Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I did. If my memory serves me right, I had a pink bicycle when I was a little kid and I was right, this bicycle on a daily basis to go to my school and go to the playground to, you know, uh, play with my friends to deliver stress after long hours of studying in.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Not really, because you know, Vietnam is a developing country so the traffic congestion is chaotic, so people not really prefer using bicycle instead they usually use their motorbike because of his convenience. And yeah.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Be more concise, fluent and grammatical. Start with a clear topic sentence, avoid filler words (e.g., "you know", "uh"), fix grammar and tense errors, and use linking words to connect supporting details. Keep to 2–4 sentences and give specific details (age, frequency, activities).
Example: Yes, I did. I had a pink bicycle when I was about eight, and I used it every day to cycle to school. After classes I often rode it to the nearby playground to play games with my friends and relax after studying.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Provide a clear direct answer, correct grammar, and use linking words for coherence. Replace vague phrases with specific reasons and a brief example or comparison. Avoid fillers and pronoun errors ("his" → "their"). Keep it to 2–3 sentences.
Example: Not really. In Vietnam, most people prefer motorbikes because heavy traffic and long distances make cycling impractical. For example, commuters find motorbikes faster and more convenient for daily travel.
× I had a pink bicycle when I was a little kid and I was right, this bicycle on a daily basis to go to my school and go to the playground to, you know, uh, play with my friends to deliver stress after long hours of studying in.
✓ I had a pink bicycle when I was a little kid, and I rode this bicycle daily to go to school and to the playground to play with my friends and relieve stress after long hours of studying.
The original sentence uses incorrect verb forms and has awkward phrasing. 'I was right' is unnecessary and unclear here. The verb phrase 'this bicycle on a daily basis' lacks a main verb; it should be 'I rode this bicycle daily'. Use 'to go to school' rather than 'go to my school' for naturalness. 'Deliver stress' is incorrect collocation; the correct verb is 'relieve stress'. Combine clauses with commas and conjunctions for clarity and correct past-tense narration. Suggestion: Use consistent past tense verbs (had, rode, played, relieved), remove fillers, and choose correct verb collocations like 'relieve stress'. Keep sentence structure simple and logical.
× Not really, because you know, Vietnam is a developing country so the traffic congestion is chaotic, so people not really prefer using bicycle instead they usually use their motorbike because of his convenience.
✓ Not really, because Vietnam is a developing country and traffic congestion is chaotic, so people don't really prefer using bicycles; instead, they usually use motorbikes because of their convenience.
Multiple issues: missing auxiliary 'do' for negation ('people not really prefer' -> 'people don't really prefer') is a subject-verb and auxiliary error aligned with pronoun/verb usage. 'Using bicycle' should be pluralized to 'using bicycles' for general statements (singular/plural issue). 'His convenience' incorrectly uses a singular male pronoun; it should be 'their convenience' referring to people or motorbikes. Also 'motorbike' can be plural 'motorbikes'. Fix conjunctions and punctuation for flow. Suggestion: Use correct negation 'don't', match nouns in number for general statements, and use appropriate possessive pronouns ('their') matching the referent.