Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you walk a lot?
Thí sinh
Yes, I walk a lot. I live in Taipei City so I often walk to the MRT station or to the bus stop. Public transport is very convenient here and walking is usually faster than driving during rush hour.
Giám khảo
Did you often go outside to have a walk when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I often go outside and have a walk when I'm a child because we live in Taipei City and there's a lot of spots that we can just walk to the spot and my parents is also like to have a walk in the city.
Giám khảo
Why do people like to walk in parks?
Thí sinh
For me, I like walking in parks because they feel peaceful and full of greenery, which helps me unwind after a busy day. I also enjoy meeting neighbors there and getting some fresh air, so a short short walk. A short walk always makes me feel refreshed.
Giám khảo
Where would you like to take a long walk if you had the chance?
Thí sinh
If I had enough money and time, I would like to take a long walk along the beach because I love the sea, I enjoy the fresh air and the sound of the waves, and I would consider moving to a city with easy access to the coast so I could walk there often.
Giám khảo
Where did you go for a walk lately?
Thí sinh
I went for a walk in the park with my friend yesterday. We had lunch at noon and feels very full so he decided to go for a walk to digest our food.
Do you walk a lot?
Điểm: 85.0Gợi ý: Your answer is clear, relevant and mostly natural. To improve, vary sentence openings and add a short linking phrase to make it more cohesive (e.g., 'because' or 'so'). Also avoid repeating the same idea (walking vs convenience) and keep sentences concise (max 4–5).
Ví dụ: Yes, I walk a lot. Because I live in Taipei City, I usually walk to the MRT station or the bus stop. Public transport is very convenient here, so walking is often faster than driving during rush hour.
Did you often go outside to have a walk when you were a child?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Grammar and tense errors reduce clarity. Use past tense consistently for childhood, correct subject-verb agreement, and make supporting details more specific. Replace vague phrases like 'a lot of spots' with concrete examples and use linking words (e.g., 'because', 'and'). Keep to 2–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often went for walks when I was a child because we lived in Taipei City. We could easily walk to parks, shops and the school, and my parents also enjoyed strolling around the neighborhood.
Why do people like to walk in parks?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Good content and vocabulary. Reduce repetition ('short short walk') and connect ideas more smoothly with linking words ('also', 'therefore'). Try to include a specific example or brief reason to deepen your answer.
Ví dụ: I like walking in parks because they are peaceful and full of greenery, which helps me unwind after a busy day. I also enjoy chatting with neighbors and getting fresh air, so even a short walk there leaves me feeling refreshed.
Where would you like to take a long walk if you had the chance?
Điểm: 82.0Gợi ý: Clear and well-developed answer. To improve, avoid listing too many reasons in one sentence—break into two sentences and use linking words like 'because' and 'so'. Make the future hypothetical slightly more concise.
Ví dụ: If I had the time and money, I would take a long walk along the beach because I love the sea and the sound of the waves. In fact, I would even consider moving to a city near the coast so I could enjoy walks like that more often.
Where did you go for a walk lately?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Tense and subject-verb agreement errors affect fluency ('feels' should be 'felt'). Be concise and add linking words ('after', 'so') and a brief detail about the walk to enrich the answer.
Ví dụ: I went for a walk in the park with a friend yesterday. After a big lunch at noon, we felt very full, so he suggested a short walk to help digest the food.
× Yes, I often go outside and have a walk when I'm a child because we live in Taipei City and there's a lot of spots that we can just walk to the spot and my parents is also like to have a walk in the city.
✓ Yes, I often went outside and took walks when I was a child because we lived in Taipei City and there were a lot of places within walking distance, and my parents also liked to walk in the city.
The sentence mixes present and past tenses. The question asks about childhood (past), so verbs should be past: 'go' -> 'went', 'have a walk' -> 'took walks', 'I'm' -> 'I was', 'we live' -> 'we lived', 'there's' -> 'there were'. 'Spots' is less appropriate than 'places' and 'walk to the spot' is redundant; use 'within walking distance'. Also subject-verb agreement: 'my parents is' should be 'my parents are' but in past 'my parents also liked'. Suggestion: keep tense consistent (past) and simplify phrases for clarity.
× For me, I like walking in parks because they feel peaceful and full of greenery, which helps me unwind after a busy day. I also enjoy meeting neighbors there and getting some fresh air, so a short short walk. A short walk always makes me feel refreshed.
✓ For me, I like walking in parks because they feel peaceful and full of greenery, which helps me unwind after a busy day. I also enjoy meeting neighbors there and getting some fresh air, so I often take a short walk. A short walk always makes me feel refreshed.
The phrase 'so a short short walk' is ungrammatical and likely a repetition error. A clearer expression is 'so I often take a short walk.' This uses a verb to complete the clause and corrects the adjective/adverb misuse. Keep consistent subject and verb to form a complete sentence.
× If I had enough money and time, I would like to take a long walk along the beach because I love the sea, I enjoy the fresh air and the sound of the waves, and I would consider moving to a city with easy access to the coast so I could walk there often.
✓ If I had enough money and time, I would like to take a long walk along the beach because I love the sea; I enjoy the fresh air and the sound of the waves, and I would consider moving to a city with easy access to the coast so I could walk there often.
This sentence is mostly correct grammatically. The only minor issue was punctuation and flow rather than singular/plural. I kept content but added a semicolon to separate two independent clauses for clarity. No singular/plural noun errors were present; recommendation: ensure punctuation separates clauses for readability.
× I went for a walk in the park with my friend yesterday. We had lunch at noon and feels very full so he decided to go for a walk to digest our food.
✓ I went for a walk in the park with my friend yesterday. We had lunch at noon and felt very full, so he decided to go for a walk to digest his food.
The clause 'feels very full' mixes present tense with past narrative; use past 'felt'. Also 'to digest our food' is acceptable but if only he walked because he felt full, 'his food' is clearer; if both felt full, use 'we decided to go for a walk to digest our food.' Ensure tense consistency in past-tense storytelling.