Part 1
Examinador
Do you keep plants at home?
Candidato
Yes, I grow a lot of plants around my family. I consider is a very good habit because it gives me more oxygen and create a very relaxed atmosphere.
Examinador
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Candidato
When I was young, I used to grow fruit. She's a rambutan or longan. Because I thought that it, they will give me, uh, first that I can share with my family. It's very happy.
Examinador
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Candidato
Actually I don't know much about growing a plan. I just, uh, want to grow them and water them every day and watching them grow.
Examinador
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Candidato
Uh, I don't know, I'm in Vietnamese and I don't really know about what Chinese people send as a gift, but I think they do like that because umm, plants has a lot of meaning and they can be sent as a gift.
Do you keep plants at home?
Pontuação: 62.0Sugestão: Sửa ngữ pháp và cấu trúc câu để trả lời tự nhiên hơn; tránh lặp ý và thêm chi tiết cụ thể về loại cây và cách bạn chăm sóc. Ví dụ: sửa lỗi chủ-động từ (“I consider it”), chia động từ số nhiều (“create” → “creates”), và giới thiệu 1-2 ví dụ ngắn về tác dụng cụ thể của cây.
Exemplo: Yes, I keep several potted plants at home. I find it a healthy habit because they improve indoor air quality and create a calmer atmosphere; for example, I have a snake plant in the living room that helps remove pollutants and a small jasmine that makes the room smell pleasant.
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Pontuação: 48.0Sugestão: Cải thiện tính mạch lạc và ngữ pháp: dùng đại từ đúng, tránh ngắt quãng và nói rõ một loại cây cụ thể; thêm nguyên nhân và một kỷ niệm ngắn để câu trả lời sinh động hơn. Tránh dùng nhiều tiếng lắp (“uh”) và cấu trúc rời rạc.
Exemplo: When I was a child, I grew fruit trees, especially longan. I planted it because I wanted fresh fruit to share with my family, and I remember being very proud when we harvested the first batch together.
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Pontuação: 55.0Sugestão: Sửa lỗi chính tả và ngữ pháp (plant), dùng thì và dạng động từ chính xác (“watch” not “watching”), và mở rộng bằng cách nêu một vài kiến thức cơ bản bạn biết (tưới nước, ánh sáng, đất). Việc này cho thấy bạn có hiểu biết dù hạn chế.
Exemplo: Actually, I don't know a lot about gardening, but I follow basic care: I water my plants regularly, make sure they get enough sunlight, and use well-draining soil to prevent root rot.
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Pontuação: 58.0Sugestão: Trả lời rõ ràng hơn và dùng cấu trúc lịch sự khi thể hiện thiếu thông tin; sửa ngữ pháp số nhiều (“plants have”), tránh tiếng lắp và cung cấp một giả thuyết có lý do cụ thể hoặc so sánh với Việt Nam để làm phong phú câu trả lời.
Exemplo: I'm not an expert on Chinese customs, but I believe plants can be popular gifts there because they symbolize good luck and prosperity; in Vietnam people also give lucky plants like money trees for special occasions.
× Yes, I grow a lot of plants around my family.
✓ Yes, I grow a lot of plants at home with my family.
The pronoun 'around my family' is unnatural; use prepositional phrase 'at home with my family' to indicate location and who lives with you. Use 'with' to show togetherness rather than 'around'.
× I consider is a very good habit because it gives me more oxygen and create a very relaxed atmosphere.
✓ I consider it a very good habit because it gives me more oxygen and creates a very relaxed atmosphere.
Missing object 'it' after 'consider' and subject-verb agreement: plural verb 'create' must be 'creates' to agree with singular subject 'it'. Also 'consider it a habit' is correct structure.
× When I was young, I used to grow fruit.
✓ When I was young, I used to grow fruit trees.
The original sentence is understandable but 'grow fruit' is awkward; 'grow fruit trees' or 'grow fruit plants' fits the intended meaning in past habitual context. 'Used to' correctly marks past habit; only noun specificity was improved.
× She's a rambutan or longan.
✓ They were rambutans or longans.
The student used 'she' incorrectly for plants and singular when referring to multiple fruits; use 'they' for plural or 'it was a rambutan' for singular. Also match plural noun form 'rambutans'/'longans'.
× Because I thought that it, they will give me, uh, first that I can share with my family.
✓ Because I thought they would bear fruit that I could share with my family.
Mixed tenses and pronouns: 'thought' is past, so follow with past-in-the-past modal 'would' not 'will'. Remove filler words and clarify 'bear fruit' meaning. Use 'could' to match past perspective.
× It's very happy.
✓ I was very happy.
'It's very happy' incorrectly attributes emotion to the tree/plant; the student meant their own emotion, so use 'I was very happy'. Also tense matches past context.
× Actually I don't know much about growing a plan.
✓ Actually I don't know much about growing plants.
Typo 'plan' should be 'plants'. 'Don't know much about growing plants' correctly uses present tense for current knowledge.
× I just, uh, want to grow them and water them every day and watching them grow.
✓ I just want to grow them, water them every day, and watch them grow.
After 'want to' use base verb 'watch' not gerund 'watching'. Coordinate verbs should share the same form: 'want to grow, water, and watch'.
× Uh, I don't know, I'm in Vietnamese and I don't really know about what Chinese people send as a gift, but I think they do like that because umm, plants has a lot of meaning and they can be sent as a gift.
✓ Uh, I don't know much; I'm Vietnamese so I don't really know what Chinese people send as gifts, but I think they do because plants have a lot of meaning and can be sent as gifts.
Several issues: 'I'm in Vietnamese' should be 'I'm Vietnamese' (incorrect preposition/pronoun). 'What Chinese people send as a gift' -> 'what Chinese people send as gifts' (plural/general). Subject-verb agreement 'plants has' -> 'plants have'. Remove unnecessary filler words and make plural consistency 'gifts'.