Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you often go to the library?
Thí sinh
Yes, I frequently visit reading room. I am a 12th grader preparing for a competitive examination, so I require a place which is calm and a place where I can focus nicely. Library is the place that helps me get out of the distractions all around.
Giám khảo
What do you usually do in the library?
Thí sinh
Whenever I visit library, I always have my work with me. I I go to library for preparing for my examination. I make notes, I study and revise the topics. I do question practice. The quiet and calm environment helps me to focus nicely.
Giám khảo
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Thí sinh
No, I recently joined library, so when I was a kid I never visited that place. But yes, I can say that I had a library in my own house, so when I was a kid I was used to the place.
Giám khảo
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Thí sinh
Sorry to say but I have no idea about China's kids. But yes I guess they often go to library because the kids in China are more oriented towards their future and their studies.
Do you often go to the library?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: Your answer is generally clear but could be more natural and concise. Avoid redundancy such as "a place which is calm and a place where I can focus nicely"; instead, combine ideas smoothly. Also, use articles correctly, e.g., "the reading room" or "a reading room." Try to use linking words to connect your ideas better.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often go to the library because, as a 12th grader preparing for competitive exams, I need a quiet place where I can concentrate without distractions.
What do you usually do in the library?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Your answer covers the main points but could be more fluent and natural. Avoid repeating phrases like "I go to library for preparing"; instead, say "I go to the library to prepare." Use linking words such as "for example" or "also" to connect your ideas. Try to reduce redundancy and improve sentence variety.
Ví dụ: Whenever I visit the library, I bring my study materials. I usually make notes, revise topics, and practice questions because the quiet environment helps me focus better.
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Your answer is understandable but could be more natural and concise. Use articles correctly, e.g., "the library." Avoid repeating "when I was a kid" multiple times. Also, clarify your ideas with better linking words like "however" or "but."
Ví dụ: No, I didn't go to the library as a child because I only joined recently. However, I was used to reading at home since we had a personal library.
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Your answer is polite but could be more natural and structured. Avoid phrases like "Sorry to say but I have no idea about China's kids." Instead, say "I'm not sure about Chinese kids, but I think..." Also, use articles correctly and link your ideas smoothly.
Ví dụ: I'm not sure about Chinese kids, but I think many of them visit libraries often because they are generally focused on their studies and future goals.
× Yes, I frequently visit reading room.
✓ Yes, I frequently visit the reading room.
The noun 'reading room' is a specific place and requires the definite article 'the' before it to be grammatically correct.
× Library is the place that helps me get out of the distractions all around.
✓ The library is the place that helps me get out of the distractions all around.
When referring to a specific place like 'library' in this context, the definite article 'the' is needed before 'library'.
× Whenever I visit library, I always have my work with me.
✓ Whenever I visit the library, I always have my work with me.
The noun 'library' requires the definite article 'the' when referring to a specific place.
× I I go to library for preparing for my examination.
✓ I go to the library to prepare for my examination.
The noun 'library' needs the definite article 'the'. Also, 'for preparing' is incorrect; 'to prepare' is the correct infinitive form to express purpose.
× No, I recently joined library, so when I was a kid I never visited that place.
✓ No, I recently joined the library, so when I was a kid I never visited that place.
The noun 'library' requires the definite article 'the' when referring to a specific place.
× But yes, I can say that I had a library in my own house, so when I was a kid I was used to the place.
✓ But yes, I can say that I had a library in my own house, so when I was a kid I was used to the place.
This sentence is grammatically correct; no article errors found here.
× Sorry to say but I have no idea about China's kids.
✓ Sorry to say, but I have no idea about Chinese kids.
The phrase 'China's kids' is incorrect; the adjective form 'Chinese' should be used to describe the kids from China.
× But yes I guess they often go to library because the kids in China are more oriented towards their future and their studies.
✓ But yes, I guess they often go to the library because the kids in China are more oriented towards their future and their studies.
The noun 'library' requires the definite article 'the' when referring to a specific place.