Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, of course. I used to ride a bike when I was a child. Every afternoon with my friends, we ride around the village and see the sunset. It's very beautiful.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes of course. In Vietnam bikes and motorbikes is very pop as are very popular. More popular than western country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời khá tự nhiên nhưng cần sửa một số lỗi ngữ pháp (thời quá khứ), tránh lặp từ, và làm rõ hơn bằng chi tiết cụ thể. Nên bắt đầu bằng câu chủ đề rõ ràng, dùng thì quá khứ nhất quán (used to / rode), thay đổi từ vựng để tránh lặp (e.g., cycle, go cycling), và thêm một hoặc hai chi tiết cụ thể (ví dụ: bạn đi cùng ai, quãng đường, cảm giác) với từ nối hợp lý như “usually” hoặc “often”. Giữ tối đa 4-5 câu để tự nhiên và hiệu quả.
Example: Yes — I used to have a bicycle when I was a child. Every afternoon I would cycle around the village with my friends, usually for about an hour, and we often watched the sunset from a small hill. I remember feeling free and excited because the roads were quiet and we could explore new paths together.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời ngắn và có lỗi ngữ pháp cùng cách diễn đạt lặp. Cần trả lời trực tiếp với câu chủ đề, sửa ngữ pháp (is → are, 'popular' không lặp), và mở rộng bằng lý do/so sánh cụ thể (ví dụ: chi phí, giao thông, văn hóa). Dùng từ nối như “because”, “for example” để làm rõ luận điểm. Thêm ví dụ hoặc con số nếu có để tăng tính cụ thể.
Example: Yes, definitely. Bicycles and, especially, motorbikes are extremely common in Vietnam because they are affordable and convenient for narrow streets and heavy traffic. For example, many families own at least one motorbike, and people often use them for commuting and running errands, unlike in many Western countries where cars are more common.
× Every afternoon with my friends, we ride around the village and see the sunset.
✓ Every afternoon when I was a child, my friends and I rode around the village and watched the sunset.
Original sentence mixes past context ('when I was a child') with present simple verbs ('ride', 'see'). Use past tense to match the time reference: 'rode' (past of 'ride') and 'watched' (past of 'watch'). Also adjust word order to place time expression first and use 'my friends and I' for natural subject order.
× In Vietnam bikes and motorbikes is very pop as are very popular.
✓ In Vietnam, bikes and motorbikes are very popular.
The subject 'bikes and motorbikes' is plural, so the verb must be 'are' not 'is'. The phrase contained redundant and incorrect fragments ('is very pop as are very popular'); simplify to 'are very popular'. Also add a comma after 'In Vietnam' for clarity.
× More popular than western country.
✓ They are more popular than in Western countries.
Original is a sentence fragment lacking a subject and verb. Provide a full clause: 'They are more popular' and compare correctly using 'than in Western countries'. Use plural 'countries' and capitalize 'Western' as it is a proper adjective.