Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Thí sinh
Uh, yeah. I look out from the window, uh, at the scenery because, uh, I love to see the sunrise in the early morning. I love to travel, uh, in the mountains where the scenery is very beautiful. So yeah, I look out.
Giám khảo
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Thí sinh
Uh, yeah, I take photos of the scenery after the car window because I love to take the, the photography. It's my hobby. So I love to take a photography of the early morning sunrise and I have a full of albums which of, uh, of the photos of sunrise.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Thí sinh
I prefer the mountains overseas because I love to to do the trekkings in the mountains. I do almost 5 to 6 tracks to per year. So uh, the scenes of the mountain in the early morning is very beautiful with ice.
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Reduce hesitations, organize into a clear topic sentence plus one or two supporting details, and avoid repetition. Use linking words (for example, 'because' and 'so') naturally and keep the answer within 3–4 concise sentences. Also replace fillers (uh, um) with short pauses.
Ví dụ: Yes, I usually look out of the window when I travel, especially in the morning because I enjoy watching the sunrise. For example, when I drive through the countryside I often see colourful skies and mist over the fields, which I find very peaceful.
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Speak more precisely and correct basic grammar (e.g., 'take photos through the car window', 'photography is my hobby', 'I have many albums'). Limit to 2–3 sentences: a direct statement and a specific supporting detail or example. Avoid awkward phrases and reduce repetitions.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often take photos through the car window because photography is my hobby. For instance, I have many albums of early morning sunrises that I took while travelling in the countryside.
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Answer directly ("I prefer the mountains"), then give a clear reason and a specific example. Correct grammar: 'trekking' (singular/plural), 'I go on about five or six treks per year', 'the mountain scenery is often frosty in the early morning'. Use linking words like 'because' and 'for example'. Reduce hesitations.
Ví dụ: I prefer the mountains because I enjoy trekking. For example, I go on about five or six treks each year, and I love the early morning mountain scenery when the peaks are frosty and the light is beautiful.
× I look out from the window, uh, at the scenery because, uh, I love to see the sunrise in the early morning.
✓ I look out of the window at the scenery because I love to see the sunrise in the early morning.
Use 'look out of the window' or simply 'look out the window'; 'from the window' is unnatural here. Removing filler words improves clarity. Suggestion: say 'I look out of the window' or 'I look out the window.'
× I love to travel, uh, in the mountains where the scenery is very beautiful.
✓ I love to travel in the mountains, where the scenery is very beautiful.
Comma needed before the relative clause. 'Travel in the mountains' is correct; keep sentence concise and remove fillers. Suggestion: use a comma before 'where.'
× I take photos of the scenery after the car window because I love to take the, the photography.
✓ I take photos of the scenery from the car window because I love photography.
Use 'from the car window' rather than 'after the car window.' 'Photography' is uncountable, so 'the photography' is incorrect. Also remove repeated 'the' and simplify. Suggestion: use 'from the car window' and treat 'photography' as uncountable.
× It's my hobby.
✓ It's my hobby.
Sentence is correct; no correction needed. Included to show no article error.
× So I love to take a photography of the early morning sunrise and I have a full of albums which of, uh, of the photos of sunrise.
✓ So I love to take photographs of the early morning sunrise and I have a full album of sunrise photos.
'Photography' as a singular countable noun is incorrect here; use 'photographs' or 'photos.' 'A full of albums' is ungrammatical; use 'a full album' or 'a lot of albums.' Remove extraneous words 'which of, uh, of.' Suggestion: say 'a full album of sunrise photos' or 'many albums of sunrise photos.'
× I prefer the mountains overseas because I love to to do the trekkings in the mountains.
✓ I prefer the mountains abroad because I like to do trekking in the mountains.
Double 'to' is an error. 'Trekkings' is not normally pluralized; use 'trekking' (uncountable) or 'treks.' 'Overseas' is better as 'abroad' in this context. Also verb choice: 'like' fits habitual preference. Suggestion: use 'I like to go trekking' or 'I like to do treks.'
× I do almost 5 to 6 tracks to per year.
✓ I do almost five to six treks per year.
Use words for numbers under ten in formal writing; 'tracks' is incorrect—use 'treks' or 'trails.' Remove extra 'to' before 'per year.' Suggestion: 'I do about five or six treks per year.'
× So uh, the scenes of the mountain in the early morning is very beautiful with ice.
✓ So the mountain scenery in the early morning is very beautiful with ice.
Use singular 'scenery' or 'scenes' with plural verb. Original used 'scenes... is' which is a subject-verb agreement error. Also 'the mountain scenery' is more natural than 'the scenes of the mountain.' Suggestion: 'The mountain scenery in the early morning is very beautiful, with frost or ice.'