Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I used to have a bike when I was still a child, but the bike was already lost since then.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I think buys have become less and less popular in my country because there is no bicycle lane in the road and there is no places for people to ride on their bicycles.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and natural. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one specific detail using a linking word. Correct tense and phrasing: use “lost it” rather than “the bike was already lost since then.” Avoid extra words like “still.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. However, I lost it when I was about ten after it was stolen from outside my school, so I stopped riding after that.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Improve accuracy, vocabulary and sentence structure. Begin with a direct opinion, then give two specific reasons linked clearly (use linking words like “because” and “also”). Correct word choice (bikes, not buys) and grammar (plural agreement, articles).
Ví dụ: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country. This is mainly because there are few bicycle lanes, and furthermore many roads are busy and unsafe for cyclists, so people prefer motorbikes or cars.
× Yes, I used to have a bike when I was still a child, but the bike was already lost since then.
✓ Yes, I used to have a bike when I was a child, but the bike has been lost since then.
The original sentence mixes 'used to' (past habit) with 'already lost since then' which improperly combines simple past and 'since' with 'already'. Use present perfect 'has been lost' with 'since then' to indicate a past event with relevance to the present. Also 'still a child' is redundant with 'used to' and can be simplified to 'when I was a child'. Suggestions: keep past habit with 'used to' and use present perfect for effects that continue to the present ('has been lost since then').
× I think buys have become less and less popular in my country because there is no bicycle lane in the road and there is no places for people to ride on their bicycles.
✓ I think bikes have become less and less popular in my country because there are no bicycle lanes on the roads and there are no places for people to ride their bicycles.
Multiple errors: 'buys' is a misspelling of 'bikes' (lexical error, corrected here under pronoun/word choice category). 'There is' with plural nouns is incorrect; use 'there are' for plural ('bicycle lanes', 'places'). 'in the road' should be 'on the roads' or 'on the road' depending on context; plural 'roads' fits general statement. 'ride on their bicycles' is wordy; 'ride their bicycles' is more natural. Suggestions: ensure subject-verb agreement with 'there is/are', use correct noun forms (singular/plural), and choose appropriate prepositions ('on the road/roads').