Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you have a favorite teacher?
Thí sinh
Yes I do. In the past my favorite teacher was Gurucharan Singh Kang during my school days because he motivates me and encouraged me to take participate in extra curriculum activities as I was extrovert by nature and I did not take participate but because of his influence.
Giám khảo
Do you want to be a teacher in the future?
Thí sinh
Well I don't want to be a teacher in the future because I don't know how to express content in a dirty as I'm not a good teacher and don't know how to teach other so I don't think that I would ever wanted to be a teacher in the future.
Giám khảo
Do you have a teacher from your past that you still remember?
Thí sinh
Yes, I can't forget my elementary art teacher Bharti Guy who encouraged me a lot and motivates me positively. That really helpful for my personal and professional life. Because of her guidance, I developed my artistic skills which has been really useful. For example, I draw posters and decorate my home more attractive.
Giám khảo
Are you still in touch with your primary school teachers?
Thí sinh
Yes, I am still in contact with my primary school teacher through social media platform which really helpful for us to develop our bonds. We exchange messages every few months and we usually remains about funny movement from class which bring back warm childhood memories.
Giám khảo
In what way has your favourite teacher helped you?
Thí sinh
I think there are many ways in which my teacher really helped me. Firstly, I was reserved by nature, so I did not participate in any extra curriculum activities. But because of my teacher, I gradually started improving. Because of her encouragement, she insisted me to take participate in every debate competition.
Do you have a favorite teacher?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Be more concise, correct grammar, and use clear linking words. Start with a topic sentence, then give one or two specific supporting details (what the teacher did and the effect). Avoid repetition (e.g., "participate" repeated) and fix verb forms and word choice (e.g., "extracurricular", "I was shy", "he motivated me").
Ví dụ: Yes. My favorite teacher was Gurucharan Singh Kang. He encouraged me to join extracurricular activities, which helped me become more confident. For example, he persuaded me to take part in debates, and that gradually improved my speaking skills.
Do you want to be a teacher in the future?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Clarify your main reason, use correct vocabulary and grammar, and keep it brief (1–2 sentences). Replace unclear phrases ("express content in a dirty") with correct expressions ("explain content clearly"). Use a topic sentence and one supporting detail or example.
Ví dụ: No, I don't want to be a teacher. I don't feel confident explaining topics clearly or managing a classroom, so I would prefer a different career where I can use my strengths.
Do you have a teacher from your past that you still remember?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Improve grammatical accuracy and cohesion. Use a topic sentence, then link benefits with a linking word (e.g., "because" or "as a result"). Be specific about how the teacher helped and correct verb forms and word order (e.g., "made my home more attractive").
Ví dụ: Yes. I still remember my elementary art teacher, Bharti Guy, because she encouraged me and helped me develop artistic skills. As a result, I now design posters and decorate my home more attractively, which has benefited both my personal life and work projects.
Are you still in touch with your primary school teachers?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Use correct prepositions and verb forms, be concise, and add one clear example of the interaction. Replace vague phrases ("remains about funny movement") with specific wording ("share funny moments"). Use linking words to show frequency and effect.
Ví dụ: Yes. I keep in touch with my primary teacher through social media, which helps us maintain our bond. We exchange messages every few months and often share funny moments from class that bring back warm childhood memories.
In what way has your favourite teacher helped you?
Điểm: 66.0Gợi ý: Start with a clear topic sentence naming the main way she helped you, then give one or two specific examples with correct grammar. Use linking words ("for example", "as a result") and correct expressions ("extracurricular", "insisted that I participate"). Avoid repetition.
Ví dụ: She helped me become more confident and active. For example, because I was reserved, she encouraged me to join extracurricular activities and insisted that I participate in debate competitions, which improved my public speaking and confidence.
× In the past my favorite teacher was Gurucharan Singh Kang during my school days because he motivates me and encouraged me to take participate in extra curriculum activities as I was extrovert by nature and I did not take participate but because of his influence.
✓ In the past my favorite teacher was Gurucharan Singh Kang during my school days because he motivated me and encouraged me to participate in extracurricular activities as I was extroverted by nature and did not participate before his influence.
Present tense issue (ID 6) and related wording: The sentence mixes present 'motivates' with past 'was' and 'encouraged'. Use past 'motivated' to match past context. Also use 'participate' rather than 'take participate' (incorrect verb pattern) and 'extracurricular' is one word. Use 'extroverted' as adjective and remove redundant 'I' in 'did not participate'. Suggestion: keep tense consistent (past) and use correct verb forms and collocations.
