Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have a back when I was a child. That's a birthday gift my mother gave me when I was five years old. It's a pink and blue one. I like it very much.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Of course there are many public bags in my country. Many city, all the cities in con in China have the public vaccination and people's prefer the bags than the car nowadays.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Improve accuracy, grammar and clarity. Use the past tense consistently (e.g., "I had"), correct word choice ("bike" not "back"), and combine short sentences into a natural response with a topic sentence and one or two supporting details. Add a brief linking phrase and keep it under five sentences. Also include a specific memory or reason to enrich the answer.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My mother gave it to me as a birthday present when I was five, and it was pink and blue. I remember riding it around the neighborhood every afternoon, which made me feel very independent.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: Improve vocabulary, accuracy and coherence. Use correct terms ("bikes" or "bike-sharing" instead of "bags"; "cities" and "China" correctly), and present a clear topic sentence followed by specific supporting details and examples. Use linking words (e.g., "because", "for example") to make the answer logical. Avoid repetition and incorrect phrases like "public vaccination."
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in China, especially bike-sharing services in many cities. For example, companies provide millions of shared bikes that people use for short trips because they are cheap and convenient, so many people prefer them to driving in congested urban areas.
× Yes, I have a back when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The sentence uses the wrong article and a wrong verb tense/word: 'a back' is a typographical/error for 'a bike'. Also the question asked about the past (Did you have...), so the response should use past tense 'had' rather than present 'have'. Use the correct noun 'bike' and past tense verb 'had' to match the question's tense. Suggestion: Replace 'have' with 'had' and correct the noun to 'bike'.
× That's a birthday gift my mother gave me when I was five years old.
✓ That was a birthday gift my mother gave me when I was five years old.
The student uses present 'That's' while referring to a past event. The clause describes a gift given in the past, so the main clause should be in past tense 'That was'. Keep the relative clause 'my mother gave me' in simple past. Suggestion: Use past tense consistently for past events.
× It's a pink and blue one.
✓ It was pink and blue.
The speaker is recounting a past possession; using present 'It's' creates a tense inconsistency. Use past tense 'It was' to describe the bike as it was when the student had it. Also 'one' is unnecessary and can be omitted for clarity. Suggestion: Keep tense consistent by using past forms when talking about past experiences.
× I like it very much.
✓ I liked it very much.
The item is being discussed in a past context; 'like' in present simple conflicts with earlier past-tense narration. Use 'liked' to indicate past feeling about the bike. Suggestion: Maintain past tense when describing feelings about past possessions.
× Of course there are many public bags in my country.
✓ Of course there are many public bikes in my country.
The word 'bags' is likely a miswording for 'bikes'; this is a vocabulary/word choice error producing a meaningless sentence. 'Public bikes' or 'public bicycle-sharing services' fits the intended meaning. Suggestion: Use the correct noun 'bikes' or a clearer phrase like 'public bicycle-sharing systems'.
× Many city, all the cities in con in China have the public vaccination and people's prefer the bags than the car nowadays.
✓ In many cities across China there are public bike-sharing systems, and people prefer bikes to cars nowadays.
This sentence has multiple problems: incorrect word choices ('con', 'vaccination', 'bags'), incorrect order and prepositions, and incorrect comparative construction. 'Con' seems to be a typo for 'China'; 'vaccination' is wrong for 'sharing/bicycle systems'; 'bags' should be 'bikes'. Also 'people's prefer the bags than the car' mixes possessive and verb forms and uses incorrect comparative structure. Correct structure: 'people prefer bikes to cars' (prefer X to Y). Suggestion: Use clear vocabulary ('public bike-sharing systems' or 'public bikes'), proper prepositions ('in many cities across China'), and the correct comparative pattern 'prefer A to B'.