Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Thí sinh
When I'm, when I'm taking public transport, of course I love to enjoy the scenery around me. It could be either, uh, the view of the city or the view of the nature. Using a car? No, because I'm the driver so I have to focus on the road. Umm.
Giám khảo
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Thí sinh
During the holiday that happened very often, but we figured out that taking photos while the car is moving, the pictures are not that great. To have a better result, we stopped the car, get out and then take pictures off.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Thí sinh
I am a big nature lover, therefore I usually prefer being in the nature, the wilderness and mountains, even though I come from a small island where the sea is always all around us.
Do you look out the window at the scenery when travelling by bus or car?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and fluent: start with a clear topic sentence, reduce hesitations, and link ideas smoothly. For example, say you enjoy scenery on public transport, specify types of views, and contrast driving with a linking phrase. Avoid filler sounds and keep within 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: I usually look out the window when I travel by bus or train because I enjoy both city skylines and natural landscapes. However, when I drive I cannot watch the view because I must concentrate on the road. As a result, I often rely on photos or memories of places I’ve seen as a passenger.
Do you take photos of the scenery outside the car window?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Make the response grammatically correct and more coherent: use a clear topic sentence, explain reasons with linking words, and correct tense/agreement errors. Provide one concise example and avoid repetition.
Ví dụ: Yes, I often take photos on holiday, but we rarely take them while the car is moving because the results are usually blurry. Therefore, we usually stop the car and get out to take better pictures, which helps capture clearer details and nicer compositions.
Do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
Điểm: 76.0Gợi ý: Give a direct answer first, then add specific reasons and a brief comparison. Remove redundant phrases and improve cohesion with linking words like 'because' or 'although.' Keep it within 3–4 sentences and include a concrete detail about what you enjoy in mountains versus the sea.
Ví dụ: I prefer the mountains because I enjoy the peace and the opportunity for hiking and exploring wilderness. Although I grew up on a small island surrounded by the sea, I find mountain air and trails more relaxing and interesting for outdoor activities.
× When I'm, when I'm taking public transport, of course I love to enjoy the scenery around me.
✓ When I'm taking public transport, of course I love enjoying the scenery around me.
The original repeats 'when I'm' and uses 'love to enjoy' which is acceptable but 'love enjoying' is more natural with 'taking'. Also remove the repeated phrase to fix redundancy and flow. Suggestion: avoid repetition and use the gerund after 'love' for natural phrasing.
× It could be either, uh, the view of the city or the view of the nature.
✓ It could be either the view of the city or the view of nature.
'Nature' is an uncountable noun used without the definite article in this general sense. Saying 'the nature' is incorrect unless referring to a specific type of nature. Remove 'the' before 'nature' for correct usage.
× Using a car? No, because I'm the driver so I have to focus on the road.
✓ Using a car? No, because I'm driving, so I have to focus on the road.
The original 'I'm the driver' is understandable but 'I'm driving' is more natural in this context. This corrects the pronoun/role phrasing and keeps the sentence concise. Also add a comma before 'so' for clarity.
× During the holiday that happened very often, but we figured out that taking photos while the car is moving, the pictures are not that great.
✓ During holidays that happened very often, but we found that when the car was moving, the pictures were not that great.
Mixes tenses and unnatural phrasing. 'Figured out' is past simple and okay, but 'found' is more natural here; change 'the car is moving' to past 'was moving' to match past context and 'the pictures are not that great' to 'were not that great'. Also 'During the holiday' is vague—'During holidays' fits the habitual past meaning.
× To have a better result, we stopped the car, get out and then take pictures off.
✓ To get better results, we stopped the car, got out and then took pictures.
Mixed verb forms and incorrect particle 'off'. Use parallel past tense verbs 'stopped', 'got', 'took' to match the past context. 'Take pictures off' is ungrammatical; say 'took pictures' or 'took photos'. Also 'To get better results' is a more natural infinitive phrase.
× I am a big nature lover, therefore I usually prefer being in the nature, the wilderness and mountains, even though I come from a small island where the sea is always all around us.
✓ I am a big nature lover; therefore I usually prefer being in nature, in the wilderness and in the mountains, even though I come from a small island where the sea is all around us.
'The nature' should be 'nature' (no article). Add prepositions 'in the wilderness' and 'in the mountains' for parallel structure. 'Always all around us' is redundant—'all around us' suffices. Use a semicolon or period before 'therefore' for correct sentence linking.