Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes I did when I wore a knee high to a grasshopper. My dad bought me a very nice bike and I rode the bike to school every day.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Oh in my country I buys umm are not really popular uh but umm motorbikes instead umm. So in a developing country like Vietnam it's are seems that you can see many motorbikes on the street rather than bites.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Cải thiện ngữ pháp cơ bản, phát âm và độ tự nhiên khi mô tả quá khứ. Cụ thể: (1) Sử dụng cấu trúc thì quá khứ rõ ràng (ví dụ: "Yes, I did" hoặc "I had a bike when I was a child"). (2) Tránh những idiom sai hoặc câu khó hiểu như "when I wore a knee high to a grasshopper" — dùng cụm thời gian rõ ràng như "when I was about eight". (3) Nối ý mạch lạc: bắt đầu bằng một câu chủ đề rồi thêm chi tiết hỗ trợ (ai mua, nó như thế nào, bạn đã dùng nó ra sao). (4) Giữ tối đa 3–4 câu, tránh lặp từ. (5) Lưu ý phát âm từ quan trọng (bike, rode, school).
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My dad bought it for me when I was about eight, and it was bright blue and quite small. I used to ride it to school almost every day, which helped me feel independent. I have fond memories of cycling around the neighborhood with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Cải thiện ngữ pháp, từ vựng và độ mạch lạc; giảm tiếng 'umm' và sửa lỗi từ. Cụ thể: (1) Dùng cấu trúc rõ ràng để trả lời trực tiếp: "Not really" hoặc "Bikes are not very popular". (2) Sử dụng liên từ để nối ý: "Instead, motorbikes are much more common". (3) Tránh lỗi động từ và danh từ số nhiều (ví dụ: 'I buys' → 'I think', 'bites' → 'bikes'). (4) Thêm chi tiết cụ thể và so sánh ngắn để tăng điểm nội dung: nêu lý do (chi phí, thuận tiện) và ví dụ quan sát được. (5) Giữ 2–3 câu súc tích, tránh lặp tiếng lắp.
Ví dụ: Not really — bicycles are not very popular in my country. Instead, motorbikes are much more common because they are faster and more convenient for city traffic. For example, you can see thousands of motorbikes on the streets during rush hour, while bicycles are rare.
× Yes I did when I wore a knee high to a grasshopper.
✓ Yes, I did. I had a knee-high one with a grasshopper design.
The original sentence mixes verbs and nouns incorrectly: 'wore' is past tense of wear (clothing) and doesn't fit with 'knee high' referring to the bike. The speaker likely meant possession ('had') and to describe the bike ('knee-high' as an adjective and 'grasshopper' as a design). Use past tense 'had' for possession in the past and restructure to separate ideas. Suggestion: use 'I had' to indicate possession and place adjectives before the noun.
× My dad bought me a very nice bike and I rode the bike to school every day.
✓ My dad bought me a very nice bike, and I rode it to school every day.
Repeating 'the bike' is redundant and the sentence is long without comma. Replace the second noun with the pronoun 'it' and add a comma before the coordinating conjunction 'and' to join two independent clauses. This improves cohesion and avoids repetition. Suggestion: use pronouns to avoid repeating nouns and punctuate compound sentences properly.
× Oh in my country I buys umm are not really popular uh but umm motorbikes instead umm.
✓ Oh, in my country bikes are not really popular; motorbikes are more common instead.
The original mixes subject 'I' with verb 'buys' and then 'are' awkwardly. 'I buys' is incorrect: third person singular 'buys' cannot follow 'I'. The intended meaning is about 'bikes' (plural) so use 'bikes are'. Also restructure sentence to be clear: state that bikes are not popular and motorbikes are more common. Suggestion: match subject and verb number and place verbs next to their subjects.
× So in a developing country like Vietnam it's are seems that you can see many motorbikes on the street rather than bites.
✓ So in a developing country like Vietnam, it seems that you can see many motorbikes on the streets rather than bikes.
Multiple errors: 'it's are seems' combines contractions and verbs incorrectly—use either 'it seems' or 'it's clear that'. 'On the street' is acceptable but 'on the streets' sounds more natural when speaking generally. 'bites' is a typo for 'bikes'. Use simple present 'seems' to express a general observation. Suggestion: use 'it seems' for general statements, correct typos, and choose plural nouns when speaking generally.