Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I have a buy when I was a child or because of every day I and my friend go to school bye bye because is it convenient for us and uh and they have me uh.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Well I think by uh still quite popular in some place. Many people use them for short chips because they are cheap and easy to park and some student ride to school every day. For example in my town lost a student and other people go circling.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 38.0Suggestion: Bạn cần sửa ngữ pháp và chính tả cơ bản, nói rõ thời quá khứ (had), dùng câu chủ đề ngắn gọn, và giảm tiếng lấp đầy (uh, um). Thêm một hoặc hai chi tiết cụ thể (ai cho bạn, bạn dùng để làm gì) và dùng liên từ đơn giản để làm rõ ý. Ví dụ: bắt đầu bằng “Yes, I did.” rồi bổ sung “I had a bike when I was a child because…”
Example: Yes, I did. I had a bicycle when I was a child because it was the easiest way for my friends and me to travel to school. My parents bought it for me, and I rode it almost every day for about three years.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Bạn cần phát âm rõ hơn, dùng từ vựng chính xác (bicycle/bike, trips, lots of students), cải thiện ngữ pháp (subject-verb agreement, articles), và tổ chức ý mạch lạc bằng liên từ. Cung cấp ví dụ cụ thể, số liệu hoặc so sánh ngắn để làm câu trả lời thuyết phục hơn.
Example: Yes, I think bicycles are still quite popular in many areas. Many people use them for short trips because they are cheap and easy to park, and a lot of students ride to school every day. For example, in my town many students and local residents cycle regularly, especially during the morning and evening.
× Yes, I have a buy when I was a child or because of every day I and my friend go to school bye bye because is it convenient for us and uh and they have me uh.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child because every day my friend and I went to school by bike since it was convenient for us.
The original sentence contains multiple errors: incorrect verb tense and word choice ('have a buy' should be 'had a bike'), incorrect word order for subjects ('I and my friend' should be 'my friend and I'), wrong verb tense agreement ('go' should be past 'went' to match the past context), wrong preposition/phrase ('by bike' not 'bye bye'), and unclear clause ('because is it convenient for us' should be 'since it was convenient for us'). Suggestion: break long ideas into short clauses, use past tense consistently when talking about childhood, place the subject in conventional order ('my friend and I'), and use correct collocations like 'by bike'.
× Well I think by uh still quite popular in some place.
✓ Well, I think bikes are still quite popular in some places.
Errors include missing subject 'bikes', incorrect preposition/word ('by' is wrong), and number agreement ('some place' should be plural 'some places'). Suggestion: explicitly state the subject, use 'are' for plural present tense, and use 'places' for general locations.
× Many people use them for short chips because they are cheap and easy to park and some student ride to school every day.
✓ Many people use them for short trips because they are cheap and easy to park, and some students ride to school every day.
Errors: 'short chips' is a wrong word choice; correct is 'short trips'. 'Some student' needs plural 'students'. Verb 'ride' matches plural subject 'students' so keep 'ride'. Suggestion: choose correct vocabulary ('trip' not 'chip') and ensure noun-adjective number agreement.
× For example in my town lost a student and other people go circling.
✓ For example, in my town a lot of students and other people go cycling.
Errors: 'lost a student' is wrong; likely intended 'a lot of students'. 'Go circling' should be 'go cycling'. Also missing commas for clarity. Suggestion: use the correct phrase 'a lot of' to indicate many, and use 'cycling' for riding bicycles.