Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I think lots of bikes in my country are famous and popular, but I don't know about them.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 30.0Gợi ý: Your response simply repeated the examiner's question instead of answering. To improve, give a clear topic sentence stating whether you had a bike, then add one or two specific supporting details (e.g., how old you were when you got it, who gave it to you, or how often you rode it). Keep it natural, concise (no more than 5 sentences), and use linking words like "and" or "because" if you add reasons.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. I got it as a birthday present when I was seven, and I rode it to my friend's house almost every day. Because the streets were quiet, I practiced tricks and learned to ride without training wheels within a month.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: Your answer is vague and contains awkward phrasing. To improve, state your opinion directly, then support it with specific reasons or examples (for instance, mention cycling for commuting, bike-sharing schemes, or cultural habits). Use linking words such as "because", "for example" or "so" to make the response coherent and natural, and avoid contradictory phrases like "I think... but I don't know."
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because many people use them to commute to work and school. For example, large cities have bike lanes and bike-sharing programs, so thousands of commuters cycle every day.
× Did you have a bike when you were a child?
✓ I had a bike when I was a child.
The student's reply repeated the examiner's question rather than answering. This is a sentence structure error (ID 26). Use a declarative past-tense sentence to answer a past-time question. 'Did you have' is the question form; the correct short answer in full form is 'I had a bike when I was a child.' Alternatively 'Yes, I did' is acceptable. Use past simple 'had' to match the question's past time frame.
× Yeah, I think lots of bikes in my country are famous and popular, but I don't know about them.
✓ Yeah, I think many bikes in my country are popular, but I don't know much about them.
This sentence has multiple issues; the primary ones addressed are pronoun and word-choice errors (ID 12) and wording. 'Lots of bikes ... are famous and popular' is awkward: 'many bikes ... are popular' is clearer. 'Famous' is usually for people or landmarks, not bikes. The phrase 'I don't know about them' is vague; 'I don't know much about them' correctly uses a quantifier/adverb to indicate degree. Use 'many' instead of 'lots of' for a more formal reply and remove redundant 'famous' to match natural English.