Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?
Thí sinh
Well, I prefer to sit by the window when I'm traveling because I like looking at the view and taking photos. For example, on a train trip I often watch the countryside go by and it helps me relax.
Giám khảo
Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?
Thí sinh
Yes I did. When I was child my family and I took a long road trip to visit my grandparents in another city and it took about 6 hour, which failed long because we were in the car for many hours. To pass the time we listened to music, played games and told stories.
Do you prefer to sit by the window when travelling?
Điểm: 84.0Gợi ý: ตอบได้ชัดเจนและเป็นธรรมชาติดี แต่สามารถปรับปรุงให้กระชับและมีคำเชื่อมเพื่อความลื่นไหลมากขึ้น รวมถึงใช้คำศัพท์ที่หลากหลายขึ้นและแก้ไวยากรณ์เล็กน้อย เช่นการใช้รูปคำว่า "when I was traveling" ให้สอดคล้องกัน และลดความซ้ำซ้อนระหว่าง "looking at the view" กับ "watch the countryside go by"
Ví dụ: I usually choose a window seat when I travel because I enjoy the scenery and like taking photos. For instance, on train journeys I watch the countryside pass by and relax while snapping pictures.
Did you have a long journey with your family as a child?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: เนื้อหาตอบตรงคำถามและมีรายละเอียด แต่มีข้อผิดพลาดด้านไวยากรณ์ ควรแก้การใช้บทความและรูปแบบคำว่า "when I was a child", ปรับคำว่า "6 hour" เป็น "six hours" และแก้ประโยคที่คลุมเครือ เช่น "which felt long" นอกจากนี้ควรใช้คำเชื่อมเช่น "so" หรือ "therefore" เพื่อทำให้ลำดับเหตุการณ์ชัดเจนขึ้น
Ví dụ: Yes. When I was a child my family took a long road trip to visit my grandparents in another city. It lasted about six hours, which felt very long, so we passed the time by listening to music, playing games and telling stories.
× Well, I prefer to sit by the window when I'm traveling because I like looking at the view and taking photos.
✓ Well, I prefer to sit by the window when I travel because I like looking at the view and taking photos.
Use of 'when I'm traveling' is not wrong but consistency with simple present 'prefer' suggests using simple present 'when I travel' for habitual actions. Change to 'when I travel' to match habitual context and sound more natural.
× For example, on a train trip I often watch the countryside go by and it helps me relax.
✓ For example, on a train trip I often watch the countryside go by, and it helps me relax.
Missing comma before coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses. Also 'countryside' is uncountable and correct. Adding a comma improves sentence structure and clarity.
× Yes I did.
✓ Yes, I did.
Missing comma after introductory interjection. The past tense 'did' is correct for the question. Add comma for correct punctuation and natural pause.
× When I was child my family and I took a long road trip to visit my grandparents in another city and it took about 6 hour, which failed long because we were in the car for many hours.
✓ When I was a child, my family and I took a long road trip to visit my grandparents in another city, and it took about six hours, which felt long because we were in the car for many hours.
Missing indefinite article 'a' before 'child' (article error). '6 hour' should be plural 'six hours' (singular/plural error). 'Failed long' is incorrect verb choice; correct is 'felt long' or better 'felt long' meaning 'seemed long' (past tense verb). Also add commas to separate clauses and write number as 'six' in text for clarity.
× To pass the time we listened to music, played games and told stories.
✓ To pass the time, we listened to music, played games, and told stories.
This sentence is grammatically correct in tense and verb forms. Suggested corrections are punctuation: add comma after introductory infinitive phrase and Oxford comma before 'and' for clarity. Verbs in past tense are consistent. No verb -ing form change needed.