Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had to buy when I was a child. I usually ride a bike with my friend and my family. I. However, I my mother helped me.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
For me, I like ride bike in the country because it very less and convenient. I usually provide by with my friend. However moreover moreover I usually go to school by by.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 35.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời có ý chính phù hợp nhưng mắc nhiều lỗi ngữ pháp và diễn đạt. Cụm “had to buy” chưa rõ nghĩa; nên dùng “had a bike” hoặc “bought a bike”. Sau “usually” cần dùng động từ ở hiện tại đơn là “ride”, nhưng khi nói về thời thơ ấu nên dùng “rode”. Câu cuối bị ngắt quãng và chưa thể hiện rõ mẹ đã giúp bạn như thế nào. Hãy trả lời trực tiếp ở câu đầu, sau đó thêm một hoặc hai chi tiết cụ thể, đồng thời tránh dùng từ nối “however” nếu không có sự đối lập.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I often rode it around my neighborhood with my friends and family. My mother helped me learn how to ride it, so I became more confident. I have many happy memories of cycling during my childhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 25.0Suggestion: Câu trả lời chưa trả lời rõ câu hỏi về mức độ phổ biến của xe đạp trong cả đất nước vì chỉ tập trung vào sở thích cá nhân. Cần dùng cấu trúc đúng như “I like riding a bike” và “It is inexpensive and convenient”. Cụm “provide by” và việc lặp “however”, “moreover” và “by” làm câu thiếu tự nhiên, khó hiểu. Hãy bắt đầu bằng quan điểm rõ ràng như “Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country”, sau đó đưa ra lý do và ví dụ cụ thể, chẳng hạn học sinh dùng xe đạp để đi học hoặc người dân dùng xe đạp để tập thể dục.
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students and people who exercise regularly. They are affordable, convenient, and environmentally friendly. Many students ride their bikes to school because they are easy to use in busy areas. However, some people prefer motorbikes because they can travel longer distances more quickly.
× Yes, I had to buy when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The verb phrase had to buy requires an object, but the sentence does not say what was bought. Because the question asks whether you possessed a bike, use had a bike.
× I usually ride a bike with my friend and my family.
✓ I usually rode a bike with my friends and my family.
The question asks about your childhood, so the past tense rode is needed instead of the present-tense verb ride. Friends is plural because you are referring to more than one friend.
× I. However, I my mother helped me.
✓ However, my mother helped me.
The word I by itself is not a complete sentence, and I cannot be placed directly before my mother without a verb. Remove the fragment and use the complete sentence However, my mother helped me.
× For me, I like ride bike in the country because it very less and convenient.
✓ Personally, I like riding a bike in the countryside because it is very convenient.
After like, use a gerund with the -ing form: like riding. The phrase ride bike also needs the article a before the singular countable noun bike.
× For me, I like ride bike in the country because it very less and convenient.
✓ Personally, I like riding a bike in the countryside because it is very convenient.
A singular countable noun such as bike normally needs an article. Use a bike rather than ride bike. For improvement, check whether singular countable nouns need a, an, or the.
× For me, I like ride bike in the country because it very less and convenient.
✓ Personally, I like riding a bike in the countryside because it is very convenient.
The clause it very less and convenient is missing the linking verb is. Use it is very convenient to form a complete clause.
× I usually provide by with my friend.
✓ I usually go by bike with my friend.
Provide does not fit the intended meaning in this sentence, and the phrase by needs a means of transport after it. Use go by bike to express how you travel.
× However moreover moreover I usually go to school by by.
✓ Moreover, I usually go to school by bike.
However and moreover should not be repeated together in this context. Use one linking word only. Also, by must be followed by a means of transport, such as bike.
× However moreover moreover I usually go to school by by.
✓ Moreover, I usually go to school by bike.
The phrase by by is incomplete because the second by has no object. Add bike after by to complete the prepositional phrase: go to school by bike.