Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you like chatting with friends?
Thí sinh
Yes, definitely. It's the most suitable way for me to communicate with my friends in the evening. I often send short videos and funny clips to my friends. Uh, also tell stories.
Giám khảo
What do you usually chat about with friends?
Thí sinh
As I mentioned, I usually sends videos, funny clips and short videos. Uh, I often uh, sweep, uh, reels on Facebook and Tiktok, uh, then send, send for my friends each to tell stories each other.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer to chat with a group of people or with only one friend?
Thí sinh
I think both is suitable way, uh, when I chat with only one friends, I feel more comfortable, uh, compared to a group of people. But group of people uh, provide me more stories and uh, chatting about other.
Giám khảo
Do you prefer to communicate face-to-face or via social media?
Thí sinh
Now due to the technology uh social media is more popular but I prefer face to face more because I felt more opened and comfortable when talk face to face. Also it's great creates bonds each other.
Giám khảo
Do you argue with friends?
Thí sinh
Yeah, definitely. Sometimes. We often argue about different opinions. Umm, honestly, I'm a angry person, so my friends tend to calm down, tend to calm me down and, uh, try to, uh, apologize. Apologize.
Do you like chatting with friends?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Cố gắng nói rõ ràng và tránh lặp từ. Trả lời nên có câu chủ đề rõ rệt, sau đó mở rộng bằng một hoặc hai chi tiết cụ thể mà không lặp lại ý. Giảm tiếng
Ví dụ: I enjoy chatting with friends, especially in the evening when we unwind after the day. For instance, I often send short funny videos or memes to start a conversation, and then we exchange stories about our day. This helps us stay connected and laugh together even when we're busy.
What do you usually chat about with friends?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Tránh lặp ý và sửa ngữ pháp (động từ, danh từ số nhiều). Trả lời nên rõ ràng: nêu chủ đề chính rồi đưa ví dụ cụ thể và kết luận ngắn. Sử dụng liên từ để mạch lạc hơn.
Ví dụ: Mostly we share short videos and funny clips from social media. For example, I often browse reels on TikTok and Facebook and forward interesting ones to friends, then we comment on them and tell related personal stories.
Do you prefer to chat with a group of people or with only one friend?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Cải thiện ngữ pháp (subject-verb agreement, số nhiều), dùng từ nối để so sánh rõ hơn, và nêu nguyên nhân cụ thể cho mỗi lựa chọn. Tránh tiếng lấp đầy như “uh”.
Ví dụ: I prefer both depending on the situation. When I talk to one friend, I feel more relaxed because the conversation is deeper, whereas group chats are more lively and offer a variety of stories and opinions.
Do you prefer to communicate face-to-face or via social media?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Sửa thì động từ và cấu trúc (due to technology, I feel more open), tránh lặp và thêm một ví dụ ngắn chứng minh quan điểm. Dùng liên từ để kết nối ý.
Ví dụ: Although social media is more popular nowadays, I prefer face-to-face communication because it makes me feel more open and comfortable. For example, meeting a friend for coffee helps us build stronger bonds through eye contact and immediate reactions.
Do you argue with friends?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Cần rõ ràng, đúng ngữ pháp và tránh tự trái ngược: nếu bạn là người dễ tức giận, miêu tả phản ứng hợp lý hơn. Trình bày: câu chủ đề + lý do + ví dụ + kết luận ngắn. Tránh lặp từ và tiếng ồm ộp.
Ví dụ: Yes, sometimes we argue when we have different opinions. For instance, I can get upset quickly, but usually my friends help me calm down and afterwards we apologize and resolve the issue so our friendship stays strong.
× It's the most suitable way for me to communicate with my friends in the evening.
✓ It's the most suitable way for me to communicate with my friends in the evening.
No correction needed; sentence is grammatically correct. (No change)
× I often send short videos and funny clips to my friends. Uh, also tell stories.
✓ I often send short videos and funny clips to my friends, and I also tell stories.
Use of sentence fragments: combine clauses with a conjunction and include a subject and verb for the second clause. Suggestion: join with 'and' and add 'I' to make a complete sentence.
× As I mentioned, I usually sends videos, funny clips and short videos.
✓ As I mentioned, I usually send videos, funny clips and short videos.
The subject 'I' requires the base verb 'send', not the third person singular form 'sends'. Remove the extra 's'.
× Uh, I often uh, sweep, uh, reels on Facebook and Tiktok, uh, then send, send for my friends each to tell stories each other.
✓ I often watch reels on Facebook and TikTok, then send them to my friends so we can share stories with each other.
Multiple issues: 'sweep' is incorrect verb for viewing short videos — use 'watch'; 'send, send for my friends each' is ungrammatical — clarify object 'them' and correct order; 'each to tell stories each other' should be 'so we can share stories with each other'. Suggest using clear subject-verb-object order and correct verbs.
× I think both is suitable way, uh, when I chat with only one friends, I feel more comfortable, uh, compared to a group of people.
✓ I think both are suitable ways. When I chat with only one friend, I feel more comfortable compared to chatting with a group of people.
Plural agreement: 'both' requires plural verb 'are' and plural noun 'ways'. 'one friends' is incorrect; use singular 'one friend'. Also improve parallel structure in comparison.
× But group of people uh, provide me more stories and uh, chatting about other.
✓ But a group of people provides me with more stories and more to talk about.
Use of articles and verb agreement: 'group of people' needs the article 'a' and singular verb 'provides'. 'chatting about other' is incomplete; replace with 'more to talk about'. Suggest correct article and verb form and complete the phrase.
× Now due to the technology uh social media is more popular but I prefer face to face more because I felt more opened and comfortable when talk face to face.
✓ Now, due to technology, social media is more popular, but I prefer face-to-face communication because I feel more open and comfortable when I talk face to face.
Tense and form issues: remove 'the' before 'technology'; use present tense 'feel' to match general preference instead of past 'felt'; include subject 'I' before 'talk'; 'opened' is incorrect adjective form — use 'open'. Also hyphenate 'face-to-face' as an adjective or use 'face to face' consistently.
× Also it's great creates bonds each other.
✓ Also, it helps create bonds between people.
Incorrect word order: 'it's great creates' is ungrammatical; use 'it helps create' or 'it helps to create'. 'each other' should be 'between people' or 'with each other'. Suggest clearer verb phrase and prepositional phrase.
× Yeah, definitely. Sometimes. We often argue about different opinions.
✓ Yes, definitely. Sometimes we argue about different opinions.
Stylistic: combine fragments into a single coherent sentence. 'Yeah' can be replaced with 'Yes' for formality. Tense is present and correct; change punctuation to avoid fragments.
× Umm, honestly, I'm a angry person, so my friends tend to calm down, tend to calm me down and, uh, try to, uh, apologize. Apologize.
✓ Honestly, I'm an angry person, so my friends tend to calm me down and try to apologize.
Use 'an' before vowel sound 'angry' not 'a'. 'tend to calm down' implies they become calm; intended meaning is 'calm me down'. Remove repetition 'apologize. Apologize.' Combine actions into one sentence. Suggest correct article and clear verb object.