Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I don't have a bike when I was a child.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes I do. I think bikes are popular in my country because most time the traffic is heavy so it might be easier to get to a place by bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: Improve grammatical accuracy and naturalness. Use correct past tense and a concise direct response as the topic sentence, then briefly add a specific reason or detail. Keep it within 1–3 sentences. For example, say “No, I didn’t” then add a short explanation: “My family couldn’t afford one” or “we lived in a small town so I walked everywhere.”
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. My family couldn’t afford one, so I usually walked to school and helped my parents with chores instead.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Improve fluency and coherence by tightening phrasing, using correct adverb placement, and adding a concrete example. Use a clear topic sentence, then one supporting detail with a linking word (e.g., because, so, therefore). Replace vague phrases like “most time” with “most of the time,” and avoid tentative language like “might be” when you can be confident. Keep to 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I do. Bikes are very popular in my country because traffic is heavy most of the time, so many people use bicycles to save time; for example, commuters in the city often cycle short distances instead of sitting in traffic.
× No, I don't have a bike when I was a child.
✓ No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.
This sentence mixes present simple ('don't have') with a past time reference ('when I was a child'). Use past tense for actions or states in the past. Change 'don't have' to 'didn't have'. Suggestion: use consistent past tense for past situations: 'I didn't have a bike when I was a child.'
× Yes I do. I think bikes are popular in my country because most time the traffic is heavy so it might be easier to get to a place by bike.
✓ Yes, I do. I think bikes are popular in my country because most of the time the traffic is heavy, so it is easier to get to places by bike.
Several issues: (1) 'most time' is incorrect; the correct expression is 'most of the time' (preposition omission). (2) 'so it might be easier' is grammatically possible but less definite; use 'it is easier' to state a general fact (present tense). (3) 'get to a place' sounds awkward in general statements; use 'get to places' for generality. Also add a comma before 'so' linking clauses. Suggestions: use correct collocation 'most of the time', keep present simple for general facts ('is easier'), and use plural 'places' when speaking generally.