Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you often go to the library?
Thí sinh
Yes, I regularly go to the library in the evenings to study and borrow books because it's a quiet place where I can concentrate without interruptions. The library also offers a wide range of resources, such as books and academic journals, and sometimes I attend talks and workshops there to support my studies.
Giám khảo
What do you usually do in the library?
Thí sinh
I usually go to the library to study because it's a quiet environment where I can concentrate better on my assignments and develop my critical thinking. In the evening, I often meet my friends for weekly work, which is convenient as long as we follow the library rules.
Giám khảo
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Thí sinh
Yes, I used to go to the library every weekend with my parents. It was a fantastic place to discover new books and stories and I have found memories of borrowing my favorite pictures, books about animals. It was also a quiet place where I could do my homework and study for school.
Giám khảo
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Thí sinh
Yes, many Chinese children visit library regularly for every week because the places are quiet and ideal for study and doing homework. In addition, school often encourages students to do varies from research and reading, so both public and school libraries are quite popular.
Do you often go to the library?
Điểm: 85.0Gợi ý: Câu trả lời tốt về nội dung nhưng còn dài hơn cần thiết và có một vài chỗ lặp ý (quiet place / concentrate). Hãy tóm gọn thành 2–3 câu, dùng liên từ để mạch lạc và thêm một chi tiết cụ thể (ví dụ tên môn hoặc loại hội thảo) để tăng tính cụ thể.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often go to the library in the evenings to study and borrow books because it’s a quiet place where I can focus. I mainly use their academic journals and attend research-methods workshops that help with my psychology assignments.
What do you usually do in the library?
Điểm: 80.0Gợi ý: Ý chính rõ nhưng câu hơi dài và có lặp ý về việc yên tĩnh. Nên bắt đầu bằng câu chủ đề ngắn, dùng liên từ (for example, because, so) và nêu ví dụ cụ thể về loại bài tập hoặc hoạt động nhóm để làm câu trả lời thuyết phục hơn.
Ví dụ: I usually go there to study because the quiet environment helps me concentrate on assignments. For example, in the evenings I meet classmates to discuss group projects and edit our essays together, as long as we keep noise to a minimum.
Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Nội dung cảm xúc và cụ thể nhưng có lỗi ngữ pháp nhỏ (have found memories → I remember) và câu hơi lặp. Hãy sửa ngữ pháp, viết ngắn gọn 2–3 câu, và nêu một ví dụ cụ thể về cuốn sách hoặc hoạt động để làm sinh động câu trả lời.
Ví dụ: Yes, I used to go every weekend with my parents and I remember borrowing picture books about animals. It was a great place to do homework and explore new stories, which made me love reading.
Do Chinese kids often go to the library?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Ý trả lời đúng nhưng có lỗi ngữ pháp và cách diễn đạt không tự nhiên (visit library regularly for every week; do varies from). Nên dùng cấu trúc chuẩn, tránh lặp, và đưa một nguyên nhân cụ thể (ví dụ: chương trình ngoại khoá, mượn sách tham khảo) để câu rõ ràng hơn.
Ví dụ: Yes, many Chinese children visit libraries regularly because they provide quiet spaces and access to reference books. Schools also encourage reading and research projects, so students often go there after class to complete homework or borrow materials.
× I regularly go to the library in the evenings to study and borrow books because it's a quiet place where I can concentrate without interruptions.
✓ I regularly go to the library in the evenings to study and borrow books because it is a quiet place where I can concentrate without interruptions.
Use of contraction is acceptable but not a grammar error; here change 'it's' to 'it is' is optional. However this sentence has no error matching the list, so no correction was strictly necessary. Keep consistent formal style by avoiding contractions.
× The library also offers a wide range of resources, such as books and academic journals, and sometimes I attend talks and workshops there to support my studies.
✓ The library also offers a wide range of resources, such as books and academic journals, and sometimes I attend talks and workshops there to support my studies.
Sentence is grammatically correct. 'A wide range of' is the correct quantifier. No change required.
× I usually go to the library to study because it's a quiet environment where I can concentrate better on my assignments and develop my critical thinking.
✓ I usually go to the library to study because it is a quiet environment where I can concentrate better on my assignments and develop my critical thinking.
No grammatical error under given categories; replaced contraction for formality. Keep 'the library' and 'the assignments' as definite articles are correct.
× In the evening, I often meet my friends for weekly work, which is convenient as long as we follow the library rules.
✓ In the evening, I often meet my friends for weekly study sessions, which is convenient as long as we follow the library rules.
The phrase 'for weekly work' is awkward; 'for weekly study sessions' uses the correct noun and collocation. Preposition 'for' is fine, but the noun choice needed correction.
× Yes, I used to go to the library every weekend with my parents.
✓ Yes, I used to go to the library every weekend with my parents.
Sentence is correct: 'used to' correctly describes a past habitual action. No change required.
× It was a fantastic place to discover new books and stories and I have found memories of borrowing my favorite pictures, books about animals.
✓ It was a fantastic place to discover new books and stories, and I have fond memories of borrowing my favorite picture books about animals.
Original has incorrect phrase 'have found memories' and awkward 'pictures, books about animals.' Use 'have fond memories' (correct collocation) and 'picture books' (correct compound noun). This fixes verb/noun choice and sentence structure.
× It was also a quiet place where I could do my homework and study for school.
✓ It was also a quiet place where I could do my homework and study for school.
Sentence is correct: 'homework' is uncountable and correctly used. No change required.
× Yes, many Chinese children visit library regularly for every week because the places are quiet and ideal for study and doing homework.
✓ Yes, many Chinese children visit libraries regularly every week because the places are quiet and ideal for studying and doing homework.
Several issues: 'visit library' needs plural 'libraries' or 'the library'; 'regularly for every week' is redundant—use 'regularly every week' or just 'weekly'; 'study' should be gerund 'studying' to match 'doing homework.' Corrections fix quantifier and verb form usage.
× In addition, school often encourages students to do varies from research and reading, so both public and school libraries are quite popular.
✓ In addition, schools often encourage students to do various kinds of research and reading, so both public and school libraries are quite popular.
Original 'school' should be plural 'schools' when speaking generally; 'do varies from research and reading' is ungrammatical. Use 'do various kinds of research and reading' to correct word choice and preposition structure.