Part 1
Giám khảo
Do you always bring a lot of keys with you?
Thí sinh
Actually I don't have a lot of keys. I have only one key. It's my main door and usually I'm not taking it at my work. I just put into the cabby hall in the car because if I take it into the work, I'm pretty sure it gonna be misplaced or I will be forget it where?
Giám khảo
Have you ever lost your keys?
Thí sinh
Yes, of course. I had a lot of experience when I was a child. My mother gave me the house key and I put it into my school bag. But after school when I come home, I couldn't find the key. I don't know, it was misplaced and I just asked her from my neighbors, but it.
Giám khảo
Do you often forget the keys and lock yourself out?
Thí sinh
Not often, very rarely, I just put all the keys into one key tank and I put it into my bag. So one day I just took one key out of the key tag but I forget to place it so I just locked the door. Then I'm just thinking about how I'm going to open my door or.
Giám khảo
Do you think it's a good idea to leave your keys with a neighbour?
Thí sinh
If you have a trustworthy neighbor it's a good option keep your keys with your neighbor. If not take your case and put it somewhere else like cupboard drawer or put it in the cabby hole in your car because you most of the time you use the car so you can find your gaze in the car.
Do you always bring a lot of keys with you?
Điểm: 54.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and correct grammar; start with a clear topic sentence, then one or two supporting details. Use linking words (for example, "so" or "because") and correct common errors (e.g., "cabby hall" → "car" or "cupboard in the car"). Avoid unnecessary repetition and keep to 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: No, I usually carry only one key — my front door key. I leave it in the car because if I take it to work I often misplace it, so keeping it in the car helps me avoid losing it.
Have you ever lost your keys?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Provide a clear short story with correct tense and sequence words (first, then, afterwards). Use one or two specific details (where you looked, what you felt) and avoid incomplete phrases. Keep within 3–4 sentences and use linking words ("after", "then", "so").
Ví dụ: Yes. When I was a child my mother gave me a house key and I put it in my school bag. After school I couldn't find it; I looked through my bag and asked neighbors, but the key was gone, so I felt really worried until my mother found a spare.
Do you often forget the keys and lock yourself out?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and use correct nouns ("key tag", "key ring") and verb forms. Start with a clear topic sentence (e.g., "Rarely"), then give one specific example with logical linking ("once", "because"). Finish with a concise result sentence. Avoid trailing fragments.
Ví dụ: Rarely. I keep all my keys on one key ring in my bag, but once I removed a key and forgot to put it back, so I accidentally locked myself out and had to call a friend to let me in.
Do you think it's a good idea to leave your keys with a neighbour?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Give a balanced opinion with reasons and use correct vocabulary ("trustworthy neighbour", "cupboard drawer", "glove compartment"). Use linking words ("however", "otherwise") and avoid unclear phrases ("gaze"). Keep to 2–3 sentences and be specific about conditions.
Ví dụ: Yes, if you have a trustworthy neighbour it's a sensible option because they can let you in when needed. However, if you don't trust your neighbour, keep a spare key in a secure place like a cupboard or the glove compartment of your car.
× Actually I don't have a lot of keys.
✓ Actually I don't have many keys.
Using 'a lot of' is acceptable conversationally, but with countable nouns in negative sentences 'many' is more natural and grammatically precise: 'I don't have many keys.'
× I have only one key.
✓ I have only one key.
This sentence is correct; it uses singular correctly. No change needed.
× It's my main door and usually I'm not taking it at my work.
✓ It's for my front door and I usually don't take it to work.
Problems: 'It's my main door' is awkward; 'for my front door' is clearer. 'I'm not taking it at my work' has incorrect tense and preposition; use simple present for habitual action and 'to work' as the correct preposition: 'I usually don't take it to work.'
× I just put into the cabby hall in the car because if I take it into the work, I'm pretty sure it gonna be misplaced or I will be forget it where?
✓ I just put it in the car's cubby hole because if I take it to work, I'm pretty sure it will be misplaced or I will forget where I put it.
Multiple issues: missing object 'it' after 'put'; incorrect noun 'cabby hall' should be 'cubby hole'; use 'in' for placing inside and possessive for 'car's cubby hole'; 'take it to work' uses correct preposition; 'gonna' is informal and nonstandard — use 'will be'; 'I will be forget it where?' should be 'I will forget where I put it.' Use proper word order and verbs.
× Yes, of course. I had a lot of experience when I was a child.
✓ Yes, of course. I had many experiences when I was a child.
'A lot of experience' often refers to accumulated expertise; for discrete events use 'many experiences' or rephrase 'I lost them many times when I was a child.' Also maintain past tense 'had' and 'was' correctly.
× My mother gave me the house key and I put it into my school bag.
✓ My mother gave me the house key and I put it in my school bag.
Use 'in' rather than 'into' for placing something inside a bag in a simple past description: 'I put it in my school bag.'
× But after school when I come home, I couldn't find the key.
✓ But after school when I came home, I couldn't find the key.
Time reference is past ('after school'), so use past tense 'came' not present 'come.' Also 'couldn't find' is correct past form.
× I don't know, it was misplaced and I just asked her from my neighbors, but it.
✓ I don't know; it was misplaced, and I asked my neighbors about it, but they couldn't find it.
Incorrect pronoun/object placement: 'asked her from my neighbors' is incorrect. Use 'asked my neighbors about it' or 'asked her (my neighbor)' if singular. Also 'but it' is incomplete; clarify result: 'but they couldn't find it.'
× Not often, very rarely, I just put all the keys into one key tank and I put it into my bag.
✓ Not often, very rarely. I just put all the keys on one key ring and put it in my bag.
'Key tank' is incorrect; use 'key ring' or 'key tag.' 'Put into' is awkward; use 'on' a ring and 'in my bag.' Also split into two sentences for clarity and place adverb 'very rarely' appropriately.
× So one day I just took one key out of the key tag but I forget to place it so I just locked the door.
✓ One day I took one key off the key tag but forgot to replace it, so I locked myself out.
Tense consistency: use past 'forgot' not present 'forget.' 'Took one key out of the key tag' is better as 'took one key off the key tag.' 'Place it' should be 'replace it.' 'I just locked the door' is ambiguous — 'I locked myself out' is clearer.
× Then I'm just thinking about how I'm going to open my door or.
✓ Then I just thought about how I was going to open the door.
Maintain past narrative tense: use 'thought' and 'was going to.' The original ends abruptly with 'or.' Use complete clause and consistent past tense.
× If you have a trustworthy neighbor it's a good option keep your keys with your neighbor.
✓ If you have a trustworthy neighbor, it's a good option to keep your keys with them.
Missing 'to' before verb 'keep' and pronoun agreement: use 'them' as gender-neutral singular or 'your neighbor.' Also add comma after the conditional clause.
× If not take your case and put it somewhere else like cupboard drawer or put it in the cabby hole in your car because you most of the time you use the car so you can find your gaze in the car.
✓ If not, take your keys and put them somewhere else, like in a cupboard drawer or in the cubby hole in your car, because you usually use the car and can find them there.
Many issues: missing commas and conjunctions, incorrect noun 'case' should be 'keys,' pronoun agreement 'them,' prepositions 'in a cupboard drawer,' and 'cubby hole.' 'Most of the time you use the car' is better as 'you usually use the car.' 'Find your gaze' is incorrect; use 'find them.' Ensure sentence flow with commas and conjunctions.