× Well I don't want to be a teacher in the future because I don't know how to express content in a dirty as I'm not a good teacher and don't know how to teach other so I don't think that I would ever wanted to be a teacher in the future.
✓ Well, I don't want to be a teacher in the future because I don't know how to present content clearly; I'm not a good teacher and don't know how to teach others, so I don't think that I would ever want to be a teacher.
Present tense issue (ID 6) and sentence structure errors (ID 26): 'express content in a dirty' is incorrect; likely intended 'present content clearly'. 'Don't know how to teach other' should be 'teach others' (pronoun plural). 'Would ever wanted' mixes modal perfect with past participle; correct is 'would ever want' or 'ever want'. Also improve punctuation and clause linking. Suggestion: use consistent present-tense modal construction and correct collocations and pronouns.
× Yes, I can't forget my elementary art teacher Bharti Guy who encouraged me a lot and motivates me positively.
✓ Yes, I can't forget my elementary art teacher Bharti Guy who encouraged me a lot and motivated me positively.
Incorrect use of pronouns/tense (ID 12 and 6): The clause begins in past 'encouraged', so 'motivates' should be past 'motivated' to keep tense consistency. Suggestion: keep past tense throughout when referring to past influence.
× That really helpful for my personal and professional life.
✓ That was really helpful for my personal and professional life.
Sentence structure error (ID 26) and present tense issue (ID 6): Missing auxiliary verb 'was' to form correct predicate. Because the context is past, use 'was'. Suggestion: include proper form of 'to be' to complete the sentence.
× Because of her guidance, I developed my artistic skills which has been really useful.
✓ Because of her guidance, I developed my artistic skills, which have been really useful.
Verb in present participle/subject-verb agreement issue (IDs 10 and 27): 'which has been' is singular agreement but refers to plural 'skills', so use 'have been'. Also comma before 'which' is needed. Suggestion: ensure verb agrees with the noun it refers to.
× For example, I draw posters and decorate my home more attractive.
✓ For example, I draw posters and decorate my home to make it more attractive.
Present tense issue (ID 6) and incorrect use of adjectives/adverbs (ID 13): 'decorate my home more attractive' is ungrammatical; use 'decorate my home to make it more attractive' or 'decorate my home more attractively'. Suggestion: use an infinitive of purpose or an adverbial form.
× Yes, I am still in contact with my primary school teacher through social media platform which really helpful for us to develop our bonds.
✓ Yes, I am still in contact with my primary school teacher through social media platforms, which are really helpful for us to develop our bonds.
Incorrect use of prepositions and articles (ID 11 and 22): 'through social media platform' should be plural 'platforms' or 'a social media platform'. Also missing verb 'are' before 'really helpful'. Suggestion: use correct article/number and ensure relative clause has a verb.
× We exchange messages every few months and we usually remains about funny movement from class which bring back warm childhood memories.
✓ We exchange messages every few months and we usually reminisce about funny moments from class which bring back warm childhood memories.
Present tense and vocabulary errors (ID 6 and 13): 'remains about funny movement' is incorrect; intended 'reminisce about funny moments'. Ensure verb 'bring' agrees with plural 'moments' (it does). Suggestion: use correct verb 'reminisce' and noun 'moments'.
× I think there are many ways in which my teacher really helped me.
✓ I think there are many ways in which my teacher really helped me.
No grammatical correction needed that matches the provided problem list; sentence is correct. Note: tense consistent (present 'think' with past 'helped') so acceptable.
× Firstly, I was reserved by nature, so I did not participate in any extra curriculum activities.
✓ Firstly, I was reserved by nature, so I did not participate in any extracurricular activities.
Present tense issue (ID 6) not actually a tense problem here but 'extra curriculum' is incorrect form; correct is 'extracurricular'. Suggestion: use correct compound adjective and keep past tense consistent.
× But because of my teacher, I gradually started improving.
✓ But because of my teacher, I gradually began to improve.
Verb + -ing form (ID 8) and style: 'started improving' is acceptable but 'began to improve' is clearer and fits formal speech. No strong grammatical error but stylistic improvement suggested.
× Because of her encouragement, she insisted me to take participate in every debate competition.
✓ Because of her encouragement, she encouraged me to participate in every debate competition.
Incorrect use of pronouns/verb patterns (ID 12 and 8): 'insisted me to take participate' is ungrammatical. 'Insist' usually takes 'that' or 'on' ('insisted that I participate' or 'insisted on my participation') but simpler: 'encouraged me to participate'. Also keep pronoun object 'me'. Suggestion: use correct verb + to-infinitive or 'insisted that I participate'.