Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you like reading?
Thí sinh
Of course, actually I am obsessed with reading novels and poetry. Since I was very young, I was into reading any kind of book.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer to read on paper or on a screen?
Thí sinh
Actually, I prefer to read on paper because I do not like reading on a screen. It hurts my eyes. I wear glasses and I have wore glasses for more than 20 years. So reading on a screen makes my eyes tired and exhausted.
Giám khảo
When do you need to read carefully, and when not?
Thí sinh
When I am reading comic books and light novels, I just read them lying down on my bed. On the other hand, when I am reading theories about history of art or my major textbooks, I read them very carefully, concentrating.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer scanning or detailed reading?
Thí sinh
I absolutely prefer detailed reading. I am inspired by the details of the book. I think you cannot understand what the book is saying when you just scan the book.
Do you like reading?
Điểm: 86.0Gợi ý: 답변은 자연스럽고 열정이 느껴집니다. 다만 “obsessed”는 강한 표현이라 상황에 따라 과장되게 들릴 수 있고, 문장 연결이 다소 중복됩니다. 주제를 명확히 한 후 구체적 예시(즐겨 읽는 작가나 장르)와 이유를 한두 문장으로 덧붙이면 더 설득력 있습니다. 또한 문장 수를 2~3문장으로 줄이고 연결어를 사용하세요.
Ví dụ: Yes, I enjoy reading a lot. I especially love novels and poetry because they help me relax and think deeply; for example, I often read contemporary Korean poets and classic novels in my free time.
Do you prefer to read on paper or on a screen?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: 핵심은 분명하지만 표현과 문법에 주의가 필요합니다. ‘I have wore’는 틀린 시제(옳은 표현: I have worn / I have had my glasses for... )입니다. 같은 의미의 반복(‘hurt my eyes’와 ‘tired and exhausted’)을 줄이고 구체적 상황(예: 긴 글을 읽을 때)이나 대안(예: 전자잉크 리더기 사용)을 덧붙이면 좋습니다.
Ví dụ: I prefer reading on paper because screens strain my eyes; I have worn glasses for over twenty years, so long periods of screen reading make my eyes very tired.
When do you need to read carefully, and when not?
Điểm: 90.0Gợi ý: 구조(대조 표현 'on the other hand')와 내용이 명확합니다. 개선할 점은 좀 더 구체적인 이유와 방식(예: 메모를 하거나 하이라이트 한다)을 추가해 깊이를 더하는 것입니다. 또한 첫 문장은 ‘just’ 대신 다른 표현으로 자연스럽게 다듬을 수 있습니다.
Ví dụ: I usually relax and read comics or light novels in bed for pleasure, but I read art history theories and my textbooks very carefully, taking notes and highlighting important points to fully understand them.
Do you prefer scanning or detailed reading?
Điểm: 88.0Gợi ý: 의견이 분명하고 이유도 제시되어 좋습니다. 다만 ‘inspired by the details’는 다소 모호하니 구체적 효과(예: 인물의 심리를 이해하거나 문학적 장치를 발견함)를 제시하세요. 또한 연결어로 근거를 더 명확히 표현하면 좋습니다.
Ví dụ: I prefer detailed reading because close attention to details helps me understand characters and themes; for instance, small descriptions often reveal a character’s motives that you would miss if you only scanned the text.
× I wear glasses and I have wore glasses for more than 20 years.
✓ I wear glasses and I have worn glasses for more than 20 years.
The sentence uses the present perfect tense 'have + past participle' to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present. 'Wore' is the simple past form, not the past participle. The correct past participle of 'wear' is 'worn'. Suggestion: use 'have worn' when describing an action that began in the past and still holds now.
× Since I was very young, I was into reading any kind of book.
✓ Since I was very young, I have been into reading any kind of book.
The clause 'Since I was very young' indicates a time period from the past until now, which requires present perfect or present perfect continuous ('have been') rather than simple past 'was'. Use 'have been' to show a continuing state. Suggestion: use present perfect for actions or states that started in the past and continue to the present.
× I think you cannot understand what the book is saying when you just scan the book.
✓ I think you cannot understand what the book is saying if you just scan it.
No major grammatical tense error, but sentence can be improved for naturalness. Replace repetitive 'the book' with pronoun 'it' and use 'if' for conditional general statements. Maintain present simple for general truths. Suggestion: avoid repetition and use 'if' for general conditional statements.
× When I am reading theories about history of art or my major textbooks, I read them very carefully, concentrating.
✓ When I read theories about the history of art or my major textbooks, I read them very carefully and concentrate.
The original mixes progressive and simple present awkwardly and omits article 'the' before 'history of art'. Use consistent tense: simple present for habitual actions ('When I read... I read... and concentrate'). Also include the definite article 'the' for 'history of art'. Suggestion: keep verb tenses consistent and include necessary articles.
× So reading on a screen makes my eyes tired and exhausted.
✓ So reading on a screen makes my eyes tired and tiredness persists.
Using both 'tired and exhausted' is redundant; both are adjectives expressing similar meaning. Better to use one strong adjective ('exhausted') or rephrase to show effect and duration. Suggestion: avoid redundancy by choosing one adjective or restructuring the sentence, e.g., 'makes my eyes tired' or 'leaves my eyes exhausted.'