Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have a back when I was.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes are popular in my country. People ride bikes a lot and most of them started to learn how to ride when they were kids.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 34.0Gợi ý: Be clear and grammatically correct, and expand slightly with one supporting detail. Start with a direct topic sentence using past tense, then add a short specific detail. Keep it under 5 sentences and use a linking word if you add information.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bicycle with training wheels, and I learned to ride it in the park near my house.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Your answer is clear and relevant but can be improved with more specific examples and a linking phrase to connect ideas. Use a topic sentence, then add a reason or example (e.g., infrastructure, cultural habits) to make the response more informative and natural.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because many cities have dedicated bike lanes and affordable rental schemes. For example, people often cycle to work or school, and children usually learn to ride by the age of six.
× Yes, I have a back when I was.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The student used present tense 'have' but the question asks about the past ('when you were a child'), so past tense 'had' is required (Past tense issue, ID 5). Also 'back' is a misspelling/word-choice error and should be 'bike' to match meaning. Additionally the sentence is incomplete — adding 'a child' clarifies the time reference. Suggestion: use past tense for past situations and choose the correct noun ('bike').
× Yes, bikes are popular in my country.
✓ Yes, bicycles are popular in my country.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable and correctly uses the present tense to state a general fact (Present tense issue ID 6 is not required). However, 'bicycles' is a slightly more formal and clear word than 'bikes'. Suggestion: use 'bicycles' in formal test settings for clarity.
× People ride bikes a lot and most of them started to learn how to ride when they were kids.
✓ People ride bicycles a lot, and most of them learned to ride when they were children.
The first clause 'People ride bicycles a lot' correctly uses the present simple to express a general habit (Present tense issue ID 6). The second clause originally used 'started to learn how to ride when they were kids' which is wordy; 'learned to ride when they were children' is a clearer past tense expression about a completed action (Past tense issue ID 5). Also 'kids' can be replaced by the more formal 'children'. Suggestion: keep present tense for general facts and use simple past for completed past actions, prefer concise phrasing 'learned to ride'.