Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you have any hobbies?
Thí sinh
Yes, I look up some recipes on YouTube or blogs to make my own meals such as scrambled eggs, some breads and the like. I'm not a good cook but I try to do simple things for myself to feel better and get rid of some stress.
Giám khảo
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I like to play with my dad when I was a kid, like playing badminton, playing basketball, going for a drive, playing games on phone, reading books with him and the like. I really enjoyed those times because he always made me laugh and he always bought me some delicious meals outside without my mom.
Giám khảo
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Thí sinh
I don't think I have kept any hobbies since I was a child because when I was little I enjoyed to be with friends or my family because I liked them making me laugh and doing things together. But now I I prefer to be alone and just relax.
Giám khảo
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think so. I am my parents. We all like to watch movies on Netflix, so on weekends we pick a film to watch together and then cook some simple meals to have with it. And we also share our opinions together after we watch the film.
Do you have any hobbies?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Make the response more concise and use clearer topic sentence, add one specific example and a linking word. Avoid filler phrases like "and the like" and correct minor grammar (use present simple consistently).
Ví dụ: Yes — I enjoy cooking simple meals in my free time. For example, I often follow YouTube recipes to make scrambled eggs and homemade bread, which helps me relax after work. Because these dishes are easy, I can experiment without feeling stressed.
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Use past simple consistently and a clear topic sentence. Group similar activities and use linking words to explain why you enjoyed them. Avoid listing too many items without structure and replace casual phrases like "and the like."
Ví dụ: Yes, I used to have many hobbies with my father when I was a child. For instance, we regularly played badminton and basketball, went for drives, and read books together. I enjoyed these activities because he always made me laugh and often treated me to meals, which made our time together memorable.
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Điểm: 66.0Gợi ý: Start with a direct topic sentence and correct grammar ("enjoyed" not "enjoy"; remove duplicate "I"). Provide a brief reason and one specific example of current preference using linking words to contrast past and present.
Ví dụ: No, I haven't kept a specific hobby from childhood. When I was younger I enjoyed shared activities with friends and family, such as playing games and going out, but now I prefer spending quiet time alone reading or watching shows to relax.
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Provide a clearer topic sentence and correct the phrase "I am my parents." Use linking words to explain routine and add one specific example of a film or meal. Avoid repeating words like "together."
Ví dụ: Yes, I share some hobbies with my parents, mainly watching films. For example, on weekends we choose a movie on Netflix and prepare a simple meal like pasta to eat while watching, and afterwards we discuss what we liked or disliked about the film.
× Yes, I look up some recipes on YouTube or blogs to make my own meals such as scrambled eggs, some breads and the like.
✓ Yes, I look up recipes on YouTube or blogs to make my own meals such as scrambled eggs, some kinds of bread and the like.
'Look up' is fine but 'some breads' is unidiomatic; 'bread' is usually uncountable. Use 'some kinds of bread' or simply 'bread'. Also 'some recipes' is more natural than 'some recipes' is acceptable; removed duplicate wordiness.
× I'm not a good cook but I try to do simple things for myself to feel better and get rid of some stress.
✓ I'm not a good cook but I try to do simple things for myself to feel better and to relieve stress.
Use 'to relieve stress' or 'to reduce stress' instead of 'get rid of some stress' for natural collocation. Adding 'to' before the second infinitive keeps parallel structure.
× Yes, I like to play with my dad when I was a kid, like playing badminton, playing basketball, going for a drive, playing games on phone, reading books with him and the like.
✓ Yes, I liked to play with my dad when I was a kid, such as playing badminton, basketball, going for drives, playing games on the phone, reading books with him and the like.
The clause 'when I was a kid' places the action in the past, so verb should be past tense 'liked' not 'like'. Also use parallel noun phrases and articles: 'plays on the phone' -> 'games on the phone'; pluralize where appropriate and use consistent forms.
× I really enjoyed those times because he always made me laugh and he always bought me some delicious meals outside without my mom.
✓ I really enjoyed those times because he always made me laugh and he often bought me delicious meals outside without my mom.
Use 'often' instead of repeating 'always' for natural variation; 'some delicious meals outside' -> 'delicious meals outside' is more natural. Tense 'enjoyed' and 'made' are correct; adjusted adverb choice for style, still past tense.
× I don't think I have kept any hobbies since I was a child because when I was little I enjoyed to be with friends or my family because I liked them making me laugh and doing things together.
✓ I don't think I have kept any hobbies since I was a child because when I was little I enjoyed being with friends and my family because I liked them making me laugh and doing things together.
After 'enjoy' the gerund 'being' is required, not the infinitive 'to be'. 'Friends or my family' is better as 'friends and my family' for clarity. The rest is fine; present perfect 'have kept' fits 'since'.
× But now I I prefer to be alone and just relax.
✓ But now I prefer to be alone and just relax.
There is a duplicated 'I I' which is a typo; remove the extra pronoun.
× Yes, I think so. I am my parents.
✓ Yes, I think so. I am similar to my parents.
'I am my parents' is incorrect because a person cannot literally be their parents. Use 'similar to my parents' or 'like my parents' to express shared characteristics.
× We all like to watch movies on Netflix, so on weekends we pick a film to watch together and then cook some simple meals to have with it.
✓ We all like to watch movies on Netflix, so on weekends we pick a film to watch together and then cook some simple meals to have with it.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable; no tense change needed. No correction required.
× And we also share our opinions together after we watch the film.
✓ And we also share our opinions after we watch the film.
'Share' already implies doing something together, so 'together' is redundant. Removing 'together' makes the sentence more concise. Present tense 'watch' is consistent with habitual action.