Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you often go to the library?
Thí sinh
No, I do not visit Life library as much one would think because I'm not much of A reader. I am very much interested in visual representation of words.
Giám khảo
What do you usually do in the library?
Thí sinh
Sometimes I visit the library just for the quiet and sometime for achieving mental peace.
Giám khảo
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Thí sinh
No, from the part of my country where I'm from there are not. There is not a concept of library as much. So I have not been to a library since since my childhood, but I have been there recently.
Giám khảo
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Thí sinh
Actually don't know the proper answer to it because I don't have been to China or don't have much Chinese friends. What I've learned from most of the movies and websites is they do much prefer reading in libraries.
Do you often go to the library?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Your answer is somewhat unclear and contains grammatical errors. Try to be more direct and natural by saying you don't visit the library often because you prefer visual materials over reading. Also, avoid redundancy and keep your answer concise.
Ví dụ: No, I don't go to the library often because I prefer learning through videos and pictures rather than reading books.
What do you usually do in the library?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Your answer is clear but could be improved by using linking words and more natural phrasing. Also, correct minor grammar mistakes and expand slightly to enrich your response.
Ví dụ: Sometimes I visit the library because it's quiet, and I find it helps me relax and achieve mental peace.
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Your answer has grammatical errors and is a bit confusing. Try to structure your response clearly by stating that libraries were uncommon in your hometown during your childhood, so you didn't visit them then, but you have visited recently.
Ví dụ: No, when I was a kid, libraries were not common in my hometown, so I didn't go to one. However, I have visited a library recently.
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Your answer lacks confidence and contains grammatical mistakes. Instead of saying you don't know, try to give a general opinion based on what you've heard, and use linking words to make your answer coherent.
Ví dụ: I'm not sure, but from what I've seen in movies and read online, Chinese kids often enjoy reading in libraries.
× No, I do not visit Life library as much one would think because I'm not much of A reader.
✓ No, I do not visit the Life library as much as one would think because I'm not much of a reader.
The definite article 'the' is needed before 'Life library' to specify the particular library. Also, 'as much one would think' should be 'as much as one would think' to be grammatically correct. Additionally, 'A reader' should be 'a reader' with a lowercase 'a' as it is not a proper noun.
× Sometimes I visit the library just for the quiet and sometime for achieving mental peace.
✓ Sometimes I visit the library just for the quiet and sometimes for achieving mental peace.
The word 'sometime' is an adverb meaning 'at some unspecified time' and is incorrect here. The correct word is 'sometimes', which means 'occasionally' or 'at times'.
× No, from the part of my country where I'm from there are not.
✓ No, from the part of my country where I'm from, there are none.
The phrase 'there are not' is incomplete and ungrammatical. The correct form is 'there are none' to indicate the absence of something. Also, a comma is needed after the introductory clause for clarity.
× There is not a concept of library as much.
✓ There is not much of a concept of a library.
The phrase 'There is not a concept of library as much' is awkward and incorrect. The correct expression is 'There is not much of a concept of a library' to convey the intended meaning. Also, 'a library' needs the indefinite article 'a'.
× So I have not been to a library since since my childhood, but I have been there recently.
✓ So I have not been to a library since my childhood, but I have been there recently.
The phrase 'since since' is a repetition error. Only one 'since' is needed to indicate the time from which the action has not occurred.
× Actually don't know the proper answer to it because I don't have been to China or don't have much Chinese friends.
✓ Actually, I don't know the proper answer to it because I haven't been to China or don't have many Chinese friends.
The sentence is missing the subject 'I' at the beginning. 'Don't have been' is incorrect; the correct form is 'haven't been' for the present perfect negative. Also, 'much Chinese friends' should be 'many Chinese friends' because 'friends' is countable.
× What I've learned from most of the movies and websites is they do much prefer reading in libraries.
✓ What I've learned from most of the movies and websites is they do much prefer reading in libraries.
The phrase 'do much prefer' is awkward; the correct expression is 'do prefer' or 'much prefer'. However, since 'much prefer' is acceptable in formal contexts, this may be stylistic rather than grammatical. No correction needed here.