Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
I have a bike when I was a child it was a red 1 and it was given by my dad. I used to ride it with support around our neighborhood until I can ride it without the support anymore.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Bikes are pretty popular in our country, especially that there is already a lot of vehicles around that causes mass traffic and I believe that riding bicycles would help more save energy and lessen the impact.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Make the answer grammatically correct, more concise, and use linking words for coherence. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details (color, who gave it, how you learned to ride). Avoid tense errors and redundancy.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bike that my dad gave me, and I used training wheels at first. After practicing around our neighborhood for a few weeks, I learned to ride without support and felt very proud.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Make the response more organized with a clear topic sentence, linked supporting reasons, and one specific example. Use correct phrasing and avoid vague words like 'lessen the impact'—be specific about impact (e.g., pollution, traffic).
Ví dụ: Yes, bicycles are quite popular in my country. Many people choose them because heavy traffic and rising fuel costs make cycling faster and cheaper. For example, in my city some commuters ride to work to avoid traffic jams and reduce pollution.
× I have a bike when I was a child it was a red 1 and it was given by my dad.
✓ I had a bike when I was a child; it was red and my dad gave it to me.
The sentence mixes present tense 'have' with past-time reference 'when I was a child.' Use past tense 'had' for possession in the past. Also restructure passive 'it was given by my dad' to the simpler active 'my dad gave it to me' for naturalness. Use a semicolon or separate sentences to avoid a run-on sentence. Grammar problem type ID: 6
× I used to ride it with support around our neighborhood until I can ride it without the support anymore.
✓ I used to ride it with training wheels around our neighborhood until I could ride it without support.
After 'used to' and a past-time sequence, the clause should use past tense 'could' not present 'can.' Also the phrase 'with support' is awkward; 'with training wheels' or 'with support' is acceptable but avoid 'anymore' after a past context. Replace 'anymore' with a simple past contrast. This fixes tense consistency and improves clarity. Grammar problem type ID: 8
× Bikes are pretty popular in our country, especially that there is already a lot of vehicles around that causes mass traffic and I believe that riding bicycles would help more save energy and lessen the impact.
✓ Bikes are pretty popular in our country, especially because there are already many vehicles that cause heavy traffic, and I believe riding bicycles would help save energy and reduce the impact.
Several issues: use 'because' instead of 'especially that' to link cause; 'there are' (existence) with plural 'many vehicles' fixes subject-verb agreement; 'that causes' should be 'that cause' to match plural subject; 'mass traffic' is better phrased 'heavy traffic'; 'would help more save energy' is ungrammatical—use 'would help save energy'; 'lessen the impact' is awkward—use 'reduce the impact.' These changes correct sentence structure, agreement, and word choice for clarity. Grammar problem type ID: 26}]}}