Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Did you have a bribe when you were a child?
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, it is popular.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 25.0Suggestion: Bạn đã nhầm từ quan trọng khiến ý không rõ và gây hiểu lầm. Cần chú ý phát âm và lựa chọn từ chính xác (bike ≠ bribe). Ngoài ra nên trả lời trực tiếp với một câu chủ đề rồi bổ sung 1–2 chi tiết hỗ trợ, không quá 5 câu.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was about seven. It was a small blue bicycle with training wheels, and I used it to ride around the neighborhood every afternoon. Learning to ride it helped me feel more independent and confident.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời quá ngắn và thiếu chi tiết; cấu trúc ngữ pháp nhỏ (subject-verb agreement: "they are" thay vì "it is"). Nên bắt đầu bằng câu chủ đề trực tiếp, sau đó dùng liên từ để bổ sung lý do hoặc ví dụ cụ thể (ví dụ: giao thông, môi trường, thể thao). Giữ tổng số câu không quá 5.
Example: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because many people use them for short trips and commuting. For example, students and office workers often cycle to save money and avoid traffic, and there are also growing bike-sharing programs in bigger cities.
× Did you have a bribe when you were a child?
✓ Did you have a bike when you were a child?
The student used 'bribe' which is a completely different word (a noun meaning an illegal payment). The correct word in the context is 'bike' meaning bicycle. This is not a grammatical error category in the provided list, so we treat it as a word choice correction. Suggestion: practice similar-sounding words and expand vocabulary to avoid confusion; read or listen to context sentences to reinforce correct word usage.
× Yes, it is popular.
✓ Yes, they are popular.
The examiner's question refers to 'bikes' (plural). The student answered with 'it is', which uses singular pronoun and verb. This causes a subject-pronoun and verb agreement mismatch. Use a plural pronoun 'they' and plural verb 'are' to agree with 'bikes'. Suggestion: identify the subject number in the question (singular vs plural) and choose matching pronoun and verb; for plural nouns use 'they are'.