Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I don't, just because my parents thinks that riding a bike might be too risky for me. I don't know.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes I do just because umm there might be a he heavy traffic so if you want to go to a place, riding a bike might be a better choice for you and you will be get there on time.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Be direct, use correct tense and grammar, give a clear brief reason, and add one specific supporting detail. Keep it natural and within 3–4 sentences. Use linking words like "because" or "so" correctly.
Ví dụ: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my parents thought it was too risky. For example, they were worried about busy roads near our home, so they preferred I walked or took the bus. As a result, I never learned to ride as a kid.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Answer directly, avoid filler words, correct grammar and word order, and give one or two specific reasons or examples with linking words such as "because" and "therefore". Keep to 2–4 sentences and use more precise vocabulary (e.g., "congested" instead of "heavy traffic").
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular because many cities have congested roads and bikes are faster for short trips. For instance, commuters often use bicycles to reach work quickly, and some cities now have dedicated bike lanes, which encourages cycling.
× No, I don't, just because my parents thinks that riding a bike might be too risky for me.
✓ No, I didn't, just because my parents think that riding a bike might have been too risky for me.
The sentence contains a tense and pronoun/verb agreement problem. The question asks about a past situation ('Did you have a bike when you were a child?'), so the student should use past tense 'didn't' instead of present 'don't' (Grammar problem type ID 6: Present tense issue and ID 5: Past tense issue). Also 'parents' is plural so the verb should be 'think' not 'thinks' (Grammar problem type ID 27: Subject-verb agreement). Additionally, because the speaker refers to a past judgment about risk, 'might have been' is more appropriate than simple 'might be'. Suggestion: use past forms consistently and match verbs to plural subjects; revise to 'No, I didn't, just because my parents thought/believed that riding a bike might have been too risky for me.'
× I don't know.
✓ I didn't know.
This sentence follows the previous past-time context. The student answered a past question so the negative should be in past tense 'didn't know' rather than present 'don't know' (Grammar problem type ID 5: Past tense issue). Change ensures tense consistency with the question about childhood.
× Yes I do just because umm there might be a he heavy traffic so if you want to go to a place, riding a bike might be a better choice for you and you will be get there on time.
✓ Yes, I do, because there might be heavy traffic, so if you want to go somewhere, riding a bike might be a better choice and you will get there on time.
Multiple errors: 'the he heavy traffic' has determiner and article problems; use 'heavy traffic' without 'the' or extra 'he' (Grammar problem type ID 22: Article errors and ID 11: Incorrect use of prepositions/determiners). 'Go to a place' is awkward; use 'go somewhere' (Grammar problem type ID 26: Sentence structure errors). 'You will be get' is incorrect verb form; use 'you will get' (Grammar problem type ID 7: Future tense issue and ID 9: Verb in the past participle form misuse). Suggestions: remove extra words, fix articles, use 'somewhere' for general destination, and use correct future tense auxiliary + base verb 'will get'.