Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have a bike when I was a child. I get my bike at the age of 40 by my father.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes in my country are more popular because in cities there was more crowd. People mostly use bike to travel in cities in their towns.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 30.0Gợi ý: Correct the grammar and give a clear, concise answer with a brief supporting detail. Start with a direct topic sentence in past tense, then add one or two specific details (when you got it, what you liked about it). Use linking words if adding the detail. Keep to no more than 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I received it from my father when I was about 8 years old, and I loved riding it to school every day. Because the neighborhood was small, it was a safe and fun way to travel.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Make the opinion clear and support it with a specific reason and an example. Use accurate grammar and linking words (for example, because, so, therefore). Avoid repetition and keep responses to 2–3 sentences. Mention whether you mean bicycles or motorbikes if relevant.
Ví dụ: Yes, bicycles are quite popular in my country because city streets are often congested, so many people find bikes faster for short trips. For example, commuters frequently use bikes to get to work or the market to avoid traffic jams.
× Yes, I have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The student used present tense 'have' while the context is past ('when I was a child'), so the past tense 'had' is required. Use past simple for completed past states or possessions; practice aligning tense with time expressions (e.g., 'when I was...').
× I get my bike at the age of 40 by my father.
✓ I got my bike at the age of 4 from my father.
Errors: incorrect tense 'get' (present) should be past 'got'; 'at the age of 40' is likely a typo and makes no sense for a child—change to '4'; preposition 'by' is incorrect for the agent giving an object and should be 'from'. Use past simple for actions completed in the past: 'I got my bike at the age of 4 from my father.'
× Yes, bikes in my country are more popular because in cities there was more crowd.
✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because cities are crowded.
Mixed tenses and unnatural phrasing: 'are more popular' is awkward without a comparison; simplify to 'are very popular'. The clause 'in cities there was more crowd' uses past tense 'was' but refers to a general present situation, so use present 'are' and use countable noun 'crowded' or 'there is more crowd' is awkward. Use 'cities are crowded' to describe a general present condition.
× People mostly use bike to travel in cities in their towns.
✓ People mostly use bikes to travel in their towns and cities.
Several issues: 'use bike' needs plural 'bikes' (singular/plural agreement) and 'in cities in their towns' is redundant and awkward. Also pronoun placement 'their towns and cities' clarifies ownership. Use plural 'bikes' with 'people' and simplify the location phrase: 'to travel in their towns and cities.'