Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you like going to parks as a child?
Thí sinh
So back when I was a child, my mother and I frequently went to parks because one of the parks in the city is near her office and sometimes we would brought my cousins with it.
Giám khảo
Do you still like going to parks now?
Thí sinh
If you were to ask my current self now, I would say yes. I totally love going to parks since I found out that I am a nature lover and seeing greens in my surroundings calms me.
Giám khảo
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
Thí sinh
Yes, I totally love to since our city has only handful of parks and uh, the city is urban and there aren't really so many parks in there and it's always have a city buildings.
Giám khảo
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
Thí sinh
Totally. And one of them, in my mind, is the central part in New York City. I've always seen it in the movies and series that I've watched, and I can imagine myself walking in there.
Did you like going to parks as a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Be concise, correct grammar, and use a clear topic sentence followed by one specific supporting detail. Avoid unnecessary words and fix verb forms and prepositions (e.g., “brought” → “bring” is wrong; use “we would bring” or “we often took my cousins with us”).
Ví dụ: Yes, I enjoyed going to parks as a child. My mother often took me to a park near her office, and sometimes we would bring my cousins along, which made the visits more fun.
Do you still like going to parks now?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Start with a direct, natural response and give one clear reason with a linking word. Avoid wordy phrases like “If you were to ask my current self now.” Use correct collocations (e.g., “greenery” or “green spaces” instead of “seeing greens”).
Ví dụ: Yes, I still enjoy going to parks because I’m a nature lover, and being around greenery calms me and helps me relax.
Would you like to see more parks in your city?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Give a direct answer, then one or two specific reasons using linking words. Remove fillers (“uh”) and correct grammar (e.g., “only a handful of parks”, “the city is very urban”, “it mostly has buildings”).
Ví dụ: Yes, I would, because our city has only a handful of parks and is very urban, so adding more green spaces would improve air quality and give people places to relax.
Are there any parks you want to go to in the future?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Reply directly and name the park clearly (e.g., Central Park). Give a concise reason with a linking word and a specific image or activity to make it vivid. Avoid vague phrases like “the central part in New York City.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I’d love to visit Central Park in New York City because I’ve seen it in many films, and I imagine walking along the tree-lined paths and visiting the ponds and open lawns.
× So back when I was a child, my mother and I frequently went to parks because one of the parks in the city is near her office and sometimes we would brought my cousins with it.
✓ So back when I was a child, my mother and I frequently went to parks because one of the parks in the city was near her office and sometimes we would bring my cousins with us.
Two issues: (1) 'is near her office' should be past tense 'was near her office' to match 'back when I was a child' (consistency of past tense). (2) 'we would brought' is incorrect because 'would' is followed by the base form of the verb; use 'would bring' or simply 'brought'. Also 'with it' is unnatural for people — use 'with us'. Suggestion: keep past tense throughout narrative and use correct verb forms after modal 'would'.
× If you were to ask my current self now, I would say yes. I totally love going to parks since I found out that I am a nature lover and seeing greens in my surroundings calms me.
✓ If you were to ask me now, I would say yes. I totally love going to parks since I found out that I am a nature lover, and seeing greenery in my surroundings calms me.
'My current self' is wordy and unnatural; use 'me now'. 'Seeing greens' is unidiomatic — use 'seeing greenery' or 'greenery' and add a comma before the conjunction. Tenses are acceptable, but 'seeing greenery... calms me' is present simple describing a general truth. Keep concise subject phrasing for clarity.
× Yes, I totally love to since our city has only handful of parks and uh, the city is urban and there aren't really so many parks in there and it's always have a city buildings.
✓ Yes, I totally do, since our city has only a handful of parks. The city is urban, and there aren't many parks there, and it always has city buildings.
Several issues: 'love to' is incomplete — better 'love to' followed by a verb or say 'love it' or 'I do'. 'Only handful' needs an article: 'a handful'. 'There aren't really so many parks in there' is awkward; simplify to 'there aren't many parks there'. 'It's always have a city buildings' mixes tenses and number: use 'it always has city buildings' or better 'it is mostly full of buildings'. Corrections address pluralization ('a handful', 'buildings') and subject-verb agreement.
× Totally. And one of them, in my mind, is the central part in New York City. I've always seen it in the movies and series that I've watched, and I can imagine myself walking in there.
✓ Totally. One of them, in my mind, is Central Park in New York City. I've always seen it in movies and TV series, and I can imagine myself walking there.
'The central part in New York City' is vague; likely meant 'Central Park'. 'In the movies and series that I've watched' is wordy — use 'in movies and TV series'. 'Walking in there' is unidiomatic; use 'walking there'. Also 'TV series' instead of just 'series' clarifies meaning. These changes correct preposition use and improve pronoun/reference clarity.