Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you often feel tired?
Thí sinh
No, nowadays I don't feel tired like I used to. This would be because I have started doing exercise regularly. I go to the gym and I do meditation and besides I also do journaling before I go to bed. So now I feel less fatigued and I am more energized, energized than before.
Giám khảo
When would you feel tired?
Thí sinh
I feel tired when I over it, especially during the lunch. I feel fatigue and I tend to go to bed early because of that. And most importantly, I feel tired when I am not exercising regularly or when I'm not doing much movement with my body. So that's when I feel the most tired.
Giám khảo
What do you do when you feel tired?
Thí sinh
The first thing that I do when I feel tired is I go straight to bed. I have a good silent sleep of around one hour and after that I feel a lot of a lot energized. The second thing that I do is I drink more water and try to stay hydrated and besides I try to have fruits and vegetables.
Giám khảo
When you feel tired, do you still go out with your friends?
Thí sinh
And I feel very tired. I try not to hang out with my friends. This is because I feel like if I feel tired and I still go to spend time with my friends, I want to be able to give them that quality time and I will feel bad and guilty about myself. So I just text them a short message to let them know that I can't.
Do you often feel tired?
Điểm: 82.0Gợi ý: Your answer is clear, relevant, and well developed, with suitable supporting details about exercise, meditation, and journaling. However, avoid repetition, such as “energized, energized,” and use more natural expressions: “This is because” instead of “This would be because,” “I meditate” instead of “I do meditation,” and “I feel more energetic than before” instead of “I am more energized than before.” Use a smoother linking phrase, such as “In addition,” rather than repeating “and besides.”
Ví dụ: No, I don’t feel tired as often as I used to. This is because I’ve started exercising regularly. I go to the gym, meditate, and journal before bed, so I feel more energetic and refreshed during the day.
When would you feel tired?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: You give relevant reasons, but the opening phrase “when I over it” is unclear and “during the lunch” is unnatural. You may mean “when I overeat, especially at lunchtime.” Also, use “I feel fatigued” or “I feel tired” rather than “I feel fatigue,” and say “when I’m not physically active” instead of “when I’m not doing much movement with my body.” Avoid beginning several sentences with “And” and make the answer more direct.
Ví dụ: I usually feel tired when I overeat, especially at lunchtime. I also feel exhausted when I don’t exercise regularly or stay physically active. In those situations, I tend to go to bed early because I need to recover.
What do you do when you feel tired?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Your response has a clear sequence and provides specific actions, including taking a nap, drinking water, and eating healthy food. However, “a good silent sleep” should be “a quiet nap,” and “a lot of a lot energized” should be “much more energetic.” Use “eat fruit and vegetables” rather than “have fruits and vegetables,” and avoid repeating “the first thing” and “the second thing” unless the wording is kept concise.
Ví dụ: When I feel tired, I usually take a quiet nap for about an hour, which helps me feel much more energetic. I also drink plenty of water to stay hydrated and eat some fruit or vegetables. These habits usually help me recover quickly.
When you feel tired, do you still go out with your friends?
Điểm: 76.0Gợi ý: You answer the question directly and give a clear reason, consequence, and alternative action. However, begin with “When I feel very tired” rather than “And I feel very tired,” and avoid repeating “feel tired.” The phrase “give them that quality time” is slightly unnatural; say “give them my full attention” instead. “Feel bad and guilty about myself” should be “feel guilty about not being good company,” and the final sentence could be more natural as “I text them to explain that I can’t make it.”
Ví dụ: When I feel very tired, I usually don’t go out with my friends because I wouldn’t be able to give them my full attention. I might feel guilty if I were poor company, so I simply text them to explain that I can’t make it. I prefer to rest and meet them when I feel better.
× This would be because I have started doing exercise regularly.
✓ This is because I have started exercising regularly.
The answer describes the present reason for feeling less tired, so is is more appropriate than would be. Exercising is also the natural verb form after started for this activity.
× So now I feel less fatigued and I am more energized, energized than before.
✓ So now I feel less fatigued and I am more energized than before.
The adjective energized should not be repeated. More energized is already the comparative form and correctly compares the speaker's current condition with the past.
× I feel tired when I over it, especially during the lunch.
✓ I feel tired when I overeat, especially during lunch.
Over it is not a correct verb in this context; the correct present-tense verb is overeat. Lunch is normally used without the definite article when referring to the meal in general.
× I feel tired when I over it, especially during the lunch.
✓ I feel tired when I overeat, especially during lunch.
The phrase during lunch is correct when referring to lunchtime generally. The definite article the is unnecessary before lunch in this context.
× I feel fatigue and I tend to go to bed early because of that.
✓ I feel fatigued and I tend to go to bed early because of that.
Fatigue is a noun, but an adjective is needed after the linking verb feel to describe the speaker's condition. The correct adjective is fatigued.
× I have a good silent sleep of around one hour and after that I feel a lot of a lot energized.
✓ I have a good, quiet sleep for around an hour, and after that I feel much more energized.
For is used to express the duration of an activity, so for around an hour is correct. The phrase a lot of a lot energized is incorrect; much more energized is the appropriate comparative expression.
× I have a good silent sleep of around one hour and after that I feel a lot of a lot energized.
✓ I have a good, quiet sleep for around an hour, and after that I feel much more energized.
When describing an increase in energy compared with the condition before sleeping, use the comparative form more energized. Much can modify the comparative, while a lot of cannot be used in this structure.
× And I feel very tired. I try not to hang out with my friends.
✓ When I feel very tired, I try not to hang out with my friends.
The first sentence does not clearly connect the condition with the action that follows. Combining the ideas with the time clause when I feel very tired creates a complete and logically connected sentence.
× This is because I feel like if I feel tired and I still go to spend time with my friends, I want to be able to give them that quality time and I will feel bad and guilty about myself.
✓ This is because I feel that if I am tired and still go to spend time with my friends, I will not be able to give them quality time, and I will feel bad and guilty about it.
In a first conditional sentence, the if-clause uses the present tense and the result clause normally uses will. Will not be able to correctly expresses the speaker's inability in that situation. About it is also the appropriate pronoun reference for the situation.
× This is because I feel like if I feel tired and I still go to spend time with my friends, I want to be able to give them that quality time and I will feel bad and guilty about myself.
✓ This is because I feel that if I am tired and still go to spend time with my friends, I will not be able to give them quality time, and I will feel bad and guilty about it.
About myself means that the speaker feels guilty about their own identity or person. Here, the intended meaning is guilt about the situation or decision, so the pronoun it is more accurate.