Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you keep plants at home?
Thí sinh
Unfortunately, no I don't. I am quite terrible at taking care of plenty of lovers, which is I usually forget doing watering flowers or plants. However, my mother likes gardening and she cultivates flowers or vegetables in our garden, therefore.
Giám khảo
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I was a child, I cultivated vegetables such as cucumber or tomato because during our compulsory education, we took a lessons for taking care of plants or vegetables. Therefore, their seeds were provided us and we had a chance to grow them.
Giám khảo
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Thí sinh
Well, unfortunately I don't think so because I'm not knowledgeable about planting or growing plants. However, during my compulsory education, I learned one thing. The key point of planting is absorbing the sunlight during the daytime and watering enough.
Giám khảo
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Thí sinh
Yes they do. They give flowers or plants as a birthday gift each with each other because flowers make people happy and they can remind them of a happy memory together.
Do you keep plants at home?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: 答えは直接的で分かりやすいですが、いくつかの文法ミス、不自然な表現("plenty of lovers"など)、冗長さがあります。より自然で正確な語彙(plants, flowers)、簡潔な構造、適切な接続詞を使うことで改善できます。例:主題文→理由→補足の順で2〜3文にまとめ、不要なフレーズを省いてください。
Ví dụ: No, I don't keep plants at home. I'm not good at looking after them because I often forget to water them. My mother, however, enjoys gardening and grows flowers and vegetables in our garden.
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: 内容は具体的で良いですが、文法(冠詞、複数形、語順)と語彙選択に注意が必要です。また、接続詞の使い方を改善してより流暢に話しましょう。具体的な経験(どのくらい育ったか、何を学んだか)を1文加えるとさらに良くなります。
Ví dụ: As a child, I grew vegetables like cucumbers and tomatoes at school. We had a class on plant care, and the school gave us seeds, so each student planted and tended their own plants. I remember being excited when I finally harvested a small tomato.
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Điểm: 66.0Gợi ý: 答えは率直で分かりやすいですが、語彙と表現をもう少し自然にし、情報を整理してください。例えば“I don't know much, but I learned that...”のように対比を示すと良いです。また、"absorbing the sunlight"や"watering enough"は"getting enough sunlight"や"watering regularly"のように言い換えると自然です。
Ví dụ: I don't know much about plant cultivation, but I did learn one important thing at school: plants need enough sunlight during the day and regular watering to grow well.
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: 答えは肯定的で理由も述べていますが、表現がやや不自然でくどい印象です("each with each other"など)。一般化する際は慎重に、具体例や頻度を加えると説得力が増します。接続詞で理由を自然につなぎ、語彙を整理してください。
Ví dụ: Yes, people in China often give flowers or potted plants as birthday gifts. Flowers are popular because they brighten someone's day and can remind people of special moments they've shared.
× I am quite terrible at taking care of plenty of lovers, which is I usually forget doing watering flowers or plants.
✓ I am quite terrible at taking care of plants; I usually forget to water flowers or plants.
'Plenty of lovers' is incorrect and not quantifier for plants; use 'plants'. 'which is I usually forget doing watering' is ungrammatical. Use 'I usually forget to water' (infinitive after forget). Use a semicolon or conjunction to connect related clauses.
× However, my mother likes gardening and she cultivates flowers or vegetables in our garden, therefore.
✓ However, my mother likes gardening, and she cultivates flowers and vegetables in our garden.
'Therefore' is misplaced at end and the clause already connected by 'however' and 'and'. Use parallel nouns 'flowers and vegetables'. Avoid redundant 'therefore' which conflicts with 'however'. Adjust punctuation.
× When I was a child, I cultivated vegetables such as cucumber or tomato because during our compulsory education, we took a lessons for taking care of plants or vegetables.
✓ When I was a child, I cultivated vegetables such as cucumbers and tomatoes because during our compulsory education we took a lesson on taking care of plants and vegetables.
Use plural for countable vegetables: 'cucumbers and tomatoes'. 'a lessons' is incorrect: choose singular 'a lesson' or plural 'lessons'; here 'a lesson' fits. Preposition 'on' is correct for the topic. Use 'and' for parallel items.
× Therefore, their seeds were provided us and we had a chance to grow them.
✓ Therefore, their seeds were provided to us, and we had a chance to grow them.
Include the preposition 'to' after 'provided' when indicating the recipient. Add a comma before 'and' connecting independent clauses.
× Well, unfortunately I don't think so because I'm not knowledgeable about planting or growing plants.
✓ Well, unfortunately I don't, because I'm not knowledgeable about planting or growing plants.
Answer to 'Do you know anything...' should be 'I don't' rather than 'I don't think so' for clarity. This is about appropriate modal/response usage; streamline negative response.
× However, during my compulsory education, I learned one thing.
✓ However, during my compulsory education, I learned one thing.
This sentence is acceptable; no article error. Included here to indicate no change needed.
× The key point of planting is absorbing the sunlight during the daytime and watering enough.
✓ The key point of planting is absorbing sunlight during the daytime and watering enough (watering sufficiently).
'Absorbing the sunlight' is acceptable but 'the' can be omitted: 'absorbing sunlight'. 'Watering enough' is informal; use 'watering sufficiently' or 'watering enough water' with clearer phrasing. Present participle 'absorbing' is correct as a noun phrase; refine wording for naturalness.
× Yes they do. They give flowers or plants as a birthday gift each with each other because flowers make people happy and they can remind them of a happy memory together.
✓ Yes, they do. They give flowers or plants as birthday gifts to each other because flowers make people happy and can remind them of happy memories together.
Add comma after 'Yes'. Use plural 'birthday gifts' for general practice. Use 'to each other' not 'each with each other'. 'a happy memory' -> 'happy memories' for general tendency. Remove redundant 'they' before 'can' and adjust article usage.