Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you have any hobbies?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have several hobbies like reading, cycling, swimming but my favorite one is reading because it helps me to relax and clear my mind my mind and and I believe we it's a nice way.
Giám khảo
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, when I was a child, I enjoy playing outside with friends and sometimes it's games and it is supposed to be way that I socialize with with the neighbors or friends. Yeah.
Giám khảo
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Thí sinh
MMM, There's a trick question. But the hobby I have when I was a child, I think it's, uh, reading. When I was a small child, uh, I was huge fan reading and I believe it is great way to gain knowledge. Yeah.
Giám khảo
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Thí sinh
No, we are completely different. For example, like a siblings, they they provide other hobbies like public health like coaching games or playing games, whether I love reading. Yeah, we absolutely different and everyone has his own hobbies.
Do you have any hobbies?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Answer directly, then give one or two clear supporting details. Avoid repeating words such as “my mind,” and finish the thought about why reading is enjoyable. Use a natural phrase such as “a nice way to unwind.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I have a few hobbies, including reading, cycling, and swimming. Reading is my favorite because it helps me relax and clear my mind after a busy day.
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Use the past tense consistently when talking about childhood: “I enjoyed,” not “I enjoy.” Explain what you played and how it helped you socialize, using a clear linking phrase such as “because.” Avoid restarting or repeating phrases.
Ví dụ: Yes, I enjoyed playing outside with my friends when I was a child. We often played simple games in the neighborhood, which was a fun way to spend time together and get to know other children.
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Respond confidently rather than describing the question as a trick question. Use the present perfect to show that the hobby started in childhood and continues now. Correct the phrases to “a huge fan of reading” and “a great way to gain knowledge.”
Ví dụ: Yes, reading is a hobby I’ve had since childhood. I was a huge fan of books when I was young, and I still enjoy reading because it’s both relaxing and a great way to learn new things.
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Điểm: 35.0Gợi ý: State the difference clearly and give an accurate example of what your family members enjoy. Use “my siblings” rather than “a siblings,” and connect the contrast with “whereas.” Avoid unclear or unrelated phrases such as “public health” unless you mean a specific hobby.
Ví dụ: No, our hobbies are quite different. My siblings enjoy playing games and taking part in sports, whereas I prefer reading. I think it’s nice that everyone in my family has their own interests.
× Yes, I have several hobbies like reading, cycling, swimming but my favorite one is reading because it helps me to relax and clear my mind my mind and and I believe we it's a nice way.
✓ Yes, I have several hobbies, such as reading, cycling, and swimming. My favorite one is reading because it helps me relax and clear my mind, and I believe it is a nice way to do so.
The phrase I believe we it's a nice way contains an incomplete and incorrectly formed clause. Use it is to make a complete clause, and clarify what the nice way is by adding to do so. The repeated words are also removed for clarity.
× Yes, when I was a child, I enjoy playing outside with friends and sometimes it's games and it is supposed to be way that I socialize with with the neighbors or friends. Yeah.
✓ Yes, when I was a child, I enjoyed playing outside with friends. Sometimes we played games, and it was a way for me to socialize with the neighbors or other friends.
The answer describes childhood activities, so use past-tense verbs: enjoyed, played, and was. Keep the verb tense consistent with the past-time phrase when I was a child.
× Yes, when I was a child, I enjoy playing outside with friends and sometimes it's games and it is supposed to be way that I socialize with with the neighbors or friends. Yeah.
✓ Yes, when I was a child, I enjoyed playing outside with friends. Sometimes we played games, and it was a way for me to socialize with the neighbors or other friends.
Way is a singular countable noun here, so it needs the article a. Say a way to socialize.
× But the hobby I have when I was a child, I think it's, uh, reading.
✓ But the hobby I had as a child, I think, was reading.
The phrase when I was a child refers to the past, so use had rather than have. Was is also needed to connect the subject, the hobby, to the complement, reading.
× When I was a small child, uh, I was huge fan reading and I believe it is great way to gain knowledge. Yeah.
✓ When I was a small child, I was a huge fan of reading, and I believe it is a great way to gain knowledge.
The singular countable noun fan needs the article a. Great way is also a singular countable noun phrase and needs a before it.
× When I was a small child, uh, I was huge fan reading and I believe it is great way to gain knowledge. Yeah.
✓ When I was a small child, I was a huge fan of reading, and I believe it is a great way to gain knowledge.
The expression is be a fan of something. Add of before the activity reading.
× For example, like a siblings, they they provide other hobbies like public health like coaching games or playing games, whether I love reading.
✓ For example, my siblings have other hobbies, such as coaching games or playing games, whereas I love reading.
Siblings is plural, so it cannot be used with the singular article a. Use my siblings or the siblings instead.
× For example, like a siblings, they they provide other hobbies like public health like coaching games or playing games, whether I love reading.
✓ For example, my siblings have other hobbies, such as coaching games or playing games, whereas I love reading.
Whether introduces alternatives or uncertainty. To contrast your siblings’ hobbies with your own, use whereas.
× Yeah, we absolutely different and everyone has his own hobbies.
✓ Yeah, we are absolutely different, and everyone has his own hobbies.
The clause we absolutely different is missing a verb. Add the linking verb are before the adjective different.