Part 1
Giám khảo
Have you ever borrowed money from others?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have borrow money from others. I remember there's a time when my money is fixed in my bank account and I could have take it out but there is emergency that I need to deal with so that's why I borrow money from others.
Giám khảo
Have you ever lent money to others?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have. I remember there's a time my sister, she was in a very difficult situation, being unemployed and also couldn't cover her daily expenses. That's why she borrowed some money from me. That's when I lended money to other, which is my sister.
Have you ever borrowed money from others?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Your answer is understandable but contains grammatical errors and some awkward phrasing. Try to use correct verb tenses and more natural expressions. Also, avoid redundancy by making your sentences concise and clear. For example, instead of 'my money is fixed in my bank account', you can say 'my money was frozen in my bank account'.
Ví dụ: Yes, I have borrowed money from others before. I remember once my money was frozen in my bank account, and I needed cash urgently to deal with an emergency, so I had to borrow some money from a friend.
Have you ever lent money to others?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Your answer is clear but contains some grammatical mistakes and could be more concise. Use correct past tense forms like 'lent' instead of 'lended'. Also, avoid repeating the same information unnecessarily. Try to link your ideas smoothly using conjunctions.
Ví dụ: Yes, I have lent money to others. For instance, my sister was unemployed and struggling to cover her daily expenses, so I lent her some money to help her through that difficult time.
× Yes, I have borrow money from others.
✓ Yes, I have borrowed money from others.
The verb 'borrow' should be in the past participle form 'borrowed' to correctly follow the present perfect tense 'have'. In English, after 'have', the past participle form of the verb is required.
× I remember there's a time when my money is fixed in my bank account and I could have take it out but there is emergency that I need to deal with so that's why I borrow money from others.
✓ I remember there was a time when my money was fixed in my bank account and I could have taken it out but there was an emergency that I needed to deal with so that's why I borrowed money from others.
The sentence contains multiple tense errors. 'There's' should be 'there was' to match the past time reference. 'Is fixed' should be 'was fixed' for past tense. 'Could have take' should be 'could have taken' as 'taken' is the past participle. 'There is emergency' should be 'there was an emergency' with article 'an' and past tense. 'I need' should be 'I needed' to maintain past tense. 'I borrow' should be 'I borrowed' to indicate past action. Consistent past tense is necessary to describe past events clearly.
× Yes, I have.
✓ Yes, I have.
No correction needed. The sentence correctly uses present perfect tense to answer the question.
× I remember there's a time my sister, she was in a very difficult situation, being unemployed and also couldn't cover her daily expenses.
✓ I remember there was a time when my sister was in a very difficult situation, being unemployed and also couldn't cover her daily expenses.
'There's a time' should be 'there was a time' to correctly indicate a past event. Also, 'there was a time when' is the correct phrase to introduce a past situation. This maintains proper tense and sentence structure.
× That's why she borrowed some money from me.
✓ That's why she borrowed some money from me.
No correction needed. The past tense 'borrowed' is correctly used here.
× That's when I lended money to other, which is my sister.
✓ That's when I lent money to others, which is my sister.
The correct past tense of 'lend' is 'lent', not 'lended'. Also, 'other' should be 'others' to indicate plural. Using the correct past tense and plural form is necessary for grammatical accuracy.