Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you keep plants at home?
Thí sinh
I don't keep plants at home because I find it quite difficult to take care of them. I'm not very skilled when it comes to gardening, so my plants usually don't survive for long. For example, I often forgot to water them or too much water them.
Giám khảo
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Thí sinh
When I was young, I used to draw a small type of grass that looked like a tiny doll. Because of its shape, it grew well in soft soil and I enjoyed watching it grow every day. Growing this plant helped me learn about nature and made me feel happy.
Giám khảo
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Thí sinh
I am not an expert at growing plants, but I know that watering them regularly it's very important. For example, I usually water my plants every two or three days when the soil feels dry because this helps the plants healthy and prevent them for low we think wilting.
Giám khảo
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Thí sinh
I'm not very familiar with Chinese culture, but in Korea it is common to give plants as gift. For example, when someone opens a new store or moves into a new house, people often give plans to wish them good luck and prosperity. Sometimes these plans can be quite expensive.
Do you keep plants at home?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: Your answer is clear and relevant, but there are some grammatical errors and awkward phrasing. For example, 'I often forgot' should be 'I often forget', and 'too much water them' should be 'overwater them'. Also, try to use linking words to connect your ideas smoothly, such as 'because' or 'so'.
Ví dụ: I don't keep plants at home because I find it quite difficult to take care of them. I'm not very skilled at gardening, so my plants usually don't survive for long. For example, I often forget to water them or sometimes overwater them, which harms their growth.
What plant did you grow when you were young?
Điểm: 80.0Gợi ý: Your answer is interesting and mostly clear, but the phrase 'used to draw a small type of grass' is confusing; perhaps you meant 'used to grow'. Also, try to use linking words like 'and' or 'so' to connect your ideas more naturally.
Ví dụ: When I was young, I used to grow a small type of grass that looked like a tiny doll. Because of its shape, it grew well in soft soil, and I enjoyed watching it grow every day. Growing this plant helped me learn about nature and made me feel happy.
Do you know anything about growing a plant?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Your answer has good content but contains grammatical mistakes and unclear phrases. For example, 'watering them regularly it's very important' should be 'watering them regularly is very important'. Also, 'prevent them for low we think wilting' is unclear; you could say 'prevents them from wilting'. Use linking words like 'because' to connect ideas clearly.
Ví dụ: I am not an expert at growing plants, but I know that watering them regularly is very important. For example, I usually water my plants every two or three days when the soil feels dry because this helps the plants stay healthy and prevents them from wilting.
Do Chinese people send plants as gifts?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: Your answer is relevant but has some errors in word choice and grammar. For example, 'give plants as gift' should be 'give plants as gifts', and 'give plans' should be 'give plants'. Also, try to use linking words like 'for example' or 'such as' to improve coherence.
Ví dụ: I'm not very familiar with Chinese culture, but in Korea it is common to give plants as gifts. For example, when someone opens a new store or moves into a new house, people often give plants to wish them good luck and prosperity. Sometimes these plants can be quite expensive.
× For example, I often forgot to water them or too much water them.
✓ For example, I often forgot to water them or gave them too much water.
The original sentence incorrectly uses 'too much water them' which is not grammatically correct. The verb 'water' needs an object and proper verb form. The correct form is 'gave them too much water' to express the action in past tense properly.
× When I was young, I used to draw a small type of grass that looked like a tiny doll.
✓ When I was young, I used to grow a small type of grass that looked like a tiny doll.
The verb 'draw' is incorrect in this context because the question is about plants grown, not drawing pictures. The correct verb is 'grow' to indicate cultivating plants.
× I know that watering them regularly it's very important.
✓ I know that watering them regularly is very important.
The sentence has an unnecessary contraction 'it's' which causes grammatical error. The correct form is 'is' to link the subject and complement properly.
× this helps the plants healthy and prevent them for low we think wilting.
✓ this helps the plants stay healthy and prevents them from wilting.
The phrase 'helps the plants healthy' is incorrect; it should be 'helps the plants stay healthy'. Also, 'prevent them for low we think wilting' is incorrect; the correct phrase is 'prevents them from wilting'. These corrections fix adjective and preposition usage.
× people often give plans to wish them good luck and prosperity.
✓ people often give plants to wish them good luck and prosperity.
The word 'plans' is a typo or incorrect word choice; it should be 'plants' as the context is about giving plants as gifts. This is a quantifier/word choice error.