Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you wear a watch?
Thí sinh
Yes, I often wear a watch. It's a smart watch and it's gift by my father on my last birthday. It can tell me what is my heart rate and it also counts me my steps.
Giám khảo
Have you ever got a watch as a gift?
Thí sinh
Yes, as I said that I receive this watch as a gift by my father. Actually it was my 19th birthday. That's why my father gifted me a smart watch. Its color is black and it helps me to stay healthy because it tells me my steps and also my heartbeat.
Giám khảo
Why do some people wear expensive watches?
Thí sinh
Some people are fond of what? Geez, that's why they wear watches. Moreover, sometimes watches are greatest source of investment. This is also reason behind people wearing expensive watches.
Giám khảo
Do you think it is important to wear a watch? Why?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think what's are important because it can enhance people's personality and along with these watches have many other benefits. For example, it can motivate people to do whatever they want.
Do you wear a watch?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Speak with correct grammar and more natural phrasing. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct verb forms and possessives, and avoid redundancy. Add one or two specific details and a linking word to connect ideas. For example, correct tense/voice: “It was a gift from my father.” Use contractions and natural word order: “It tells me my heart rate and counts my steps.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I usually wear a smartwatch. It was a gift from my father on my last birthday, and it tells me my heart rate and counts my steps, so I can monitor my fitness easily.
Have you ever got a watch as a gift?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Avoid repeating information and improve grammar and cohesion. Give a concise topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words (for example, “in addition” or “because”). Use correct prepositions and verb forms: “I received…from my father” and “it helps me stay healthy because it tracks my steps and heart rate.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I received the watch from my father for my 19th birthday. It's black, and it helps me stay healthy because it tracks my steps and heart rate, so I can set daily fitness goals.
Why do some people wear expensive watches?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Organize your answer with a clear reason and supporting detail. Avoid fillers and unclear phrases. Start with a direct topic sentence such as “Many people wear expensive watches because…” then give two specific reasons linked with connectors (“for example,” “also”). Use precise vocabulary: “status symbol,” “craftsmanship,” or “investment.”
Ví dụ: Many people wear expensive watches because they see them as a status symbol and a sign of good taste. For example, luxury watches often have high-quality craftsmanship, and some people consider them an investment that keeps value over time.
Do you think it is important to wear a watch? Why?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: Make your opinion clear and support it with specific, relevant reasons. Correct grammar and word choice: “I think watches are important because…” Give concrete examples of benefits (time management, convenience, fitness tracking) and connect ideas using linking words like “for example” or “also.” Avoid vague or exaggerated claims.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think watches are useful because they help with time management and can be convenient during meetings. For example, a smartwatch also tracks fitness and sends reminders, which can motivate people to be more active.
× It's a smart watch and it's gift by my father on my last birthday.
✓ It's a smartwatch and it was a gift from my father on my last birthday.
Incorrect article and passive construction: 'a smart watch' is acceptable but 'smartwatch' as one word is common; more importantly 'it's gift by my father' is missing the article 'a' before 'gift' and uses incorrect preposition and tense. Use 'was a gift from my father' because the gift event happened in the past. Suggestion: use correct article 'a', the preposition 'from', and past tense 'was'.
× It can tell me what is my heart rate and it also counts me my steps.
✓ It can tell me what my heart rate is and it also counts my steps.
Word order and pronoun use: 'what is my heart rate' is an interrogative order; in a reported statement you should use declarative order 'what my heart rate is'. 'counts me my steps' is incorrect; the verb 'count' does not take an indirect object here. Use 'counts my steps'. Suggestion: use statement word order and place the object after the verb.
× Have you ever got a watch as a gift?
✓ Have you ever gotten a watch as a gift?
'Have you ever got' is nonstandard in some varieties of English (British English may use 'have you ever got' but more common and correct in many contexts is 'have you ever gotten' in American English). To be consistent with present perfect question form and modern usage, use 'Have you ever gotten a watch as a gift?'. Suggestion: use 'gotten' for past participle in American English or 'got' if using British English; ensure consistency.
× Yes, as I said that I receive this watch as a gift by my father.
✓ Yes, as I said, I received this watch as a gift from my father.
Tense and preposition error: 'I receive' is present tense but the action happened in the past, so use past tense 'I received'. 'as a gift by my father' uses wrong preposition; use 'from my father'. Also remove unnecessary 'that' after 'as I said'. Suggestion: use past tense for past events and correct preposition 'from'.
× Actually it was my 19th birthday.
✓ Actually, it was my 19th birthday.
Minor punctuation: missing comma after 'Actually'. The sentence otherwise uses correct past tense 'was' for a past event. Suggestion: add a comma for natural speech pause.
× That's why my father gifted me a smart watch.
✓ That's why my father gifted me a smartwatch.
Article and word form: 'a smart watch' is acceptable but consistent form 'smartwatch' is preferred. The past tense 'gifted me' is acceptable. Suggestion: use consistent compound noun form 'smartwatch'.
× Its color is black and it helps me to stay healthy because it tells me my steps and also my heartbeat.
✓ Its color is black and it helps me stay healthy because it tells me my steps and my heartbeat.
Infinitive use and object phrasing: 'helps me to stay healthy' is acceptable, but 'helps me stay healthy' is more natural. 'tells me my steps' is awkward: devices 'count steps' or 'tells me how many steps I've taken' and 'tells me my heartbeat' should be 'tells me my heart rate' or 'tells me my heartbeat' is less precise. Suggestion: use natural collocations: 'helps me stay healthy' and 'it counts my steps and tells me my heart rate'.
× Some people are fond of what? Geez, that's why they wear watches.
✓ Some people are proud of watches; that's why they wear them.
Unclear structure and inappropriate interjection: 'Some people are fond of what? Geez' is informal and unclear. The intended idea is that some people like or are proud of watches. Use a clear noun and pronoun: 'they wear them' refers back to watches. Suggestion: rephrase to a clear statement and avoid filler interjections in formal responses.
× Moreover, sometimes watches are greatest source of investment.
✓ Moreover, sometimes watches are a great source of investment.
Article and adjective form: missing article 'a' before 'greatest' and incorrect degree: 'greatest' is superlative but context needs 'a great source' (singular, non-superlative). Also 'source of investment' is fine. Suggestion: use 'a great source' or if intending superlative, provide comparison context ('one of the greatest sources').
× This is also reason behind people wearing expensive watches.
✓ This is also a reason why people wear expensive watches.
Missing article and awkward structure: 'also reason' needs the article 'a'. 'behind people wearing expensive watches' is awkward; use 'why people wear expensive watches'. Suggestion: use 'a reason why' plus simple present 'wear' for general statements.
× Yes, I think what's are important because it can enhance people's personality and along with these watches have many other benefits.
✓ Yes, I think they are important because they can enhance people's personalities and watches also have many other benefits.
Pronoun and verb agreement and structure: 'what's are important' is incorrect and unclear; use 'they are important' referring to watches. 'it can enhance people's personality' uses singular 'it' and 'personality' incorrectly; use plural 'they can enhance people's personalities'. 'along with these watches have many other benefits' is ungrammatical; rephrase to 'watches also have many other benefits'. Suggestion: ensure pronoun refers correctly and use plural forms when generalizing.
× For example, it can motivate people to do whatever they want.
✓ For example, they can motivate people to do what they want.
Pronoun agreement: 'it' should agree with 'watches' plural — use 'they'. 'whatever they want' is conversational but 'what they want' is clearer here. Suggestion: ensure subject-verb and pronoun number agreement and prefer concise phrasing.