Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Thí sinh
Yes, especially when I play my favorite playlist. Watching nature is just healthy. It gives me good vision without harming my eyes and it makes me look into the world and admire the beauty of it. I love it so much.
Giám khảo
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Thí sinh
Yes, I always do. I'm a Blogger, so I'm the type of person to take photos of the scenery. I love being grateful about nature and I keep admiring it every single day. I feel blessed. My eyes get mesmerized with the beauty and my heart fills with admiration. I can never stop looking at this.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Thí sinh
I live in the mountains so I always see them. However, if I lived in the sea I'll see something new, something I don't usually wake up to or see. It will be something and like a new journey and I'll be very interested to have a walk every single day.
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Your answer is enthusiastic and natural, but it is slightly repetitive and includes some unclear or inaccurate phrases (e.g., “gives me good vision without harming my eyes”). To improve, start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Avoid redundancy and keep within 3–4 sentences. Focus on concrete reasons (relaxation, inspiration, noticing details) and give a short example.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often look out the window when I travel, especially while listening to my favorite playlist. I find the changing landscape relaxing, and it helps me notice small details like farmers working in fields or unusual buildings. For example, last week I watched a sunset over rolling hills and felt much calmer by the time I reached my stop.
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Your answer conveys passion but is repetitive and overly emotional without specific details. Improve by stating directly you take photos, give a reason and one concrete example. Use linking words (because, so, for example) and limit to 3–4 sentences to be concise and effective.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often take photos from the car window because I blog about travel and nature. For example, I recently photographed a foggy valley at dawn to include in a post about morning landscapes. I usually pick the best shots later and edit them before sharing.
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Your response is understandable but unfocused and contains grammar errors (e.g., “if I lived in the sea I'll see” should be conditional and phrasing is awkward). Start with a clear preference or explain you like both, then give specific reasons and one brief example. Use correct conditional forms and linking words (but, however, because).
Ví dụ: I enjoy living in the mountains because I love hiking and the fresh air, but I would also like to live near the sea for a change of scenery. For instance, living by the coast would let me watch the sunrise over the water and try daily walks along the beach, which would feel like a new adventure.
× Yes, especially when I play my favorite playlist.
✓ Yes, especially when I listen to my favorite playlist.
The verb 'play' is not wrong but 'listen to' is more natural for playlists; this fixes verb choice rather than grammar form. Suggest using 'listen to' when referring to hearing music.
× Watching nature is just healthy.
✓ Watching nature is simply healthy.
'Just' can be ambiguous. 'Simply' is a clearer adverb to modify 'healthy.' Use adverbs that match the intended emphasis.
× It gives me good vision without harming my eyes and it makes me look into the world and admire the beauty of it.
✓ It improves my vision without harming my eyes and makes me look at the world and admire its beauty.
Use 'improves' for clearer meaning. 'Look into the world' is unnatural; use 'look at the world.' Replace 'the beauty of it' with the possessive 'its beauty.' These changes fix preposition and pronoun usage.
× I love it so much.
✓ I love it very much.
'So much' is acceptable informally, but 'very much' is more standard. This suggestion improves formality and clarity.
× I'm a Blogger, so I'm the type of person to take photos of the scenery.
✓ I'm a blogger, so I'm the type of person who takes photos of scenery.
Job titles and common nouns should be lowercase: 'blogger.' Use 'who takes' for correct relative clause and simple present for habitual action. Omit 'the' before 'scenery' unless specifying particular scenery.
× I love being grateful about nature and I keep admiring it every single day.
✓ I love feeling grateful for nature and I keep admiring it every single day.
Use 'grateful for' (not 'grateful about') when expressing gratitude toward something. 'Feeling grateful' is more natural than 'being grateful.'
× My eyes get mesmerized with the beauty and my heart fills with admiration.
✓ My eyes are mesmerized by the beauty and my heart fills with admiration.
Use passive 'are mesmerized by' rather than 'get mesmerized with.' The preposition 'by' indicates the cause; 'with' is incorrect here.
× I can never stop looking at this.
✓ I can never stop looking at it.
Use pronoun 'it' to refer back to 'the scenery' or 'nature.' 'This' can be used but 'it' is more natural here.
× Yes, I always do.
✓ Yes, I always do.
No grammatical change needed; sentence is correct. Included for completeness.
× I'm a Blogger, so I'm the type of person to take photos of the scenery.
✓ I'm a blogger, so I'm the type of person who takes photos of scenery.
Repeated entry consolidated: lowercase 'blogger' and 'who takes' for habitual action. See earlier note.
× I love being grateful about nature and I keep admiring it every single day. I feel blessed.
✓ I love feeling grateful for nature and I keep admiring it every single day. I feel blessed.
Consolidated earlier correction: use 'grateful for.'
× My eyes get mesmerized with the beauty and my heart fills with admiration. I can never stop looking at this.
✓ My eyes are mesmerized by the beauty and my heart fills with admiration. I can never stop looking at it.
Consolidated earlier corrections for passive construction and pronoun usage.
× I live in the mountains so I always see them.
✓ I live in the mountains, so I always see them.
Main change is punctuation: add comma before 'so.' Present tense 'live' and 'see' are correct for habitual action. No tense change needed.
× However, if I lived in the sea I'll see something new, something I don't usually wake up to or see.
✓ However, if I lived by the sea, I would see something new, something I don't usually wake up to or see.
This is a second conditional (hypothetical present); use 'if I lived... I would...' Not 'I'll.' Also use 'by the sea' instead of 'in the sea.' Add comma after the subordinate clause.
× It will be something and like a new journey and I'll be very interested to have a walk every single day.
✓ It would be like a new journey, and I'd be very eager to go for a walk every day.
Continue second conditional with 'would' and contract 'I would' to 'I'd' optionally. 'Be very interested to have a walk' is awkward; use 'eager to go for a walk.' Simplify repetition and improve natural phrasing.