Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you have a favorite teacher?
Thí sinh
Yes, definitely. For now it's my professor who is teaching lectures. For example, last Friday he inspired us to think what the defence of Romantic without using AI tools. So I think his class is quite inspiring and encouraged us to think independently and that's very useful for me.
Giám khảo
Do you want to be a teacher in the future?
Thí sinh
No, I really don't want to be a teacher. I think it's an really exhausting work because last month I tried an internship to teach a middle school student like a tutoring and I taught him more than three times, decided to do something and I really hope he can remember that, but he didn't. So that's really frustrating and exhausted.
Giám khảo
Do you have a teacher from your past that you still remember?
Thí sinh
Yes, of course. I remember my junior high school's English teacher, ** *** inspired me to study English in an efficient way because when I just entered the school and pour in English performance and I don't, I didn't get high scores. But she helped me at the time and inspired me and encouraged me to get this score and maybe infect me.
Giám khảo
Are you still in touch with your primary school teachers?
Thí sinh
No, I don't think so because when I was a primary school students I don't have a cellphone to add up my teacher's connect ways and for now one of my teacher is retired and so I lost contact with her and another is really busy with his work so we barely don't talk to each other.
Giám khảo
In what way has your favourite teacher helped you?
Thí sinh
For now, as I said, my favorite teacher is my professor teaching lecture, so he helped me to thinking deeply and thinking twice as we live in an AI world and we use AI tools to help us thinking, writing and essay and something like that without our own thinking. But my professor forced us to think.
Giám khảo
Do you like your primary school teachers more than your high school teachers?
Thí sinh
No I don't like my primary school teachers because my headmaster at that time have a biases on me and she always think I'm not good enough and she prefer other students than me. But my high school students see me and other students equally and always help me with my study problems and encourage me to have a better performance in school so I learn.
Do you have a favorite teacher?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one specific example with correct tense and word choice. Use linking words to connect ideas (for example, “for instance” or “as a result”). Avoid redundancy like repeating “inspiring” and “encouraged”.
Ví dụ: My favorite teacher is my current professor. For instance, last Friday he asked us to defend Romantic literature without using AI tools, which challenged me to think independently. As a result, I found his class both stimulating and useful for developing my own ideas.
Do you want to be a teacher in the future?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Provide a clear reason with smoother grammar and fewer repetitions. Use linking words (e.g., “because”, “so”, “however”) and a short specific example. Keep it within 3–4 sentences and avoid unclear phrases like “decided to do something.”
Ví dụ: No, I don't want to be a teacher because I found tutoring exhausting. For example, during a recent internship I taught a middle-school student several times and hoped he would remember my lessons, but he did not. That experience made me feel frustrated and convinced me teaching is not for me.
Do you have a teacher from your past that you still remember?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Clarify the story, correct grammar, and be specific about what the teacher did. Replace vague or incorrect phrases (e.g., “pour in English performance,” “infect me”) with clear actions and outcomes. Use linking words like “because” and “so” to structure sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes. My junior high English teacher inspired me to study more effectively. When I first started there my English grades were low, but she gave me focused exercises and regular feedback, so I gradually improved and became more confident.
Are you still in touch with your primary school teachers?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Make the answer concise and grammatically correct. State the main point first, then give two brief specific reasons. Avoid double negatives like “barely don't” and incorrect verb forms.
Ví dụ: No, I'm not. I couldn't exchange contact details when I was in primary school, and one teacher has since retired while another is very busy, so we rarely keep in touch.
In what way has your favourite teacher helped you?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Start with a clear topic sentence and give a specific example of how the teacher helped. Correct grammar (“helped me to think deeply”) and use linking words (“because”, “so”, “for example”). Avoid vague phrases like “something like that.”
Ví dụ: My favorite professor helped me think more critically. For example, he banned AI tools for some assignments and asked us to draft essays by ourselves, which forced me to analyze ideas more carefully and improved my independent thinking.
Do you like your primary school teachers more than your high school teachers?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Be concise and neutral in tone. Give one clear comparison with specific examples and correct grammar (e.g., “the headmaster was biased,” “my high school teachers treated me equally”). Avoid overly emotional wording and maintain coherence with linking words.
Ví dụ: No, I prefer my high school teachers. My primary headmaster was biased and often treated me less favorably, whereas my high school teachers supported me equally, helped with study problems, and encouraged me to improve.
× For now it's my professor who is teaching lectures.
✓ For now it's my professor who teaches lectures.
Use simple present (teaches) to describe habitual actions. 'Who is teaching lectures' implies a temporary ongoing action; 'who teaches lectures' fits better for a regular role.
× For example, last Friday he inspired us to think what the defence of Romantic without using AI tools.
