Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
When I was when I was a child, I didn't have a bicycle. The reason, the reasons was my, my father. The reason was that my father, uh, saw, saw that, uh, I can't, I thought I couldn't.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Uh, well to be honest, my uh, driving bikes are very popular in my country, uh, besides uh, driving by motorbikes, uh, to uh, works people are usually tend to.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 35.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời có ý chính rõ ràng là bạn không có xe đạp, nhưng còn nhiều lỗi lặp từ và ngữ pháp như “When I was when I was”, “the reasons was” và “I can't, I thought I couldn't”. Bạn nên trả lời trực tiếp bằng một câu chủ đề, sau đó nêu một lý do cụ thể. Hãy dùng cấu trúc quá khứ chính xác, chẳng hạn “My father didn’t think I could ride a bike”, và tránh các từ ngập ngừng như “uh” hoặc việc lặp lại cùng một ý.
Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. My father didn’t think I was old enough to ride one, so he never bought me a bicycle. Instead, I usually played football with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 30.0Suggestion: Bạn đã đề cập rằng xe đạp phổ biến, nhưng câu trả lời chưa hoàn chỉnh và chưa trả lời rõ ràng câu hỏi về mức độ phổ biến. Cụm “driving bikes” nên đổi thành “riding bicycles”, còn “people are usually tend to” là cấu trúc sai; hãy dùng “people tend to”. Bạn nên nêu câu trả lời trực tiếp trước, rồi giải thích bằng một hoặc hai lý do cụ thể, chẳng hạn xe đạp phù hợp cho quãng đường ngắn hoặc tốt cho sức khỏe. Ngoài ra, cần giảm các từ ngập ngừng như “uh” và sử dụng từ nối như “however” hoặc “because” để câu trả lời mạch lạc hơn.
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students and people who live in small towns. However, motorbikes are more common because they are faster and more convenient for commuting. Many people still ride bicycles for exercise or for short journeys.
× When I was when I was a child, I didn't have a bicycle.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bicycle.
The phrase When I was is repeated, which makes the sentence structurally incorrect. State the time clause only once.
× The reason, the reasons was my, my father.
✓ The reason was my father.
Reason is a singular noun, so it should not be changed to the plural form reasons. The repeated words should also be removed for a clear sentence.
× The reason, the reasons was my, my father.
✓ The reason was my father.
The singular subject The reason takes the singular verb was. The phrase the reasons was would be incorrect because a plural subject requires were.
× The reason was that my father, uh, saw, saw that, uh, I can't, I thought I couldn't.
✓ The reason was that my father thought I couldn't ride a bicycle.
The answer refers to a situation in the past, so can't should be changed to couldn't. Replacing the repeated and interrupted verbs with thought makes the past-time meaning clear.
× The reason was that my father, uh, saw, saw that, uh, I can't, I thought I couldn't.
✓ The reason was that my father thought I couldn't ride a bicycle.
The original sentence contains repeated verbs and several incomplete interruptions, so its structure is unclear. Use one complete that-clause after thought.
× Besides driving by motorbikes, uh, to uh, works people are usually tend to.
✓ Besides riding motorbikes to work, people usually ride them to work.
Use riding motorbikes rather than driving by motorbikes when describing travel on a motorbike. Use to work, not to works, because work is the object of the preposition to.
× Besides driving by motorbikes, uh, to uh, works people are usually tend to.
✓ Besides riding motorbikes to work, people usually ride them to work.
The original clause is incomplete and places the words in an unclear order. A complete sentence needs a subject, a correctly formed verb, and a clear complement.