Part 1
Giám khảo
What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
Thí sinh
I like to wear casual clothes most of my days, but uh, when there's a special occasion I would I would love to wear a suit to look presentable.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer to wear comfortable and casual clothes or smart clothes?
Thí sinh
Well, I love to wear smart clothes on occasions when I want to look presentable, I want to look good, uh, like for a meeting for dinner and uh, special occasions. But most of my days, uh, I like to wear casual clothes, comfortable clothes for my day-to-day activities.
Giám khảo
Do you like wearing T-shirts?
Thí sinh
I usually wear T-shirts for my day-to-day activities to be comfortable and uh, sometimes when, uh, there's a special location, like I said before, uh, I left to, I left to wear a suit and something nice to look presentable and decent.
Giám khảo
Do you spend a lot of time choosing clothes?
Thí sinh
Doesn't everyone? I think it's the most difficult, uh, thing for me to choose, uh, close because I'm not good with colors. I'm still with colour blind, so it's difficult for me. So I would normally go with black and white, so it's easy for me to choose.
Giám khảo
Do you wear different styles of clothes on weekdays and weekends?
Thí sinh
Yes, I do wear different different style of clothes on weekdays and weekends because on weekdays I usually spend time with my family, I wear casual clothing and it's comfortable, cozy and on weekends I go on dinners, meetings and dates so I wear a suit to look good.
Giám khảo
What colour clothes do you like?
Thí sinh
Whether as I mentioned before, I only go for black and white because they're easy to choose, but sometimes I wear something more daring. Beige color, yellow color, red color, but only sometimes. Uh, most of the times it's just black and white.
What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and correct filler/repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one brief supporting detail. Remove hesitations and correct grammar ('when there's a special occasion').
Ví dụ: I mostly prefer casual clothes because they are comfortable for daily activities. However, for special occasions I like to wear a suit to look smart and presentable.
Do you prefer to wear comfortable and casual clothes or smart clothes?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Organize into two sentences using linking words and reduce hesitations. Use a clear contrast phrase (e.g. 'on the other hand') and avoid repeating the same idea.
Ví dụ: I prefer smart clothes for meetings, dinners and other formal occasions because they help me make a good impression. On the other hand, I usually wear comfortable casual clothes for everyday activities.
Do you like wearing T-shirts?
Điểm: 66.0Gợi ý: Correct unclear phrases and avoid repetition. Answer directly then give one clear supporting reason. Replace 'special location' and fix 'I left to' to 'I prefer to'.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often wear T-shirts because they are comfortable for daily use. But for special events I prefer to wear a suit or smarter clothes to look more presentable.
Do you spend a lot of time choosing clothes?
Điểm: 74.0Gợi ý: Start with a direct answer rather than a rhetorical question. Explain the reason clearly and give a brief example. Correct grammar: 'I have some color blindness' or 'I'm color blind'.
Ví dụ: Yes, I do spend quite a bit of time choosing clothes because I struggle with colors. I am slightly color blind, so I usually choose black and white outfits since they are easy to match.
Do you wear different styles of clothes on weekdays and weekends?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Avoid repetition and split into two coherent sentences with a linking phrase. Be specific about typical weekday and weekend activities and why the clothes differ.
Ví dụ: Yes. During weekdays I wear casual, comfortable clothes because I spend most time at home with family. On weekends I often go out for dinners or meetings, so I dress smarter and sometimes wear a suit.
What colour clothes do you like?
Điểm: 76.0Gợi ý: Give a concise main statement and then a brief specific example. Avoid filler phrases and small hesitations. Use 'usually' instead of 'most of the times'.
Ví dụ: I usually wear black and white because they are easy to match. Occasionally I choose bolder colours like beige, yellow or red for a change.
× I like to wear casual clothes most of my days, but uh, when there's a special occasion I would I would love to wear a suit to look presentable.
✓ I like to wear casual clothes most days, but when there's a special occasion I would love to wear a suit to look presentable.
