Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you work or are you a student?
Thí sinh
Well, I'm not certain and I've worked for three years before, but I could have job for in last summer 'cause I cannot stand that stress and the toxic atmosphere there.
Giám khảo
Where do you work?>
Thí sinh
Well, I worked in Shenzhen and fintech company which sells, uh, financial software and hardware to the foreign foreigners of the world and umm, there was, there was a skyscraper.
Giám khảo
Is it a good place to work?
Thí sinh
The location, that was a good place to work with many people who have finished their education in the top 30 universities in China. But for the atmosphere and the relationship.
Giám khảo
Would you like the place where you work?
Thí sinh
Well, I do love the place where I work 'cause there are very beautiful sceneries and we can see the mountains over the transparent windows and it makes made us very happy to go to the office.
Giám khảo
What are your future work plans?
Thí sinh
Well, after working for three years, I've learned a lot from that job and I realized that I have many drawbacks and lack of study some essential knowledge like international relations and history. So I.
Do you work or are you a student?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Be direct and concise: state your current status clearly in one topic sentence, then add one or two brief supporting details. Use correct tense and reduce hesitation. For example, say whether you currently work or study, then briefly explain if you left a job and why, using simple clear grammar and linking words.
Ví dụ: I used to work, but I’m currently not working. I worked in a company for three years, but I left last summer because the job was very stressful and the workplace atmosphere was toxic.
Where do you work?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Answer directly with a concise topic sentence stating the location and industry, then add one or two specific details. Avoid filler words and repetition; use correct article use and clear vocabulary (e.g. "foreign clients" not "foreign foreigners").
Ví dụ: I worked in Shenzhen for a fintech company. The firm sold financial software and hardware to foreign clients, and our office was located in a skyscraper in the city center.
Is it a good place to work?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Start with a clear overall judgment (yes or no) and then give contrasting specific reasons using linking words (for example, "However"). Finish the sentence to avoid fragments. Provide one positive and one negative detail clearly.
Ví dụ: It was partly a good place to work. The location was excellent and many colleagues graduated from top universities, which created a professional environment; however, the workplace relationships and atmosphere were poor, so it was not ideal overall.
Would you like the place where you work?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Give a clear opinion first, then support it with specific sensory details. Use correct verb forms and avoid redundancy. Keep it to two or three sentences and use a linking word like "because" to connect reason.
Ví dụ: Yes, I liked the office because it had beautiful views of the mountains through large windows. Seeing that scenery made us feel happier to go to work every day.
What are your future work plans?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Give a clear, complete plan in one topic sentence, then add a specific step you will take and a reason. Avoid leaving the answer incomplete. Use correct phrasing like "I lack knowledge of..." and mention concrete actions (e.g., study, take a course, change industry).
Ví dụ: I plan to improve my qualifications before returning to work. Specifically, I will study international relations and history through online courses this year so I can better understand global clients and develop a stronger professional profile.
× Well, I'm not certain and I've worked for three years before, but I could have job for in last summer 'cause I cannot stand that stress and the toxic atmosphere there.
✓ Well, I'm not certain. I had worked for three years before, but I quit my job last summer because I could not stand the stress and the toxic atmosphere there.
Tense consistency and verb choice: 'I've worked for three years before' should be past perfect or simple past depending on context; here past perfect 'had worked' fits with a later past action. 'Could have job for in last summer' is ungrammatical; use 'quit my job last summer'. 'Cannot' should be past 'could not' to match quitting in the past. Also replace casual contractions and filler words to form a clear past narrative. Suggestion: Use past perfect when referring to an action completed before another past action, or simple past if narrating past events in sequence. Use clear verbs like 'quit' for leaving a job.
× Well, I worked in Shenzhen and fintech company which sells, uh, financial software and hardware to the foreign foreigners of the world and umm, there was, there was a skyscraper.
✓ I worked in Shenzhen at a fintech company that sold financial software and hardware to foreign clients, and the office was in a skyscraper.
Structure and article use: 'and fintech company' needs a preposition and article: 'at a fintech company'. 'Which sells' should agree in tense with 'worked' so use past 'that sold'. 'Foreign foreigners of the world' is redundant; use 'foreign clients'. 'There was, there was a skyscraper' is awkward; better: 'the office was in a skyscraper.' Suggestion: Keep tense consistent, use appropriate articles and prepositions, avoid redundancy, and combine fragments into a single coherent sentence.
× The location, that was a good place to work with many people who have finished their education in the top 30 universities in China. But for the atmosphere and the relationship.
✓ The location was a good place to work, and many people there had graduated from top 30 universities in China. However, the atmosphere and relationships were problematic.
Sentence fragments and tense: 'The location, that was' is awkward; use 'The location was'. 'Who have finished their education' should be past 'had graduated' to match past employment. 'But for the atmosphere and the relationship.' is a fragment; complete it by stating they were problematic. Ensure sentences are complete and tenses are consistent. Suggestion: Avoid sentence fragments by ensuring each clause has a subject and verb and that ideas are connected logically.
× Well, I do love the place where I work 'cause there are very beautiful sceneries and we can see the mountains over the transparent windows and it makes made us very happy to go to the office.
✓ I do love the place where I worked because there were very beautiful scenery and we could see the mountains through the transparent windows, and it made us very happy to go to the office.
Tense and word form: 'I do love the place where I work' should match earlier past context: use past 'worked'. 'Sceneries' is incorrect; use uncountable 'scenery'. 'Over the transparent windows' is unnatural; use 'through the transparent windows'. 'It makes made us' mixes present and past; use past 'it made us'. Suggestion: Match verb tenses to the time frame, use correct uncountable nouns like 'scenery', and use 'through' for viewing through windows.
× Well, after working for three years, I've learned a lot from that job and I realized that I have many drawbacks and lack of study some essential knowledge like international relations and history. So I.
✓ After working for three years, I learned a lot from that job, and I realized that I had many shortcomings and lacked essential knowledge in areas like international relations and history.
Tense consistency and noun usage: 'I've learned' (present perfect) mixed with 'I realized' (simple past) is inconsistent for past events; use simple past 'I learned' and 'I realized' or past perfect if appropriate. 'I have many drawbacks' is unnatural; use 'I had many shortcomings'. 'Lack of study some essential knowledge' is incorrect structure; use 'lacked essential knowledge in areas like...'. Also sentence fragment 'So I.' is incomplete and must be finished. Suggestion: Keep tense consistent when describing past experiences, choose natural collocations ('shortcomings', 'lacked knowledge'), and avoid leaving sentences unfinished.