Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I used to have a bike but I gave it away.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
No, I don't think so, because our country is very hot and riding a bike is extremely hot, so people prefer motorbike instead of riding a bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 70.0Sugerencia: Câu trả lời ngắn gọn và trực tiếp nhưng thiếu thông tin hỗ trợ cụ thể. Để cải thiện, hãy mở rộng bằng một câu chủ đề rõ ràng rồi thêm 1–2 chi tiết cụ thể (ví dụ: vì sao có/không, kỷ niệm liên quan, ai đã cho/ai lấy). Dùng thêm từ nối nếu cần để làm mạch văn mượt hơn. Giữ tối đa 5 câu và dùng từ vựng phù hợp (ví dụ: ‘hand-me-down’, ‘outgrown’, ‘donated’).
Ejemplo: Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bicycle that my parents bought me for my seventh birthday, and I rode it to school and around the neighborhood every day. Eventually I gave it away when I outgrew it, because it was too small and I started using a motorbike instead.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 75.0Sugerencia: Ý chính rõ nhưng lặp từ và thiếu đa dạng ngôn ngữ; cần đưa thêm chi tiết cụ thể và ví dụ để thuyết phục (ví dụ: điều kiện thời tiết, hạ tầng, khoảng cách đi lại, thói quen văn hóa). Sử dụng liên từ để nối ý và thay thế từ lặp bằng từ đồng nghĩa (ví dụ: ‘uncomfortable’, ‘prefer’, ‘more convenient’, ‘infrastructure’). Giữ trong 3–4 câu để tự nhiên và hiệu quả.
Ejemplo: I don't think bicycles are very popular in my country. The climate is mostly hot and humid, which makes cycling uncomfortable for many people, and there is limited cycling infrastructure in cities. As a result, most people prefer motorbikes because they are faster and more convenient for daily commuting.
× No, I don't think so, because our country is very hot and riding a bike is extremely hot, so people prefer motorbike instead of riding a bike.
✓ No, I don't think so, because our country is very hot and riding a bike is extremely uncomfortable, so people prefer motorbikes to riding a bike.
The original sentence has problems with word choice and preposition use. 'Extremely hot' repeats the idea of temperature awkwardly; 'uncomfortable' better conveys why people avoid cycling. 'Prefer X instead of Y' is not the most natural collocation in this context; 'prefer X to Y' is the correct prepositional pattern. Also 'motorbike' should be plural 'motorbikes' to match the general statement about people. Suggestion: use 'prefer A to B' and match singular/plural when speaking generally. Grammar problem types: 11 (Incorrect use of prepositions) and 1 (Singular and plural issue).