Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Did you ever buy when you were a child?
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Actually, I still remember vividly the first time I I had a buy. It was actually just a couple of years ago, just a just a couple of years ago. On my on my birthday.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 28.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời hiện tại không trả lời trực tiếp câu hỏi và chứa lỗi ngữ pháp/ý nghĩa. Hãy trả lời rõ ràng với câu chủ đề, bổ sung chi tiết cụ thể (ví dụ: ai tặng, khi nào, bạn đã làm gì với chiếc xe) và dùng liên từ khi cần để làm câu mạch lạc. Giữ độ dài tối đa 5 câu. Ví dụ các điểm cần cải thiện: sử dụng thì quá khứ phù hợp (had/bought), sửa lỗi từ vựng (buy → own/bought), và trả lời trực tiếp (Yes/No + brief explanation).
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My parents bought it for me when I was eight, and I used to ride it to school every day. I remember practicing tricks with my friends in the park, which helped me become more confident on two wheels. Overall, it was a very important part of my childhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 22.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời không trả lời câu hỏi về mức độ phổ biến của xe đạp mà đi lạc đề sang trải nghiệm cá nhân; còn lặp từ và sai từ (buy → bike/bought). Hãy trả lời trực tiếp (Yes/No/Somewhat) rồi giải thích với lý do cụ thể (ví dụ: giao thông, thói quen đi lại, hạ tầng) và dùng liên từ để nối ý. Giữ lời nói ngắn gọn, tránh lặp từ và sửa ngữ pháp.
Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in smaller cities and rural areas. Many people use them for short trips because they are cheap and convenient, and some cities have been improving bicycle lanes in recent years. However, in large cities cars and motorbikes are still more common due to speed and convenience.
× Did you ever buy when you were a child?
✓ Did you ever have a bike when you were a child?
The student omitted the object 'a bike' and used 'buy' incorrectly, creating an incomplete and ungrammatical question. The original exam question asks about possessing a bike in childhood, so the correct verb is 'have' (possess) not 'buy'. Suggestion: use 'Have you ever had a bike when you were a child?' or 'Did you have a bike when you were a child?' to match past time reference.
× Actually, I still remember vividly the first time I I had a buy.
✓ Actually, I still vividly remember the first time I had a bike.
The sentence contains word duplication ('I I'), incorrect noun usage ('buy' instead of 'bike'), and unnatural word order. 'Buy' is a verb, not a noun; the intended noun is 'bike'. Also, 'still remember vividly' is better as 'still vividly remember'. Suggestion: remove duplication, replace 'buy' with 'bike', and use natural adverb placement: 'I still vividly remember the first time I had a bike.'
× It was actually just a couple of years ago, just a just a couple of years ago. On my on my birthday.
✓ It was actually just a couple of years ago, on my birthday.
The sentence repeats phrases ('just a just a', 'On my on my') which is a speech disfluency rather than a grammatical rule violation; they should be removed for a clear written response. Combine the clauses into one concise sentence: 'It was actually just a couple of years ago, on my birthday.' Suggestion: avoid repetitions and disfluencies when speaking or writing; practice pausing instead of repeating words.