Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Of course I had a bike when I was a child. My dad bought it for me cycling and I rode bike every afternoon. I really enjoy it.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Auto motorcycles are more common in our country. Bicycles are still popular for social trips and experiences. When having went to enjoy fresh air and stay inside. They usually ride a bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Bạn trả lời trực tiếp và có thêm chi tiết về bố mua xe cũng như thói quen đạp xe, nên cấu trúc cơ bản khá tốt. Tuy nhiên, “bought it for me cycling” chưa đúng; nên dùng “bought it for me so that I could cycle” hoặc “bought me a bike to ride”. Cần thêm mạo từ trong “rode bike” → “rode my bike”, đồng thời duy trì thì quá khứ: “I really enjoyed it” thay vì “I really enjoy it”.
Example: Yes, I did. My dad bought me a bike when I was about eight so that I could cycle around our neighborhood. I rode it almost every afternoon, especially during the summer. I really enjoyed the freedom it gave me.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 40.0Suggestion: Bạn đã đưa ra ý chính rõ ràng rằng xe máy phổ biến hơn xe đạp, nhưng các câu sau thiếu mạch lạc và có lỗi ngữ pháp nghiêm trọng. “Auto motorcycles” nên đổi thành “Motorbikes”, còn “When having went to enjoy fresh air and stay inside” không đúng cấu trúc và mâu thuẫn về nghĩa; có thể diễn đạt là “People often ride bicycles when they want to get some fresh air or exercise”. Hãy dùng từ nối như “However” hoặc “Although”, đồng thời nêu rõ đối tượng và lý do để câu trả lời tự nhiên, hiệu quả hơn.
Example: Motorbikes are more popular than bicycles in my country because they are faster and more convenient for commuting. However, bicycles are still common among people who want to exercise or enjoy the fresh air. For example, many people cycle in parks or around their neighborhoods at weekends.
× My dad bought it for me cycling and I rode bike every afternoon.
✓ My dad bought it for me to ride, and I rode a bike every afternoon.
The phrase for me cycling is not grammatically structured in this context. Use the infinitive phrase for me to ride to express the purpose. The correction also adds the article a before the singular countable noun bike.
× My dad bought it for me cycling and I rode bike every afternoon.
✓ My dad bought it for me to ride, and I rode a bike every afternoon.
Bike is a singular countable noun, so it needs a determiner. Use a bike when referring to one nonspecific bicycle.
× I really enjoy it.
✓ I really enjoyed it.
The response describes a period in the past, when the student was a child. Therefore, use the simple past enjoyed instead of the present-tense verb enjoy.
× When having went to enjoy fresh air and stay inside. They usually ride a bike.
✓ When they want to enjoy the fresh air and spend time outside, they usually ride a bike.
When having went to enjoy fresh air and stay inside is not a complete or correctly structured clause, and the following sentence fragment should be connected to it. Use when they want to express a general present situation. Also, spend time outside is the appropriate expression because riding a bike is an outdoor activity.
× When having went to enjoy fresh air and stay inside. They usually ride a bike.
✓ When they want to enjoy the fresh air and spend time outside, they usually ride a bike.
Fresh air is used here as a specific familiar idea, so it is more natural to say the fresh air. The correction also replaces the incorrect phrase stay inside with spend time outside to match the intended meaning.