Error: repeated phrase 'I would I would' and awkward time phrase 'most of my days'. Type: sentence structure errors (26) and singular/plural/time expression. Remove the duplicate 'I would' and use 'most days' which is the natural plural time expression. This makes the sentence fluent and grammatically correct.
× Well, I love to wear smart clothes on occasions when I want to look presentable, I want to look good, uh, like for a meeting for dinner and uh, special occasions.
✓ Well, I love to wear smart clothes on occasions when I want to look presentable, such as for a meeting, for dinner, or for other special occasions.
Error: run-on sentence and awkward list structure (type 26). Replace the comma splice with clearer phrasing and parallel list items using 'such as' and consistent prepositions. This corrects sentence structure and improves clarity.
× I usually wear T-shirts for my day-to-day activities to be comfortable and uh, sometimes when, uh, there's a special location, like I said before, uh, I left to, I left to wear a suit and something nice to look presentable and decent.
✓ I usually wear T-shirts for my day-to-day activities to be comfortable, and sometimes, as I said before, when there's a special occasion I like to wear a suit or something nicer to look presentable and decent.
Errors: incorrect word 'location' for 'occasion' and incorrect past-like phrase 'I left to' (type 11 and 26). Replace 'location' with 'occasion' and 'I left to' with 'I like to' or 'I tend to' to match meaning and present habit. Also fix punctuation and parallelism.
× Doesn't everyone? I think it's the most difficult, uh, thing for me to choose, uh, close because I'm not good with colors.
✓ Doesn't everyone? I think choosing clothes is the most difficult thing for me because I'm not good with colors.
Errors: awkward clause 'it's the most difficult thing for me to choose close' and incorrect word 'close' (type 26 and 11). Recast using a gerund 'choosing clothes' to function as the subject and correct 'close' to 'clothes'. This fixes sentence structure and meaning.
× I'm still with colour blind, so it's difficult for me.
✓ I'm still color-blind, so it's difficult for me.
Error: incorrect adjective/pronoun structure 'with colour blind' (type 13/12). Use the compound adjective 'color-blind' (or 'colour-blind') after the verb 'am' as 'I'm color-blind'. This is the natural way to express the condition.
× Yes, I do wear different different style of clothes on weekdays and weekends because on weekdays I usually spend time with my family, I wear casual clothing and it's comfortable, cozy and on weekends I go on dinners, meetings and dates so I wear a suit to look good.
✓ Yes, I do wear different styles of clothes on weekdays and weekends. On weekdays I usually spend time with my family and wear casual, comfortable clothing; on weekends I go to dinners, meetings, and dates, so I wear a suit to look good.
Errors: repeated word 'different different', incorrect singular 'style' instead of plural 'styles', run-on sentence and wrong preposition 'go on dinners' (types 1, 26, 11). Remove repetition, use plural 'styles', split into sentences, and use 'go to dinners'. Also add commas for parallel adjectives.
× Whether as I mentioned before, I only go for black and white because they're easy to choose, but sometimes I wear something more daring.
✓ As I mentioned before, I usually choose black and white because they're easy to pick, but sometimes I wear something more daring.
Errors: incorrect starting word 'Whether', awkward verb 'go for' (type 26 and 22). Use 'As I mentioned before' to introduce repetition and 'usually choose' or 'usually pick' for clarity. 'Pick' or 'choose' is more natural than 'go for' in this context.
× Beige color, yellow color, red color, but only sometimes.
✓ Sometimes I wear beige, yellow, or red, but only occasionally.
Errors: repetitive noun 'color' after each adjective and unnatural fragment (type 18 and 22). Use adjectives as color nouns without repeating 'color' and combine into a full sentence. 'Occasionally' is more natural than 'only sometimes'.
× Uh, most of the times it's just black and white.
✓ Most of the time it's just black and white.
Error: incorrect plural 'times' after 'most of' (type 1/6). The correct expression is 'most of the time'. This fixes the collocation and sounds natural.