
× Will you learn more about the geography of other countries?
✓ Will you learn more about the geography of other countries?
This sentence is grammatically acceptable as-is; no correction needed. It correctly uses the future interrogative form 'Will you learn'.
× Yes, I like to find chocolate for different countries.
✓ Yes, I like to find information about different countries.
'find chocolate for different countries' is incorrect and likely a mis-saying. Replace with 'find information about different countries' to match the intended meaning. 'Like to find' is acceptable but 'like finding' could also be used.
× Especially I am interested in learning the uh. Geographical aspect in European countries, because I think within a small region they have different environments and the. Behave.
✓ I am especially interested in learning about the geographical aspects of European countries, because I think that within a small region they have different environments and behaviors.
Move 'especially' for natural word order and use 'learning about' rather than 'learning the'. Use plural 'aspects' and 'of European countries'. 'the. Behave' is unintelligible; likely meant 'behaviour' or 'behaviors' — use 'behaviors' (or 'human behaviours'/'climates') as appropriate. Add 'that' after 'think' for clarity.