Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you often feel tired?
Thí sinh
I do often feel tired because my schedule is quite packed with both work and study. I tend to stay late at night scrolling on my phone or watching television. The next day I wake up exhausted. My brain feels overloaded from focusing for hours, and all I want to do is relax when I get home.
Giám khảo
When would you feel tired?
Thí sinh
I often feel tired after long hours of work. My brain feels overloaded from focusing for hours and all I want to do is relax when I get home. And I usually feel tired after social gathering. The social events, especially big family gatherings or parties. Talking to a lot of people is a bit overwhelming for me since I'm a bit of an introvert.
Giám khảo
What do you do when you feel tired?
Thí sinh
If I'm feeling tired, I like to take a quick nap. Even a 20 minute nap can really recharge my batteries. Or I can grab a cup of tea or coffee for a quick energy B boost. Sometimes I like to take a walk in a neighborhood park. Getting fresh air really wakes me up and helps me clear my mind, so I came home feeling much more energized.
Do you often feel tired?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and avoid repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific reasons and a brief consequence. Use linking words like "because" or "so" to connect ideas and keep the answer within 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often feel tired because my schedule is very busy with both work and studying, so I frequently stay up late using my phone or watching TV. As a result, I wake up exhausted the next day and struggle to focus at work.
When would you feel tired?
Điểm: 80.0Gợi ý: Organize the answer by grouping similar causes together and avoid repeating the same idea. Use linking phrases such as "also" or "in addition" when adding a second cause. Provide one brief example to illustrate the social fatigue.
Ví dụ: I usually feel tired after long hours of work because concentrating for extended periods drains me. In addition, big social gatherings tire me out—for example, talking to many relatives at a family party can be overwhelming since I'm quite introverted.
What do you do when you feel tired?
Điểm: 82.0Gợi ý: Keep the answer natural and structured: start with a topic sentence about typical actions, then list 2–3 specific strategies with brief reasons. Avoid small errors (e.g., stray letters like "B") and past-tense slips like "came home" when describing habitual behavior.
Ví dụ: When I'm tired, I usually take a short nap of about 20 minutes because it quickly restores my energy. I also often make a cup of tea or take a brisk walk in the local park, as fresh air helps me clear my mind and feel refreshed.
× I do often feel tired because my schedule is quite packed with both work and study.
✓ I often do feel tired because my schedule is quite packed with both work and study.
Adverb placement issue: 'often' is more naturally placed before 'do' or after subject; original 'do often feel' is awkward. Placing 'often' before 'do' ('I often do feel') or simply 'I often feel' improves natural word order. Suggestion: Use 'I often feel' or 'I often do feel' for emphasis.
× I tend to stay late at night scrolling on my phone or watching television.
✓ I tend to stay up late at night scrolling through my phone or watching television.
Use of verb phrase: 'stay late' is less natural than 'stay up late' when referring to remaining awake. Also 'scrolling on my phone' is better as 'scrolling through my phone'. Keep the -ing forms but correct collocations.
× The next day I wake up exhausted.
✓ The next day, I wake up exhausted.
Minor punctuation and flow: adding a comma after 'The next day' improves readability and matches natural spoken rhythm. Sentence otherwise grammatically correct.
× My brain feels overloaded from focusing for hours, and all I want to do is relax when I get home.
✓ My brain feels overloaded from focusing for hours, and all I want to do is relax when I get home.
No change needed; sentence correctly uses '-ing' form 'focusing' to show continuous action. Provided here to show it meets allowed types.
× I often feel tired after long hours of work.
✓ I often feel tired after long hours of work.
Sentence is correct as written; it fits tense and structure.
× My brain feels overloaded from focusing for hours and all I want to do is relax when I get home.
✓ My brain feels overloaded from focusing for hours, and all I want to do is relax when I get home.
This repeats an earlier idea; grammatically add a comma before 'and' joining two independent clauses. Otherwise correct.
× And I usually feel tired after social gathering.
✓ I usually feel tired after social gatherings.
Count noun/article issue: 'social gathering' is countable and singular requires an article ('a social gathering') or use plural 'social gatherings' which fits context better. Suggestion: use 'after social gatherings' or 'after a social gathering' depending on meaning.
× The social events, especially big family gatherings or parties.
✓ Social events, especially big family gatherings or parties, drain me.
Sentence fragment: original is a fragment lacking a verb. Provide a complete clause that connects to context. Suggestion: add a verb and result to complete the sentence.
× Talking to a lot of people is a bit overwhelming for me since I'm a bit of an introvert.
✓ Talking to a lot of people is a bit overwhelming for me since I'm somewhat of an introvert.
No major grammatical error; stylistic: replace repeated 'a bit' with 'somewhat' for variety. Gerund 'Talking' correctly used as subject.
× If I'm feeling tired, I like to take a quick nap.
✓ If I'm feeling tired, I like to take a quick nap.
Correct use of conditional and preference; no correction needed.
× Even a 20 minute nap can really recharge my batteries.
✓ Even a 20-minute nap can really recharge my batteries.
Compound adjective before noun needs a hyphen: '20-minute nap'. Otherwise sentence is correct.
× Or I can grab a cup of tea or coffee for a quick energy B boost.
✓ Or I can grab a cup of tea or coffee for a quick energy boost.
Typographical error 'energy B' should be 'energy'. Remove stray character. Sentence structure otherwise fine.
× Sometimes I like to take a walk in a neighborhood park.
✓ Sometimes I like to take a walk in the neighborhood park.
Preposition/article: 'a neighborhood park' is not wrong, but with specific nearby park 'the neighborhood park' is more natural. If speaking generally, 'around a neighborhood park' or 'in a neighborhood park' is acceptable. Suggest using 'in the neighborhood park' for a familiar local place.
× Getting fresh air really wakes me up and helps me clear my mind, so I came home feeling much more energized.
✓ Getting fresh air really wakes me up and helps me clear my mind, so I come home feeling much more energized.
Tense inconsistency: first clause uses present simple ('wakes','helps'), so the result clause should also use present simple habitual ('I come home') not past 'came'. Change to 'come' for consistency with habitual actions.