Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Umm yes, I had a yes I had to buy when I were tried. Umm, my bike. Umm, my mother, my mother bought for me. Umm about umm both for me. The bike, the bike.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I think buys are popular in my countries. Umm, no choice. Umm, usually, uh, usually, umm, just usually are uh, boat by, by, uh, my parents, by their parents, umm, so.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 30.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời có ý chính phù hợp nhưng bị ngập ngừng, lặp từ và có nhiều lỗi ngữ pháp khiến ý chưa rõ. Hãy trả lời trực tiếp bằng cấu trúc quá khứ đơn: “Yes, I did. My mother bought me a bike when I was…”. Tránh lặp “my bike” và “my mother”, đồng thời bổ sung một chi tiết cụ thể như thời điểm, lý do hoặc hoạt động bạn thường làm bằng xe đạp. Nên dùng tối đa 2–3 câu mạch lạc và nối ý bằng “because” hoặc “so”.
Example: Yes, I did. My mother bought me a bike when I was about seven years old. I often rode it around my neighborhood after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 25.0Suggestion: Bạn đã trả lời đúng hướng nhưng cần sửa lỗi từ vựng và ngữ pháp: “buys” phải là “bikes”, “my countries” phải là “my country”, và “are bought by” không phù hợp với ý muốn diễn đạt. Câu trả lời chưa nêu rõ xe đạp phổ biến ở mức độ nào và thiếu lý do hoặc ví dụ cụ thể. Hãy bắt đầu bằng ý kiến rõ ràng, sau đó giải thích bằng “because”, chẳng hạn xe đạp được trẻ em sử dụng để đi học hoặc vui chơi. Hạn chế ngập ngừng và không lặp lại cùng một ý nhiều lần.
Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among children. Many parents buy bikes for their children because they are an affordable and convenient way to travel short distances. People also use them for exercise and leisure.
× I were tried.
✓ I was a child.
The verb be must be in the past tense because the question asks about the student’s childhood. Use was with the singular subject I, not were. A natural sentence is I had a bike when I was a child.
× I had a yes I had to buy when I were tried.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The original sentence contains repeated and incomplete parts, so the sentence structure is unclear. Use a complete sentence with the subject I, the verb had, and the object a bike. Also, was a child is the correct expression for describing childhood.
× My mother bought for me.
✓ My mother bought it for me.
The verb bought needs a direct object. Use the pronoun it to refer to the bike: bought it for me.
× I think buys are popular in my countries.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country.
The word countries is plural, but the student is referring to one country, so use the singular form country. The word buys is not the plural noun for bicycle; the correct noun is bikes.
× Usually, just usually are boat by my parents.
✓ Bikes are usually bought by their parents.
The sentence describes an action performed on bikes, so the passive voice is appropriate. Use are bought, not are boat. The past participle of buy is bought. The subject Bikes also needs to be placed before the passive verb.
× Usually, uh, usually, umm, just usually are bought by my parents.
✓ Bikes are usually bought by their parents.
The adverb usually should normally be placed after the verb be and before the past participle in a passive sentence: are usually bought. Repeating the adverb makes the sentence unnatural, so use it only once.