Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, uh, I did. I have uh, uh, I had a bike when I were a child, Uh, and they usually went uh. With my father on the walk with bicycle.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
No, I don't because I live in Russia. In there, uh, here is usually, uh, is a very different temperature. Like in the winter it's very cold and summer is very warm and bicycles are expensive for such temperature differences. That's why I don't think that we have uh, bikes here as popular thing.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: Используйте корректную грамматику и более связную структуру. Начните с простой, правильной темы (например, "Yes, I did"), затем дайте 1–2 дополнительных предложения с конкретной информацией (когда вы катались, с кем, как часто). Избегайте лишних заполнителей («uh», «um») и неверных форм (например, "I were").
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I had a small red bike when I was about seven, and I often rode it with my father in the park. We usually went for a ride on weekends, and he taught me how to balance and use the brakes.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: Сформулируйте ответ прямо и логично: начните с чёткого мнения (Yes/No), затем объясните причину, используя связующие слова (for example, because, therefore). Дайте конкретные примеры или сравнения (сезонность, инфраструктура, стоимость). Сократите повторения и уберите заполнители.
Ví dụ: I don't think bicycles are very popular in Russia because of the extreme seasons and limited cycling infrastructure. For example, winters are long and snowy, which makes cycling impractical, and summers can be hot, so many people prefer cars or public transport. Therefore, bikes are more common in cities with bike lanes and milder weather.
× Yes, uh, I did. I have uh, uh, I had a bike when I were a child, Uh, and they usually went uh. With my father on the walk with bicycle.
✓ Yes, I did. I had a bike when I was a child, and I usually went for rides with my father.
The sentence contains past tense errors and incorrect pronoun use. 'I were a child' should be 'I was a child' because 'was' is the past tense singular form of 'to be' for first person singular. 'They usually went' is incorrect because the subject is 'I' not 'they'; use 'I usually went' or better 'I usually went for rides' to show activity. Also 'on the walk with bicycle' is awkward; 'went for rides with my father' is idiomatic. Suggestion: Use consistent past tense forms and match the subject with correct verb forms, and prefer natural collocations like 'go for a ride'.
× No, I don't because I live in Russia.
✓ No, I don't think so because I live in Russia.
The original is incomplete for the intended meaning. 'No, I don't' is fragmented; adding 'think so' completes the response to the question 'Do you think bikes are popular...' and keeps present simple for current belief. Suggestion: Use a full clause 'I don't think so' when expressing an opinion.
× In there, uh, here is usually, uh, is a very different temperature.
✓ There are usually very large temperature differences here.
Awkward word order and preposition use: 'In there, here' is contradictory. Use 'there' or 'here' but not both. Also 'is a very different temperature' is ungrammatical; 'temperature differences' with 'there are' fits plural noun. Suggestion: Use 'there are' for plural existence and place adverbials correctly: 'here' after subject or at sentence end.
× Like in the winter it's very cold and summer is very warm and bicycles are expensive for such temperature differences.
✓ For example, in winter it's very cold and in summer it's very warm, and bikes are expensive considering these temperature differences.
Tense is mostly present simple which is fine for general truths, but sentence needs parallel structure and preposition 'in' before 'summer'. 'Bicycles' can be 'bikes' for natural speech; 'for such temperature differences' is awkward — 'considering these temperature differences' is clearer. Suggestion: Keep present simple for general statements and maintain parallelism: 'in winter' and 'in summer'.
× That's why I don't think that we have uh, bikes here as popular thing.
✓ That's why I don't think bikes are a popular thing here.
Word order and article use are incorrect. 'We have bikes here as popular thing' is ungrammatical. Better: 'I don't think bikes are a popular thing here' or 'I don't think bikes are popular here.' Suggestion: Use 'are' for present simple plural subject 'bikes' and place 'here' at end; omit unnecessary articles: say 'popular' without 'a' when used as predicate adjective ('bikes are popular').