Part 1
Examiner
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
Candidate
Of course I have. I have my 2 best friend. I have known them when we were in secondary school for a long time. We chatting and talking to each other. We are suitable to be best friend and we still cherish this relationship for now.
Examiner
What do you usually do with your friends?
Candidate
We sometimes make an appointment and hang out with each other. Sometimes it's a short walk or just going to each other house, have a hot pot and watch film with the other.
Examiner
Where do you often meet each other?
Candidate
We often meet each other at my house. Sometimes it can be their house too, but they prefer my house more. When they go coming to my house, we sometimes cook or sit down and watch film with each other.
Examiner
Do you often go out with your friends?
Candidate
Yes, we always go out with each other, especially when we are completely arranging the appointment and certainly ready to make an unforgettable experience.
Examiner
How important are friends to you?
Candidate
They're my best friends so of course they means a lot to me. I can share anything to them with no hesitation. I love how they sit down and willing to listen to me carefully. After that they give me many useful advice.
Examiner
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
Candidate
Of course I prefer to spend time with one friend, and of course it's my best friend. I'm not a big fan of sharing my secrets or my business to a group of friend because I'm not feeling safe with them.
Examiner
Would you invite friends to your home?
Candidate
Of course I always invite my 2 best friend into my house because I'm feeling safe with them and they are my best friend too and I willing to let them step in my house. We love chatting, cooking with each other. Sometimes we just sit down watching a film and enjoy.
Examiner
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
Candidate
Of course there is, in the first minute we are a little shy to each other, but after that we are willing to share more about us and now we are best friend and of course we still cherish this relationship today.
Examiner
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
Candidate
Of course, we always share our conversation and chatting in my house or the house because there's no disruption in it. But in public place, we cannot share anything about us.
Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Cần sửa ngữ pháp (số nhiều/số ít, thì), dùng câu chủ đề rõ ràng và rút gọn tránh lặp từ. Thêm chi tiết cụ thể về mối quan hệ (ví dụ: bao lâu, làm gì cùng nhau) và dùng các liên từ để mạch lạc hơn.
Example: Yes. I have two best friends whom I met in secondary school about ten years ago. We keep in touch regularly and often chat or study together. Over the years we have supported each other through exams and personal problems, so our friendship is very close.
What do you usually do with your friends?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Cần dùng từ vựng chính xác và cấu trúc tự nhiên hơn, tránh lỗi ngữ pháp (e.g. "each other's house", "watch films"). Liệt kê hoạt động cụ thể và sử dụng liên từ để nối ý.
Example: We usually arrange to meet at weekends and hang out together. Often we take short walks, cook a hot pot at one of our houses, and watch films together. These simple activities help us relax and catch up.
Where do you often meet each other?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Cần nói rõ ràng, sửa lỗi ngữ pháp và từ vựng (e.g. "come to my house", "watch films"). Nên dùng một câu chủ đề rồi thêm chi tiết cụ thể và liên từ để mạch lạc.
Example: We usually meet at my house because it's comfortable and spacious. Occasionally we go to their houses, but they prefer mine. When we meet at my place, we often cook together or sit and watch films.
Do you often go out with your friends?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời thiếu tự nhiên và nhiều lỗi (ví dụ "completely arranging the appointment"). Nên dùng câu ngắn, rõ ràng và nêu tần suất cụ thể cùng ví dụ ngắn về hoạt động đi chơi.
Example: Yes, we often go out together, especially at weekends. We usually plan activities like visiting cafes, going to the cinema, or taking day trips to nearby towns for a change of scene.
How important are friends to you?
Score: 66.0Suggestion: Cần chỉnh ngữ pháp (động từ và danh từ số nhiều), dùng từ vựng phong phú hơn và cấu trúc mạch lạc: nêu ý chính rồi giải thích với ví dụ cụ thể (ví dụ: khi gặp khó khăn họ giúp thế nào).
Example: My friends mean a great deal to me. I can share anything with them without hesitation, and they listen patiently when I need support. For example, when I had a study problem last year, they helped me find resources and gave practical advice.
Do you prefer to spend time with one friend or with a group of friends?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Cần diễn đạt tự nhiên hơn, sửa lỗi ngữ pháp (a group of friends), và đưa lý do cụ thể, có thể thêm ví dụ cá nhân để thuyết phục hơn.
