Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I think bikes are popular in the country because a lot of people, a lot of, uh, children that was in my age or diseases like to travel around the country and not the country around their community.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 80.0Gợi ý: Your answer is direct and correct but very brief. To improve, add one short supporting detail (reason or comparison) using a linking word to make it more natural and informative. Keep it under five sentences and avoid fillers like "uh."
Ví dụ: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my family lived in the city and public transport was easier. However, I often borrowed friends' bikes at the park, which I enjoyed during weekends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: The answer attempts to give a reason but is unclear, has grammatical errors and fillers, and the meaning is confused. To improve, state a clear topic sentence, use linking words (e.g., "because" or "for example"), give a specific reason or example, correct grammar (subject-verb agreement, avoid extraneous phrases), and keep it concise (1–3 sentences).
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because many people use them for short trips and commuting. For example, students often cycle to school and people in small towns ride bikes to visit nearby shops.
× No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.
✓ No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.
This sentence is already correct: it uses the past simple negative form 'didn't have' appropriately to describe a past state. No change needed.
× Yeah, I think bikes are popular in the country because a lot of people, a lot of, uh, children that was in my age or diseases like to travel around the country and not the country around their community.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because many people, especially children my age, like to travel around their communities rather than across the whole country.
Multiple sentence structure and word choice errors are present. Problems include: incorrect filler and repetition, wrong demonstrative 'the country' (should be 'my country' for possession), incorrect relative clause 'children that was in my age' (subject-verb agreement and relative pronoun choice), the word 'diseases' is incorrect and likely a mischoice for 'classes' or nothing—here it was removed, incorrect phrase 'travel around the country and not the country around their community' (confusing and reversed). Corrections: use 'many' instead of 'a lot of' for cleaner register, 'especially children my age' to correctly modify, change verb to 'like' to agree with plural subject, use 'travel around their communities' for idiomatic expression, and 'rather than across the whole country' to express contrast. Suggestion: speak in shorter, clearer clauses, avoid fillers, and ensure subject-verb agreement and correct relative pronouns.