Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you like going to parks as a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I'd like going to the park when I was a child because it gave me the freedom I didn't have at home. My mother didn't like me wandering around and the park was also close to my school, so my sister and I would go there together after my classes and play with the swings and slides.
Giám khảo
Do you still like going to parks now?
Thí sinh
For me, not really, because when I was a child parks were more accessible, but many have been replaced by housing or commercial developments so there are far fewer green spaces nearby. Because of that, I really rarely visit parks now, and when I do I usually go to an urban binetical garden.
Giám khảo
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
Thí sinh
Yes, I would. Parks provide a great place for people to socialize and for children to get exercise away from screen, which is more important in modern life. For example, having playgrounds and open green spaces would encourage families to spend weekends outdoors and help kids develop their social skills.
Giám khảo
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
Thí sinh
Yes I would. I've always wanted to visit the the Singapore Botanical Gardens because I'm fascinated by tropical plants and beautiful flower displays and I think walking through such a lush greenery would be very relaxing and I hope to go there one day during the flowering season to see the orchids bloom.
Did you like going to parks as a child?
Điểm: 82.0Gợi ý: Be careful with verb tense and small errors; use past tense consistently (e.g., “I liked” not “I'd like”). Keep answers concise and avoid small redundancies. Add one specific vivid detail to make the memory more engaging. Use a linking phrase to connect sentences.
Ví dụ: I liked going to the park when I was a child because it gave me freedom I couldn’t get at home. For example, after school my sister and I would walk five minutes to the nearby park and spend an hour on the swings and slides, pretending we were explorers. Because of that, those afternoons were my favorite part of the week.
Do you still like going to parks now?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Correct vocabulary and word choice errors (e.g., “botanical garden” not “binetical”). Use clearer sentence structure and linking words to explain cause and effect. Keep it under five sentences and avoid repetition of ideas.
Ví dụ: Not really. Parks were more common when I was a child, but many have been replaced by housing and commercial buildings, so there are far fewer green spaces now. As a result, I rarely visit parks; when I do, I usually go to an urban botanical garden nearby for a peaceful walk.
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
Điểm: 88.0Gợi ý: Good content and reasons; improve grammatical accuracy and phrasing (e.g., “away from screens”). Add a brief specific suggestion or comparison to strengthen the response. Use a linking word to connect opinion and example.
Ví dụ: Yes, I would. Parks give people a place to socialize and allow children to get exercise away from screens. For example, adding playgrounds and open lawns would encourage families to spend weekends outdoors, which would help children develop social skills better than indoor activities.
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
Điểm: 85.0Gợi ý: Avoid repetitions (e.g., extra “the”), and split long sentences for clarity. Use linking words to show reasons and expectations. Be specific about timing or aspects you want to see to make the answer more vivid.
Ví dụ: Yes. I’ve always wanted to visit the Singapore Botanical Gardens because I’m fascinated by tropical plants and flower displays. I think walking through the lush greenery would be very relaxing, and I hope to go during the flowering season to see the orchids in bloom.
× Yes, I'd like going to the park when I was a child because it gave me the freedom I didn't have at home.
✓ Yes, I liked going to the park when I was a child because it gave me the freedom I didn't have at home.
The original uses 'I'd like going' which mixes the contracted present conditional 'I would like' with a past context. The appropriate past simple 'I liked' matches 'when I was a child'. Suggestion: use past simple for habitual past actions: 'I liked going'.
× For me, not really, because when I was a child parks were more accessible, but many have been replaced by housing or commercial developments so there are far fewer green spaces nearby.
✓ For me, not really, because when I was a child parks were more accessible, but many have since been replaced by housing or commercial developments so there are far fewer green spaces nearby.
The original sentence is mostly correct, but the phrase 'have been replaced' needs a time reference; adding 'since' clarifies the change from past to present. Use 'have since been replaced' for actions completed after that past time and relevant now.
× Because of that, I really rarely visit parks now, and when I do I usually go to an urban binetical garden.
✓ Because of that, I now rarely visit parks, and when I do I usually go to an urban botanical garden.
Word order 'really rarely' is awkward; 'now rarely' or 'rarely now' is more natural. Also 'binetical' is a misspelling of 'botanical'. Suggestion: use natural adverb placement and correct spelling: 'I now rarely visit' and 'botanical'.
× Parks provide a great place for people to socialize and for children to get exercise away from screen, which is more important in modern life.
✓ Parks provide a great place for people to socialize and for children to get exercise away from screens, which is very important in modern life.
'Away from screen' is uncountable as written but context requires plural 'screens' (devices) or 'the screen'. Also 'more important' compares without reference; 'very important' is clearer. Suggestion: use 'away from screens' to refer to electronic devices and adjust the adjective to fit intended emphasis.
× Yes I would. I've always wanted to visit the the Singapore Botanical Gardens because I'm fascinated by tropical plants and beautiful flower displays and I think walking through such a lush greenery would be very relaxing and I hope to go there one day during the flowering season to see the orchids bloom.
✓ Yes, I would. I've always wanted to visit the Singapore Botanical Gardens because I'm fascinated by tropical plants and beautiful flower displays, and I think walking through such lush greenery would be very relaxing; I hope to go there one day during the flowering season to see the orchids bloom.
Errors: duplicated 'the the' and 'a lush greenery' uses an article with an uncountable noun. Remove the extra 'the' and use 'such lush greenery' without 'a'. Also punctuation improved for clarity. Suggestion: remove duplicate words and avoid 'a' before uncountable 'greenery'.