Example: I prefer spending time with one close friend, usually my best friend, because I feel more comfortable sharing personal things. For instance, when I need to talk about private matters I choose one person who I trust completely.
Would you invite friends to your home?
Score: 66.0Suggestion: Tránh lỗi ngữ pháp và cấu trúc dài lặp (e.g. "invite my two best friends to my house"). Nên có câu chủ đề, rồi nêu vài hoạt động cụ thể, dùng thì chính xác và mạch lạc.
Example: Yes, I often invite my two best friends to my house because I feel safe and comfortable with them. We usually cook together, chat for hours, and sometimes watch a film while having dinner.
Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and where you used to meet them in the past?
Score: 63.0Suggestion: Cần rõ ràng hơn về sự khác biệt (địa điểm, hành vi, cảm xúc). Sửa lỗi cụm từ ("at first", "shy with each other") và trình bày một so sánh ngắn gọn: quá khứ vs hiện tại kèm ví dụ.
Example: Yes, there is a difference. At first we were shy with each other and usually met at school, but now we meet at home more often and are much closer. For example, we used to sit quietly in class, but now we openly share personal stories.
Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Cần phát triển ý rõ ràng hơn và tránh phát ngôn tuyệt đối. Sửa ngữ pháp ("in my house or their houses", "public places") và nêu lý do cụ thể vì sao một số nơi phù hợp (riêng tư, yên tĩnh) kèm ví dụ so sánh.
Example: Some places are better for meeting because they are quiet and private. For instance, my house is suitable because we can talk freely without interruptions, whereas busy cafes or parks make private conversations difficult.
× Of course I have. I have my 2 best friend.
✓ Of course I have. I have my two best friends.
Sử dụng số nhiều 'friends' vì nói về hai người bạn; '2' nên viết thành chữ 'two' trong văn viết trang trọng. Hãy đảm bảo danh từ phù hợp với số (singular/plural).
× I have known them when we were in secondary school for a long time.
✓ I have known them since we were in secondary school.
Câu gốc dùng 'have known' kết hợp với 'when we were' gây lộn xộn về thì. Khi nói bắt đầu trong quá khứ và vẫn tiếp diễn đến nay, dùng 'have known' + 'since' hợp lý. Loại bỏ 'for a long time' khi dùng 'since'.
× We chatting and talking to each other.
✓ We chat and talk to each other.
Cần động từ chia đúng ở thì hiện tại đơn: dùng 'chat' và 'talk' thay vì dạng -ing khi không có trợ động từ. Nếu muốn dùng -ing cần trợ động từ như 'are chatting'.
× We are suitable to be best friend and we still cherish this relationship for now.
✓ We are suitable to be best friends and we still cherish this relationship.
'Suitable to be best friends' hơi khác nghĩa; dùng 'best friends' ở dạng số nhiều. 'for now' thừa vì 'still cherish' đã diễn tả hiện tại liên tục; bỏ để câu tự nhiên hơn.
× We sometimes make an appointment and hang out with each other.
✓ We sometimes make appointments and hang out with each other.
Nếu hành động lập lại nhiều lần thì nên dùng danh từ số nhiều 'appointments'.
× Sometimes it's a short walk or just going to each other house, have a hot pot and watch film with the other.
✓ Sometimes it's a short walk or just going to each other's house, having hot pot and watching a film together.
Cần dùng 'each other's' (sở hữu) và sử dụng hình thức -ing sau cấu trúc liệt kê đồng thời để nối các hành động; 'watch film' -> 'watching a film' và 'the other' -> 'together' cho tự nhiên.
× We often meet each other at my house.
✓ We often meet at my house.
'Meet each other' lặp thừa; 'meet' đã hàm nghĩa tương tác nên chỉ cần 'meet at my house'.
× Sometimes it can be their house too, but they prefer my house more.
✓ Sometimes it can be their house too, but they prefer my house.
'Prefer my house more' thừa từ 'more' sau 'prefer'; cấu trúc đúng là 'prefer X to Y' hoặc 'prefer X' đơn giản.
× When they go coming to my house, we sometimes cook or sit down and watch film with each other.
✓ When they come to my house, we sometimes cook or sit down and watch a film together.
'go coming' là sai; dùng 'come' khi khách đến. 'watch film' -> 'watch a film' và 'with each other' -> 'together' tự nhiên hơn.
