Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Thí sinh
Uh, well, I'm travelolic person. I like to travel from here to there. I usually look out of the window when I am, I'm in the bus or in a car. I usually look out to enjoy the view. I, I, I really capture that view in my phone for static photography. I'm social person as well. I really post those kind of things on my Instagram and Facebook. Mm-hmm.
Giám khảo
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Thí sinh
Yes, I really like the natural views. So whenever I go in my car, I usually prefer to sit on passenger seat so I can really enjoy the view outside the window. Wherever I like the view, I really ask my friend to stop, take a rest and capture that natural view in my phone for a static photography and upload on my Instagram page. So I really like that views.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Thí sinh
Uh, I usually prefer both because both give me the peace. Uh, like in the rainy season, I usually prefer the mountains because views over there in the rainy season is really amazing. It give me peace and calm my mind. So I usually go to sit in front of the fountains. So I really enjoy that views.
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and avoid repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence that directly answers the question, then give one or two specific supporting details. Use linking words (for example, so, because) and correct small grammar issues (e.g. “I’m a travel-loving person” or “I like to travel”). Keep it under five sentences and reduce filler words like “uh” and repeated “I”.
Ví dụ: Yes. I usually look out of the window when I travel by bus or car because I enjoy the scenery. For example, I often take photos of interesting landscapes on my phone and later post them on Instagram. This helps me remember the journey and share it with my friends.
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Điểm: 66.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and use clearer, grammatically correct sentences. Provide one strong detail and avoid redundant phrases (e.g. “really like” repeated). Use linking words like “so” or “for example” appropriately and keep to a maximum of five sentences. Correct articles and plural forms (e.g. “the passenger seat”, “those views”).
Ví dụ: Yes, I often take photos of scenery from the car. When possible I sit in the passenger seat so I can take pictures of landscapes or interesting sights. If I see a particularly beautiful scene, I ask my driver to stop so I can photograph it and later upload the best shots to my Instagram.
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Give a clear direct preference or explain a balanced preference in a concise way. Use one topic sentence and one or two supporting reasons with specific details. Correct grammar (e.g. “both give me peace,” “the views are,” “they calm my mind”) and avoid vague phrases like “sit in front of the fountains” unless relevant and specific. Use linking words like “however” or “for example” to contrast seasons.
Ví dụ: I like both the mountains and the sea because they help me relax, but in the rainy season I prefer the mountains. For example, rainy mountain landscapes feel peaceful and calm to me, and I enjoy sitting by a fountain or a quiet viewpoint to clear my mind.
× I'm travelolic person.
✓ I'm a travel‑addicted person.
Missing article and incorrect coinage. 'travelolic' is not a standard word; use 'travel‑addicted' or 'a person who loves to travel'. Also include the indefinite article 'a' before a singular count noun: 'a travel‑addicted person'. Suggestion: use common adjective phrases like 'a keen traveler' or 'I love to travel.'
× I usually look out of the window when I am, I'm in the bus or in a car.
✓ I usually look out of the window when I'm on the bus or in a car.
Use the article 'the' with 'window' because it refers to the specific window of the vehicle. Use the preposition 'on' with public transport (on the bus) and 'in' with a car. Remove the redundant pause. Suggestion: 'I usually look out of the window when I'm on the bus or in a car.'
× I usually look out to enjoy the view.
✓ I usually look out to enjoy the view.
No correction needed: sentence is acceptable. (Included here only if following list requires noting correct items.)
× I really capture that view in my phone for static photography.
✓ I usually capture the view on my phone as photos.
Phrase 'in my phone' is nonstandard; use 'on my phone'. 'Static photography' is awkward in spoken English; use 'photos' or 'still photos'. Also use 'usually' or 'often' instead of repeated 'really'. Suggestion: 'I usually capture the view on my phone as photos.'
× I'm social person as well.
✓ I'm a social person as well.
Missing indefinite article 'a' before 'social person'. In English, singular countable nouns require an article or determiner. Suggestion: 'I'm a social person.' or 'I'm sociable as well.'
× I really post those kind of things on my Instagram and Facebook.
✓ I often post those kinds of things on my Instagram and Facebook.
'Those kind of things' should be 'those kinds of things' or 'that kind of thing'. Also 'really post' is unnatural; use 'often post' or 'frequently post'. Suggestion: 'I often post those kinds of things on Instagram and Facebook.'
× Yes, I really like the natural views.
✓ Yes, I really like natural views.
'The natural views' sounds overly specific; general preference uses no article: 'I like natural views.' Either is acceptable but dropping 'the' is more natural when speaking generally. Suggestion: 'I really like natural scenery.'
× So whenever I go in my car, I usually prefer to sit on passenger seat so I can really enjoy the view outside the window.
✓ So whenever I go in my car, I usually prefer to sit in the passenger seat so I can enjoy the view outside the window.
Use 'in my car' is fine but 'sit on passenger seat' is incorrect: use 'sit in the passenger seat'. Include the article 'the' before 'passenger seat'. Remove redundant 'really'. Suggestion: 'I prefer to sit in the passenger seat.'
× Wherever I like the view, I really ask my friend to stop, take a rest and capture that natural view in my phone for a static photography and upload on my Instagram page.
✓ When I see a view I like, I ask my friend to stop so I can take photos of the scenery on my phone and upload them to my Instagram page.
'Wherever I like the view' is unnatural; use 'when I see a view I like'. 'Take a rest' is odd here; 'stop' suffices. Use 'take photos' rather than 'capture ... for a static photography'. Use 'on my phone' and 'upload them to my Instagram page' (use 'to' for destination). Also change singular/plural consistency: 'photos' and 'them'.
× So I really like that views.
✓ So I really like those views.
Mismatch between demonstrative and noun number: 'that views' is incorrect. Use 'those views' for plural or 'that view' for singular. Suggestion: 'I really like those views.'
× Uh, I usually prefer both because both give me the peace.
✓ I usually prefer both because they give me peace.
'the peace' is incorrect; use 'peace' (uncountable) without article. Also replace 'both give me the peace' with 'they give me peace'. Remove redundant 'both' if desired. Suggestion: 'I prefer both because they give me peace.'
× Uh, like in the rainy season, I usually prefer the mountains because views over there in the rainy season is really amazing.
✓ In the rainy season, I usually prefer the mountains because the views there are really amazing.
Subject-verb agreement error: 'views ... is' should be 'views ... are' because 'views' is plural. Also reorder phrase for natural word order: 'the views there'. Remove repetition of 'in the rainy season'.
× It give me peace and calm my mind.
✓ They give me peace and calm my mind.
Subject mismatch: the subject refers to 'views' (plural), so use 'they give'. Alternatively, 'It gives me peace and calms my mind' if referring to a single thing. Also verb 'calm' needs third-person singular agreement ('calms') when subject is singular. Suggestion: make subjects and verbs agree: 'They give me peace and calm my mind.'
× So I usually go to sit in front of the fountains.
✓ So I usually go to sit by the fountains.
Use 'by' or 'near' with 'fountains' rather than 'in front of' which can be correct but 'by the fountains' sounds more natural. Also 'go to sit' is awkward; 'go to sit by the fountains' is acceptable. Suggestion: 'I usually sit by the fountains.'
× So I really enjoy that views.
✓ So I really enjoy those views.
Same demonstrative/number error as before: use 'those' with plural 'views' or 'that view' for singular. Suggestion: 'I really enjoy those views.'