✓ For example, last Friday he inspired us to think about the defense of Romanticism without using AI tools.
Missing preposition 'about' after 'think' and incorrect noun form 'Romantic' should be the noun 'Romanticism'. Use past simple 'inspired' is correct; correct wording improves clarity.
× So I think his class is quite inspiring and encouraged us to think independently and that's very useful for me.
✓ So I think his class is quite inspiring and encourages us to think independently, which is very useful for me.
Tense consistency: mix of present 'is' and past 'encouraged' is inconsistent. Use present 'encourages' for a habitual effect; replace 'and that's' with 'which is' for smoother connection.
× I think it's an really exhausting work because last month I tried an internship to teach a middle school student like a tutoring and I taught him more than three times, decided to do something and I really hope he can remember that, but he didn't.
✓ I think it's really exhausting work because last month I did an internship tutoring a middle school student; I taught him more than three times, encouraged him to do something, and I really hoped he would remember it, but he didn't.
Remove incorrect article 'an' before 'really'; use 'did an internship' or 'did an internship tutoring' and 'tutoring' as noun; past sequence requires past forms 'hoped' and 'would remember' for reported expectation; punctuation helps clarity.
× So that's really frustrating and exhausted.
✓ So that's really frustrating and exhausting.
Use parallel adjective forms: 'frustrating' describes the situation and 'exhausting' describes its effect. 'Exhausted' is a past-participial/adjective describing a person, not the situation.
× I remember my junior high school's English teacher, ** *** inspired me to study English in an efficient way because when I just entered the school and pour in English performance and I don't, I didn't get high scores.
✓ I remember my junior high school's English teacher; she inspired me to study English in a more effective way because when I first entered the school my English performance was poor and I didn't get high scores.
Replace name placeholder with pronoun 'she' and fix verb forms: 'when I first entered' rather than 'just entered', 'my English performance was poor' instead of 'pour in English performance', and remove extra clause 'and I don't'. This corrects pronoun use and verb forms.
× But she helped me at the time and inspired me and encouraged me to get this score and maybe infect me.
✓ But she helped me at the time, inspired and encouraged me to improve my scores and perhaps influenced me.
Use 'influenced' instead of incorrect 'infect'. Keep parallel verbs 'inspired and encouraged'. Use past participle 'influenced' appropriately.
× No, I don't think so because when I was a primary school students I don't have a cellphone to add up my teacher's connect ways and for now one of my teacher is retired and so I lost contact with her and another is really busy with his work so we barely don't talk to each other.
✓ No, I don't think so because when I was a primary school student I didn't have a cellphone to add my teachers' contact information; now one of my teachers is retired so I lost contact with her, and another is really busy with his work so we hardly ever talk to each other.
Correct singular/plural: 'student' (singular), 'teachers' (plural), possessive 'teachers'' for contact information. Use past tense 'didn't have'. Replace awkward 'add up my teacher's connect ways' with 'add my teachers' contact information'. 'Hardly ever' instead of 'barely don't'.
× For now, as I said, my favorite teacher is my professor teaching lecture, so he helped me to thinking deeply and thinking twice as we live in an AI world and we use AI tools to help us thinking, writing and essay and something like that without our own thinking.
✓ For now, as I said, my favorite teacher is my professor who teaches lectures, so he helped me think more deeply and reflect twice because we live in an AI world and we use AI tools to assist us with thinking, writing essays, and similar tasks instead of using our own thinking.
Use infinitive 'helped me think' not 'helped me to thinking'. Use 'who teaches lectures' for habitual role. Use 'reflect' instead of 'thinking twice'. Correct noun phrase 'writing essays' and improve wording for clarity.
× But my professor forced us to think.
✓ But my professor forces us to think.
If describing a habitual teaching style, use simple present 'forces' rather than past 'forced'. Keep tense consistent with earlier present-tense description of current professor.
× No I don't like my primary school teachers because my headmaster at that time have a biases on me and she always think I'm not good enough and she prefer other students than me.
✓ No, I don't like my primary school headmistress because she was biased against me; she always thought I wasn't good enough and preferred other students to me.
Correct noun 'headmistress' or 'headmaster' gender consistency; verb agreement 'was biased' (past), 'thought' (past), 'preferred' (past). Use 'biased against me' rather than 'have a biases on me'.
× But my high school students see me and other students equally and always help me with my study problems and encourage me to have a better performance in school so I learn.
✓ But my high school teachers treated me and other students equally and always helped me with my study problems and encouraged me to have better performance in school, so I improved.
The speaker meant 'teachers' not 'students'. Use past tense 'treated', 'helped', 'encouraged' if referring to past experiences. 'Have a better performance' -> 'have better performance' or 'perform better'; 'so I improved' clarifies result.