× Yes, we always go out with each other, especially when we are completely arranging the appointment and certainly ready to make an unforgettable experience.
✓ Yes, we often go out together, especially when we have arranged plans and are ready to make an unforgettable experience.
'Always go out with each other' hơi sai về sắc thái; 'often go out together' tự nhiên hơn. 'completely arranging the appointment' sai cấu trúc; dùng 'have arranged plans' hoặc 'have arranged an outing'. 'certainly ready' -> 'are ready'.
× They're my best friends so of course they means a lot to me.
✓ They're my best friends, so of course they mean a lot to me.
Động từ phải phù hợp với chủ ngữ số nhiều 'they' nên dùng 'mean' không 'means'.
× I can share anything to them with no hesitation.
✓ I can share anything with them without hesitation.
Động từ 'share' đi với giới từ 'with' chứ không phải 'to'; 'with no hesitation' thay bằng 'without hesitation' tự nhiên hơn.
× I love how they sit down and willing to listen to me carefully.
✓ I love how they sit down and are willing to listen to me carefully.
Thiếu động từ 'are' trước 'willing' để tạo cấu trúc tính từ predicative; cần 'are willing'. Ngoài ra 'sit down' hợp lý nhưng 'sit down and are willing' cần song song.
× After that they give me many useful advice.
✓ After that they give me much useful advice or After that they give me a lot of useful advice.
'Advice' là danh từ không đếm được nên không dùng 'many'; dùng 'much' hoặc 'a lot of'.
× Of course I prefer to spend time with one friend, and of course it's my best friend.
✓ Of course I prefer to spend time with one friend, and of course it's my best friend.
Câu này đúng; không cần thay đổi. (No correction needed.)
× I'm not a big fan of sharing my secrets or my business to a group of friend because I'm not feeling safe with them.
✓ I'm not a big fan of sharing my secrets or my business with a group of friends because I don't feel safe with them.
'Share' đi với 'with' không phải 'to'; 'a group of friend' -> 'a group of friends'; 'I'm not feeling safe' -> 'I don't feel safe' là cách dùng hiện tại đơn đúng cho trạng thái.
× Of course I always invite my 2 best friend into my house because I'm feeling safe with them and they are my best friend too and I willing to let them step in my house.
✓ Of course I always invite my two best friends into my house because I feel safe with them; they are my best friends too and I am willing to let them come into my house.
Cần 'two best friends' và 'best friends' ở số nhiều; 'I'm feeling safe' -> 'I feel safe'; 'I willing' thiếu 'am'; 'step in my house' -> 'come into my house' tự nhiên hơn.
× We love chatting, cooking with each other.
✓ We love chatting and cooking together.
Dùng song song với -ing: 'chatting and cooking' và 'together' tự nhiên hơn so với 'with each other' lặp lại.
× Sometimes we just sit down watching a film and enjoy.
✓ Sometimes we just sit down, watch a film and enjoy it.
Sau 'sit down' cần động từ song song ở dạng cơ bản 'watch' và đối tượng 'it' cho 'enjoy'. Hoặc dùng 'sit down to watch a film and enjoy it'.
× Of course there is, in the first minute we are a little shy to each other, but after that we are willing to share more about us and now we are best friend and of course we still cherish this relationship today.
✓ Of course there is. At first we were a little shy with each other, but after that we were willing to share more about ourselves; now we are best friends and we still cherish this relationship.
Cần tách câu cho rõ ràng; 'in the first minute' -> 'at first'; 'shy to each other' -> 'shy with each other'; 'share more about us' -> 'share more about ourselves'; 'we are best friend' -> 'we are best friends'.
× Of course, we always share our conversation and chatting in my house or the house because there's no disruption in it.
✓ Of course, we always have our conversations and chat at my house or at their house because there are no disruptions there.
Dùng 'have conversations' hoặc 'chat' thay vì 'share our conversation and chatting'; 'in my house' -> 'at my house'; 'the house' không rõ -> 'their house'; 'no disruption in it' -> 'no disruptions there' cho tự nhiên.
× But in public place, we cannot share anything about us.
✓ But in public places, we cannot share personal things about ourselves.
'Public place' nên số nhiều 'public places'; 'share anything about us' -> 'share personal things about ourselves' tự nhiên và chính xác hơn.