Part 1
Examinador
Do you have a talent or something you are good at?
Candidato
Yes, I would say chess is my favorite activity because it helped me brush up my strategic thinking and also improve my calculating skills. I always use chess to make new friends and connect with my community throughout local.
Examinador
Was it mastered recently or when you were young?
Candidato
From what I've remember, I have played chess for almost 10 years, which was quite long actually. My mom encouraged me to start taking up a new hobby, so chess has always been my favorite since I've small.
Examinador
Do you think your talent can be useful for your future work? Why?
Candidato
Yes, definitely. Playing chess frequently helps me brush up my strategic thinking and develop the calculation skills. This abilities can develop my intellectual capacity and helps me a lot in my future work.
Examinador
Do you think anyone in your family has the same talent?
Candidato
Yes, my dad. He has always been my role model in playing chess since I was small. Actually, my father has introduced taking up chess to me and we often play together twice a week so that I can brush off my chest.
Do you have a talent or something you are good at?
Puntuación: 75.0Sugerencia: Câu trả lời của bạn khá tốt nhưng cần tránh lỗi ngữ pháp và sử dụng từ chính xác hơn. Ví dụ, "throughout local" không chính xác, nên dùng "in the local community". Ngoài ra, câu trả lời có thể ngắn gọn và tự nhiên hơn bằng cách tránh lặp từ và sắp xếp câu hợp lý.
Ejemplo: Yes, I am good at playing chess because it helps me improve my strategic thinking and calculation skills. I also enjoy using chess as a way to make new friends and connect with my local community.
Was it mastered recently or when you were young?
Puntuación: 70.0Sugerencia: Bạn cần chú ý ngữ pháp và cách dùng từ, ví dụ "From what I've remember" nên là "From what I remember" và "since I've small" nên là "since I was small". Câu trả lời cũng nên rõ ràng và mạch lạc hơn, tránh dùng các cụm từ không tự nhiên.
Ejemplo: From what I remember, I have been playing chess for almost 10 years. My mom encouraged me to take up a new hobby, so I have loved chess since I was a child.
Do you think your talent can be useful for your future work? Why?
Puntuación: 72.0Sugerencia: Câu trả lời cần chú ý đến ngữ pháp số nhiều/số ít, ví dụ "This abilities" nên là "These abilities". Ngoài ra, câu trả lời có thể thêm liên kết logic và cụ thể hơn để làm rõ ý nghĩa.
Ejemplo: Yes, definitely. Playing chess regularly helps me improve my strategic thinking and calculation skills. These abilities enhance my intellectual capacity, which will be very useful in my future career.
Do you think anyone in your family has the same talent?
Puntuación: 68.0Sugerencia: Bạn cần chú ý phát âm và dùng từ chính xác, ví dụ "brush off my chest" là sai, nên là "brush up my chess skills". Câu trả lời cũng nên rõ ràng và tránh lặp từ, đồng thời dùng liên từ để câu mạch lạc hơn.
Ejemplo: Yes, my dad shares the same talent. He has been my role model in chess since I was a child. In fact, he introduced me to the game, and we often play together twice a week to help me improve my chess skills.
× Yes, I would say chess is my favorite activity because it helped me brush up my strategic thinking and also improve my calculating skills.
✓ Yes, I would say chess is my favorite activity because it helps me brush up my strategic thinking and also improve my calculating skills.
The sentence describes a current favorite activity, so present tense is appropriate. 'Helped' is past tense, which is inconsistent here. Using 'helps' correctly matches the present context.
× I always use chess to make new friends and connect with my community throughout local.
✓ I always use chess to make new friends and connect with my local community.
The phrase 'throughout local' is incorrect. The correct prepositional phrase is 'with my local community' to indicate connection with the community in the local area.
× From what I've remember, I have played chess for almost 10 years, which was quite long actually.
✓ From what I remember, I have played chess for almost 10 years, which is quite a long time actually.
'I've remember' is incorrect; the correct phrase is 'I remember'. Also, 'was quite long' should be 'is quite a long time' to reflect the ongoing duration.
× My mom encouraged me to start taking up a new hobby, so chess has always been my favorite since I've small.
✓ My mom encouraged me to start taking up a new hobby, so chess has always been my favorite since I was small.
'Since I've small' is incorrect. The correct phrase is 'since I was small' to indicate the time from childhood.
× This abilities can develop my intellectual capacity and helps me a lot in my future work.
✓ These abilities can develop my intellectual capacity and help me a lot in my future work.
'This abilities' is incorrect because 'abilities' is plural and requires 'these'. Also, 'helps' should be 'help' to agree with the plural subject.
× Actually, my father has introduced taking up chess to me and we often play together twice a week so that I can brush off my chest.
✓ Actually, my father introduced me to chess and we often play together twice a week so that I can brush up my chess skills.
'Has introduced taking up chess to me' is awkward; the correct expression is 'introduced me to chess'. Also, 'brush off my chest' is incorrect; the correct phrase is 'brush up my chess skills' meaning to improve.