Part 1
Giám khảo
Have you made any crafts with paper?
Thí sinh
Yes, when I was a kid, I usually use paper to cut any shape I love such as stars, circles or triangle. After that I will stick on the papers and pen the penting to finish my artwork.
Giám khảo
What did you like to do with paper as a child?
Thí sinh
I was keen and folded any shape I love such as pianos, guitars, animals or many kind of cute cute shape I love and I remember my dad bought a book about a fourteen teacher to me.
Giám khảo
Do you still write physical letters?
Thí sinh
No, not really because in recent years people usually type up emails and send to others such as such as teachers or try to interview your jobs or their friends. No one is usually tried by the fictitial letters.
Giám khảo
Do people still keep handwritten letters today?
Thí sinh
It depends on different kind of people So for me I prefer to keep the letters who wrote to me because that I feel it was a gift so I always keep them in my butts. It comes to life others people prefer to swallow away.
Giám khảo
Do you carry paper and pens with you when you go out?
Thí sinh
No not really because for me if I would like to record the nose, I prefer to record on my cell phone a small convellians and I can type very fastly. So for me, carry papers and pen is now very convenient.
Have you made any crafts with paper?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Answer directly in the present perfect or past tense: “Yes, I have.” Then describe the activity clearly. Correct the tense errors (“used,” “would cut”), plural forms (“triangles”), and unnatural expressions such as “pen the penting.” Use a linking word such as “then” and explain what the finished craft looked like. Keep the answer to two or three clear sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I have. When I was a child, I used to cut paper into shapes such as stars, circles, and triangles. Then, I glued the pieces onto paper and colored them to make simple artwork.
What did you like to do with paper as a child?
Điểm: 38.0Gợi ý: Begin with a clear topic sentence explaining what you enjoyed doing. Use the past tense consistently (“loved,” “folded”) and replace unclear phrases such as “I was keen,” “cute cute shape,” and “a fourteen teacher.” Give specific examples and explain the role of the book your father bought. Avoid repeating “I love” and organize the answer with “for example” or “also.”
Ví dụ: As a child, I especially enjoyed making origami figures. I folded paper into animals, guitars, and other cute shapes. My dad even bought me an origami instruction book, which helped me learn new designs.
Do you still write physical letters?
Điểm: 42.0Gợi ý: Give a direct answer first and then provide one or two natural reasons. Avoid repeating “such as” and correct the unclear phrases about job interviews and “fictitial letters.” Use “handwritten letters” rather than “physical letters” in this context. You could mention that emails and messaging apps are faster and more convenient.
Ví dụ: No, not really. These days, I usually send emails or instant messages because they are much faster and more convenient. I might write a handwritten letter for a special occasion, but I rarely write one for everyday communication.
Do people still keep handwritten letters today?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: State your opinion more clearly and separate your ideas with linking words such as “personally” and “however.” Correct the grammar in “different kind of people,” “the letters who wrote to me,” and “in my butts.” The final sentence is unclear; use “throw them away” if that is your intended meaning. Add a specific reason, such as the sentimental value of letters from family or friends.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think many people still keep handwritten letters, especially if they have sentimental value. Personally, I keep letters from my family and close friends because they feel like personal gifts. However, some people throw them away because they prefer digital messages and want to avoid clutter.
Do you carry paper and pens with you when you go out?
Điểm: 43.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and explain that your phone is more convenient. Correct “record the nose,” which is unclear, and replace “a small convellians” and “very fastly” with natural expressions such as “take notes,” “a convenient device,” and “quickly.” Use the correct gerund form in “carrying paper and a pen.” Give one practical example, such as recording an address or reminder.
Ví dụ: No, not usually. If I need to take notes, I use my phone because it is more convenient and I can type quickly. For example, I can save an address or a reminder immediately instead of carrying paper and a pen.
× Yes, when I was a kid, I usually use paper to cut any shape I love such as stars, circles or triangle.
✓ Yes, when I was a kid, I usually used paper to cut out any shape I loved, such as stars, circles, or triangles.
The phrase when I was a kid refers to a finished period in the past, so use should be changed to used. The verb love should also be in the past tense because it describes what you liked at that time.
× Yes, when I was a kid, I usually use paper to cut any shape I love such as stars, circles or triangle.
✓ Yes, when I was a kid, I usually used paper to cut out any shape I loved, such as stars, circles, or triangles.
The examples include more than one shape, so triangle should be pluralized as triangles. Using parallel plural nouns makes the list grammatically consistent.
× After that I will stick on the papers and pen the penting to finish my artwork.
✓ After that, I would stick them on the paper and use a pen to finish my artwork.
The answer describes a repeated action in childhood, so will is not appropriate. Would is used to describe a repeated past action.
× I was keen and folded any shape I love such as pianos, guitars, animals or many kind of cute cute shape I love and I remember my dad bought a book about a fourteen teacher to me.
✓ I was keen on folding shapes I loved, such as pianos, guitars, animals, or many kinds of cute shapes I loved, and I remember that my dad bought a book about a fourteen teacher for me.
The adjective keen is normally followed by the preposition on and a gerund, so keen on folding is the correct structure.
× I was keen and folded any shape I love such as pianos, guitars, animals or many kind of cute cute shape I love and I remember my dad bought a book about a fourteen teacher to me.
✓ I was keen on folding shapes I loved, such as pianos, guitars, animals, or many kinds of cute shapes I loved, and I remember that my dad bought a book about a fourteen teacher for me.
