Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
I didn't have a bike when I was a child. My parents couldn't afford one. I usually, uh, walk to school and play with my friends in my free time.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes I do. In my country people usually use bike to cover the distance and they use bike to travel to different cities and use for their daily use.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and fluent, avoid fillers, and add one specific supporting detail to enrich your answer (e.g., what you did instead of cycling, or a memory). Use one or two linking words to make it coherent. Aim for 2–4 sentences total.
Ví dụ: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my parents couldn't afford one. Instead, I walked to school every day and spent afternoons playing football with friends in the neighborhood, which helped me stay active and close to my classmates.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar and specificity, and give a clear reason or example. Use linking words (for example, because) and correct verb forms and articles. Keep it to 2–3 sentences with specific contexts (commuting, short trips, recreation).
Ví dụ: Yes, I do. In my country many people use bicycles for short commutes and errands because they are inexpensive and convenient; for example, students and market vendors often cycle to nearby towns rather than taking a bus.
× I didn't have a bike when I was a child.
✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child.
No change needed: sentence correctly uses past simple negative to describe a past state. Keep as is.
× My parents couldn't afford one.
✓ My parents couldn't afford one.
No change needed: correctly uses past modal 'couldn't' to express inability in the past.
× I usually, uh, walk to school and play with my friends in my free time.
✓ I usually walked to school and played with my friends in my free time.
The speaker is describing habitual actions in the past (when they were a child), so verbs should be in the past tense. Change 'walk' and 'play' to 'walked' and 'played' to match the past time frame.
× Yes I do. In my country people usually use bike to cover the distance and they use bike to travel to different cities and use for their daily use.
✓ Yes, I do. In my country, people usually use bikes to cover distances; they use bikes to travel to different cities and for their daily needs.
Multiple issues: (1) Count noun 'bike' should be plural 'bikes' when speaking generally about people; (2) 'cover the distance' is unnatural for general statement — use plural 'distances' or drop article; (3) repetition and missing preposition/phrase: 'use for their daily use' is redundant and ungrammatical; better: 'for their daily needs' or 'for daily use'. Also add commas for clarity and change verbs remain plural 'use' fits 'people'.