Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I did when I was I have I had a a red pipe. Uh, is were by my dad, uh, gift for me.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, in my countries we are, MMM, looking forward to the environment safety and not, uh, pollution. So the government aren't quite incorrect, incorrect the people.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 35.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời có ý đúng nhưng bị ngập ngừng và tự sửa quá nhiều, khiến người nghe khó hiểu. Hãy dùng cấu trúc đơn giản: trả lời trực tiếp ở câu đầu, sau đó nêu màu sắc và nguồn gốc của chiếc xe. Lưu ý dùng “bike” thay vì “pipe”, “a red bike” thay vì “a a red pipe”, và nói “It was a gift from my dad” thay vì “was by my dad, gift for me”.
Example: Yes, I did. I had a red bike when I was a child. It was a gift from my dad, and I really enjoyed riding it around my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 30.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời chưa diễn đạt rõ ý và có nhiều lỗi dùng từ, ngữ pháp. “My country” cần dùng số ít; “environmental protection” hoặc “reducing pollution” phù hợp hơn “environment safety”; và “the government encourages people” có thể thay cho cụm “the government aren't quite incorrect the people”. Hãy bắt đầu bằng câu trả lời trực tiếp, rồi giải thích rằng xe đạp phổ biến vì giúp giảm ô nhiễm và bảo vệ môi trường. Nên thêm một ví dụ cụ thể, chẳng hạn học sinh hoặc người đi làm sử dụng xe đạp.
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students and people who live in smaller cities. Many people ride them because they are affordable and help reduce air pollution. In addition, the government is encouraging people to use bicycles for short journeys.
× Yes, I did when I was I have I had a a red pipe.
✓ Yes, I did. When I was a child, I had a red bike.
The question is about the past, so the past form had is required. The repeated forms I was, I have, and I had should be removed. Bike is used because it matches the examiner's question.
× I had a a red pipe.
✓ I had a red bike.
The article a should appear only once before the singular countable noun bike.
× is were by my dad
✓ It was a gift from my dad.
Because the student is describing a childhood bicycle, the past-tense form was is needed instead of is. The complete sentence also makes the intended meaning clear.
× a gift for me
✓ a gift from my dad
From is the appropriate preposition when identifying the person who gave the gift. For me would describe the recipient but does not identify the giver.
× Uh, is were by my dad, uh, gift for me.
✓ It was a gift from my dad.
The original sentence does not have a clear subject and verb structure. A complete sentence needs the subject It, the past-tense verb was, and the complement a gift from my dad.
× Yes, in my countries we are looking forward to the environment safety and not pollution.
✓ Yes, in my country, we are concerned about environmental safety and pollution.
Country should be singular because the student is referring to one country. The plural form countries is incorrect in this context.
× the environment safety
✓ environmental safety
Environmental is the adjective used to modify safety. Environment is a noun and cannot directly modify safety in this expression.
× the government aren't quite incorrect the people
✓ So, the government is not properly educating people.
Government is a singular collective noun in this sentence, so it takes is, not are. The original verb phrase is incomplete and ungrammatical; is not properly educating people provides a complete and natural structure.
× the government is not properly educating people
✓ the government is not properly educating people
The adverb properly is correctly placed before the main verb educating. This position clearly shows how the government is educating people.