Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you have any hobbies?
Thí sinh
Yes, I love crocheting because it helps me to boost my creativity and improve my skills. Whenever I have free time at home, I often listen to music or watch movies while I crochet for hours, and I make clothes and accessories that I sometimes sell online at the local market.
Giám khảo
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Thí sinh
I'd say watching movies at home. My families couldn't afford cinema tickets for me and I didn't have enough friends to hang out. So I prefer watching films at free streaming sites whenever I have free time or at the weekends.
Giám khảo
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Thí sinh
Not really, I changed a lot of hobbies because I couldn't find anything suitable long term. For example I have tried playing the guitar or even singing, but none of those suitable for me. Instead I just keep doing activities that makes me happy the most, for example like crocheting or watching movies.
Giám khảo
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Thí sinh
I have to say no. I tend to find doing something that is more creative and think outside the box while my family such as my brother prefer to play it safe and find any hobbies that requires self-discipline.
Do you have any hobbies?
Điểm: 82.0Gợi ý: Câu trả lời rõ ràng và giàu nội dung, nhưng nên rút gọn để tránh lặp ý và dùng vài liên từ để mạch lạc hơn. Nên tách câu dài thành 2–3 câu ngắn, nêu điểm chính rồi đưa ví dụ cụ thể về sản phẩm hoặc kênh bán hàng để tạo độ tin cậy.
Ví dụ: I enjoy crocheting because it boosts my creativity and helps me improve my skills. In my free time I usually listen to music or watch movies while I crochet. I make clothes and accessories, some of which I sell online and at a local market.
Did you have any hobbies when you were a child?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Nội dung trả lời ngắn gọn nhưng có vài lỗi ngữ pháp nhỏ và diễn đạt không tự nhiên (ví dụ "my families"). Nên bắt đầu bằng câu chủ đề rõ ràng, sửa lỗi số nhiều/số ít, và dùng một liên từ để nối lý do và kết quả.
Ví dụ: When I was a child, I enjoyed watching movies at home because we couldn't afford cinema tickets. Since I had few friends nearby, I often used free streaming sites to watch films during weekends.
Do you have a hobby that you've had since childhood?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Câu trả lời nêu quan điểm rõ nhưng có lỗi ngữ pháp (thì và cấu trúc), và lặp từ. Hãy mở đầu bằng câu chủ đề ngắn, dùng thì phù hợp (present perfect for experiences), sửa cấu trúc động từ, và cung cấp một ví dụ cụ thể ngắn gọn về lý do bạn giữ lại sở thích hiện tại.
Ví dụ: I haven't kept a single childhood hobby. I tried playing the guitar and singing when I was younger, but neither suited me. Now I focus on activities that make me happiest, such as crocheting, because it relaxes me and lets me be creative.
Do you have the same hobbies as your family members?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Ý tưởng rõ ràng nhưng cấu trúc và ngữ pháp cần sửa (subject-verb agreement, động từ nguyên mẫu/gerund). Nên trả lời trực tiếp, giải thích ngắn gọn với ví dụ so sánh và dùng liên từ để kết nối ý.
Ví dụ: No, my hobbies are different from my family’s. I prefer creative activities that allow me to think outside the box, while my brother likes disciplined hobbies such as jogging or studying, which require routine and self-control.
× Yes, I love crocheting because it helps me to boost my creativity and improve my skills.
✓ Yes, I love crocheting because it helps me boost my creativity and improve my skills.
Using 'to' after 'helps me' is unnecessary; the correct pattern is 'help someone do something'. Use present simple correctly for habits.
× Whenever I have free time at home, I often listen to music or watch movies while I crochet for hours, and I make clothes and accessories that I sometimes sell online at the local market.
✓ Whenever I have free time at home, I often listen to music or watch movies while I crochet for hours, and I make clothes and accessories that I sometimes sell online or at the local market.
Parallel prepositions should be coordinated: 'online or at the local market' is clearer than 'online at the local market'. Also sentence structure is long but grammatically present tense and gerund use is correct.
× I'd say watching movies at home. My families couldn't afford cinema tickets for me and I didn't have enough friends to hang out.
✓ I'd say watching movies at home. My family couldn't afford cinema tickets for me and I didn't have enough friends to hang out with.
Use 'family' (singular collective noun) rather than 'families' here. Also add the preposition 'with' after 'hang out' to complete the verb phrase.
× So I prefer watching films at free streaming sites whenever I have free time or at the weekends.
✓ So I prefer watching films on free streaming sites whenever I have free time or at the weekend.
Use 'on' with 'streaming sites'. Use 'at the weekend' (British) or 'on weekends' (American) — keep consistent; 'at the weekend' fits the original phrasing.
× Not really, I changed a lot of hobbies because I couldn't find anything suitable long term.
✓ Not really, I changed a lot of hobbies because I couldn't find anything suitable long-term.
Use hyphen in compound adjective 'long-term'. Past tense 'changed' is correct.
× For example I have tried playing the guitar or even singing, but none of those suitable for me.
✓ For example, I have tried playing the guitar or even singing, but none of those were suitable for me.
After 'none of those' need a verb; use past form 'were' to match present perfect context indicating past experiences. Comma after 'For example' improves clarity.
× Instead I just keep doing activities that makes me happy the most, for example like crocheting or watching movies.
✓ Instead I just keep doing activities that make me happiest, for example crocheting or watching movies.
Use plural verb 'make' to agree with plural subject 'activities'. Replace 'the most' with 'happiest' for conciseness and remove redundant 'like' after 'for example'.
× I have to say no. I tend to find doing something that is more creative and think outside the box while my family such as my brother prefer to play it safe and find any hobbies that requires self-discipline.
✓ I have to say no. I tend to do something more creative and think outside the box, while my family, such as my brother, prefers to play it safe and find hobbies that require self-discipline.
Use 'do something more creative' not 'find doing something'. Add commas around 'such as my brother'. Subject 'my family' is singular so verb 'prefers' must be singular. 'Hobbies' plural requires 'require' not 'requires'.