Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I have a bike when I was a child and my mother bought it for me when I study in primary school and I really like it. This. The bike was a great color and it's really beautiful with me. I usually draw.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, motorbikes are really popular in my country because in Vietnam people usually use motorbikes to go to companies or school too much and it's really convenient and use easily to write beside that I think.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 38.0Suggestion: Bạn trả lời đúng trọng tâm và có nhắc đến người mua xe, nhưng cần dùng thì quá khứ nhất quán: “had,” “bought” và “was studying.” Cụm “This” và “I usually draw” chưa rõ nghĩa, còn “beautiful with me” không tự nhiên; hãy diễn đạt cụ thể màu sắc và cảm giác của bạn. Có thể nối các ý bằng “and” hoặc “because,” đồng thời giữ câu trả lời trong khoảng 2–3 câu.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My mother bought it for me when I was in primary school, and I loved it because it was a beautiful bright blue. I used to ride it around my neighborhood after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 32.0Suggestion: Bạn đã nêu được ý chính rằng xe máy phổ biến ở Việt Nam và đưa ra lý do về sự tiện lợi. Tuy nhiên, “go to companies” nên đổi thành “go to work,” “too much” không phù hợp trong câu này, và “use easily to write beside that I think” gây khó hiểu. Hãy kết thúc câu rõ ràng, dùng các từ nối như “because” và “also,” rồi thêm một chi tiết cụ thể, chẳng hạn sự linh hoạt khi đi lại trong giờ cao điểm.
Example: Yes, motorbikes are very popular in Vietnam. Many people use them to get to work or school because they are convenient and easy to park. They are also useful for getting through busy city traffic.
× Yes, I have a bike when I was a child and my mother bought it for me when I study in primary school and I really like it.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My mother bought it for me when I was in primary school, and I really liked it.
The speaker is describing childhood events, so the past tense is needed. Use had instead of have, was instead of study, and liked instead of like to keep the verbs consistent with the past-time context.
× This.
✓ The bike was a great color.
This is an incomplete fragment in this context because it does not express a complete thought. Join it to the following idea or replace it with a complete sentence.
× The bike was a great color and it's really beautiful with me.
✓ The bike was a great color, and it was really beautiful to me.
The sentence describes the bike in the past, so use was rather than it's, which means it is. Keep the verb tense consistent when describing the bike at that time.
× The bike was a great color and it's really beautiful with me.
✓ The bike was a great color, and it was really beautiful to me.
With me does not correctly express that the bike looked beautiful from the speaker's perspective. Use to me to express a personal opinion.
× Yes, motorbikes are really popular in my country because in Vietnam people usually use motorbikes to go to companies or school too much and it's really convenient and use easily to write beside that I think.
✓ Yes, motorbikes are really popular in my country because people in Vietnam usually use them to go to work or school. They are very convenient and easy to ride.
Too much suggests an excessive amount, which does not fit the intended meaning that motorbikes are commonly used. Remove it here; usually already expresses frequency.
× Yes, motorbikes are really popular in my country because in Vietnam people usually use motorbikes to go to companies or school too much and it's really convenient and use easily to write beside that I think.
✓ Yes, motorbikes are really popular in my country because people in Vietnam usually use them to go to work or school. They are very convenient and easy to ride.
Easy describes the motorbikes and is needed after are. Easily is an adverb and does not fit in this adjective structure. The natural pattern is easy to ride.
× Yes, motorbikes are really popular in my country because in Vietnam people usually use motorbikes to go to companies or school too much and it's really convenient and use easily to write beside that I think.
✓ Yes, motorbikes are really popular in my country because people in Vietnam usually use them to go to work or school. They are very convenient and easy to ride.
The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to motorbikes, which is plural. Use they to refer to motorbikes.
× Yes, motorbikes are really popular in my country because in Vietnam people usually use motorbikes to go to companies or school too much and it's really convenient and use easily to write beside that I think.
✓ Yes, motorbikes are really popular in my country because people in Vietnam usually use them to go to work or school. Besides, they are very convenient and easy to ride.
Beside that is not the appropriate connector for adding another point. Use besides as a sentence adverb to introduce an additional reason or idea.