Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I have a bike when I was a child. It's the first bit of me and that is the red bike my parents give me on my birthday.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I think it's not popular in my country because everyone is ill and you are the other, uh. Like car, like bus, like like motorbike and it's.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 46.0Suggestion: Bạn cần sửa ngữ pháp cơ bản (thì quá khứ), dùng câu chủ đề rõ ràng, và cung cấp chi tiết cụ thể mà mạch lạc. Tránh dùng từ sai nghĩa như “bit of me”; thay vào đó mô tả cảm xúc hoặc kỷ niệm. Giữ câu ngắn gọn (không quá 5 câu) và nối các ý bằng từ liên kết như “because”, “and”, hoặc “which”. Cụ thể: sử dụng thì quá khứ (I had), nói rõ tính chất của chiếc xe (màu sắc, kích thước), tại sao quan trọng, và một kỷ niệm liên quan.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bike that my parents gave me for my seventh birthday, and I remember riding it every afternoon after school. Because it was my first bike, I felt very proud and more independent, which encouraged me to spend more time outdoors.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 30.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời cần thông tin rõ ràng và lý do hợp lý. Sửa lỗi ngữ pháp và dùng từ chính xác (ví dụ: 'not popular' -> 'not very popular'), tránh nói lộn xộn và ngắt quãng. Trình bày một câu chủ đề rồi nêu 1-2 lý do cụ thể, dùng từ liên kết như “because” hoặc “due to”. Thêm ví dụ so sánh với các phương tiện phổ biến (cars, buses, motorbikes) và có thể nêu ngoại lệ hoặc xu hướng thay đổi.
Example: I don't think bicycles are very popular in my country because most people prefer motorbikes or cars for convenience. For example, many streets are crowded and distances can be long, so people choose motorbikes or buses instead, although cycling is becoming more common in some cities due to new bike lanes.
× Yes, I have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The sentence mixes present tense 'have' with the past time marker 'when I was a child'. Use past tense 'had' to match the past time reference. Suggestion: keep tense consistent by using past tense for past events (I had).
× It's the first bit of me and that is the red bike my parents give me on my birthday.
✓ It was my first bike, and it was the red bike my parents gave me for my birthday.
Multiple issues: 'first bit of me' is incorrect phrasing; use 'first bike'. Tense should be past 'was' to match past context. 'Give' should be past 'gave'. Preposition for gifts is 'for' not 'on' in this context. Also 'that is' should be 'and it was' to connect clauses. Suggestion: use clear noun phrases and past tense verbs for past events.
× I think it's not popular in my country because everyone is ill and you are the other, uh.
✓ I don't think cycling is popular in my country because most people prefer other options.
The original mixes 'I think it's not popular' which is acceptable but awkward; better to say 'I don't think cycling is popular'. 'Everyone is ill and you are the other' is ungrammatical and unclear. Likely meaning is that people prefer other modes of transport. Suggestion: state subject 'cycling' clearly and use 'most people prefer' to express preference.
× Like car, like bus, like like motorbike and it's.
✓ They prefer cars, buses, or motorbikes instead.
The speaker lists items without proper articles or plural forms and ends with an incomplete clause 'and it's.' Use plural nouns for general statements (cars, buses, motorbikes) and a complete verb phrase 'prefer ... instead' to finish the sentence. Suggestion: use parallel structure in lists and provide a concluding verb phrase.