The student is talking about childhood, so both uses of love should be changed to loved.
× I was keen and folded any shape I love such as pianos, guitars, animals or many kind of cute cute shape I love and I remember my dad bought a book about a fourteen teacher to me.
✓ I was keen on folding shapes I loved, such as pianos, guitars, animals, or many kinds of cute shapes I loved, and I remember that my dad bought a book about a fourteen teacher for me.
After many, the noun must be plural. Therefore, kind becomes kinds and shape becomes shapes.
× I was keen and folded any shape I love such as pianos, guitars, animals or many kind of cute cute shape I love and I remember my dad bought a book about a fourteen teacher to me.
✓ I was keen on folding shapes I loved, such as pianos, guitars, animals, or many kinds of cute shapes I loved, and I remember that my dad bought a book about a fourteen teacher for me.
The natural preposition used with buy when indicating the beneficiary is for, not to. The correct phrase is bought a book for me.
× No, not really because in recent years people usually type up emails and send to others such as such as teachers or try to interview your jobs or their friends.
✓ No, not really. In recent years, people have usually typed emails and sent them to others, such as teachers, employers, or their friends.
The original sentence contains several ideas joined without a clear structure. Separating the ideas and using parallel verbs, typed and sent, makes the sentence easier to understand.
× No, not really because in recent years people usually type up emails and send to others such as such as teachers or try to interview your jobs or their friends.
✓ No, not really. In recent years, people have usually typed emails and sent them to others, such as teachers, employers, or their friends.
The pronoun your does not match the subject people. Their is the appropriate possessive pronoun when referring to people in general. Them is also needed as the object of sent.
× No one is usually tried by the fictitial letters.
✓ People do not usually try to write physical letters.
The original passive structure changes the intended meaning and makes no one the object of an unnatural action. An active sentence with people as the subject expresses the intended idea more clearly.
× No one is usually tried by the fictitial letters.
✓ People do not usually try to write physical letters.
Usually is placed more naturally before the main verb in this negative sentence: people do not usually try. This position makes the frequency meaning clear.
× It depends on different kind of people So for me I prefer to keep the letters who wrote to me because that I feel it was a gift so I always keep them in my butts.
✓ It depends on different kinds of people. For me, I prefer to keep the letters that were written to me because I feel that they were gifts, so I always keep them in my butts.
Different kinds requires the plural noun kinds. Letters is also plural, so the later pronoun should be they rather than it, and gift should be gifts.
× It depends on different kind of people So for me I prefer to keep the letters who wrote to me because that I feel it was a gift so I always keep them in my butts.
✓ It depends on different kinds of people. For me, I prefer to keep the letters that were written to me because I feel that they were gifts, so I always keep them in my butts.
Letters do not write themselves. The passive form were written is needed because someone wrote the letters and the letters received the action.
× It depends on different kind of people So for me I prefer to keep the letters who wrote to me because that I feel it was a gift so I always keep them in my butts.
✓ It depends on different kinds of people. For me, I prefer to keep the letters that were written to me because I feel that they were gifts, so I always keep them in my butts.
Who is normally used for people, not things. Since letters are objects, that is the appropriate relative pronoun. They is also required because letters is plural.
× It depends on different kind of people So for me I prefer to keep the letters who wrote to me because that I feel it was a gift so I always keep them in my butts.
✓ It depends on different kinds of people. For me, I prefer to keep the letters that were written to me because I feel that they were gifts, so I always keep them in my butts.
Because should be followed directly by a complete clause. The phrase because that I feel is incorrect; the correct structure is because I feel that.
× It depends on different kind of people So for me I prefer to keep the letters who wrote to me because that I feel it was a gift so I always keep them in my butts.
✓ It depends on different kinds of people. For me, I prefer to keep the letters that were written to me because I feel that they were gifts, so I always keep them in my butts.
Several independent ideas are joined together without appropriate punctuation. Use full stops and commas to separate the ideas and make the relationships between them clear.
× No not really because for me if I would like to record the nose, I prefer to record on my cell phone a small convellians and I can type very fastly.
✓ No, not really. If I want to record the notes, I prefer to record them on my cell phone, and I can type very fast.
The preposition on is used correctly with a device, but the object of record should be identified with the pronoun them. This avoids repeating the noun and creates a complete verb phrase.
× No not really because for me if I would like to record the nose, I prefer to record on my cell phone a small convellians and I can type very fastly.
✓ No, not really. If I want to record the notes, I prefer to record them on my cell phone, and I can type very fast.
In an if-clause describing a general preference, use the present tense want, not the conditional form would like. The structure is If I want..., I prefer....
× No not really because for me if I would like to record the nose, I prefer to record on my cell phone a small convellians and I can type very fastly.
✓ No, not really. If I want to record the notes, I prefer to record them on my cell phone, and I can type very fast.
Fast can function as an adverb, so fastly is incorrect in this sentence. Say type very fast.
× So for me, carry papers and pen is now very convenient.
✓ So, for me, carrying paper and a pen is now very convenient.
When an action functions as the subject of a sentence, use the gerund form. Therefore, carrying is needed instead of carry.
× So for me, carry papers and pen is now very convenient.
✓ So, for me, carrying paper and a pen is now very convenient.
The expression refers to paper as an uncountable material and one writing instrument. Therefore, use paper and a pen rather than the inconsistent combination papers and pen.