Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Well, uh, I talked yesterday because, uh, it helped me, uh, improve my physical and mental health and, uh, I uh, drove a bike with my friends.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Well, I don't do so because, uh, in uh, Vietnam nowadays people often go many sports like uh, motorbike, car and many different vehicles.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 48.0Sugerencia: Câu trả lời tránh được việc trả lời trực tiếp và có nhiều tiếng ừ, lặp từ 'uh'. Bạn nên bắt đầu bằng câu trả lời trực tiếp (Yes/No + chủ đề), sau đó cung cấp 1–2 câu hỗ trợ rõ ràng về thời điểm, tần suất hoặc cảm xúc. Hạn chế tiếng ừ bằng cách dừng ngắn để nghĩ, và giữ tối đa 3–4 câu. Thêm chi tiết cụ thể (ví dụ: bạn đã tập với ai, bạn đã đi ở đâu, bạn cảm thấy thế nào) để tăng tính thuyết phục.
Ejemplo: Yes, I did. I usually rode a small blue bicycle with my friends around the neighborhood every weekend when I was eight. Riding helped me stay active and made me feel happier because we would race and explore local parks together.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 42.0Sugerencia: Câu trả lời mơ hồ và không trực tiếp trả lời câu hỏi; có nhiều lỗi ngữ pháp và từ vựng không phù hợp ('do so', 'go many sports'). Bạn nên mở đầu với một câu trực tiếp (Yes/No or 'Not very popular') rồi giải thích nguyên nhân rõ ràng với 1–2 lý do cụ thể kèm ví dụ (ví dụ: phổ biến của xe máy, cơ sở hạ tầng, thói quen di chuyển). Sử dụng từ vựng chính xác như 'motorbikes', 'cars', 'public transport', 'infrastructure'.
Ejemplo: Not very popular. In Vietnam most people prefer motorbikes and cars because they are faster and more convenient for long distances. For example, in cities like Hanoi many families choose motorbikes for daily commuting, so cycling is more common as a hobby than a main form of transport.
× Well, uh, I talked yesterday because, uh, it helped me, uh, improve my physical and mental health and, uh, I uh, drove a bike with my friends.
✓ Well, I rode a bike with my friends yesterday because it helped me improve my physical and mental health.
The original sentence has awkward word order, unnecessary hesitations and uses 'talked' and 'drove a bike' incorrectly for the context. 'Talked yesterday' is irrelevant and likely a misuse; the correct verb for using a bicycle is 'rode'. Combine clauses logically: state the action (rode a bike) and the reason (because it helped...). Remove filler words and use simple past tense consistently. Suggestion: use 'rode' for bicycle, place the time expression 'yesterday' near the verb, and link reason with 'because'.
× Well, I don't do so because, uh, in uh, Vietnam nowadays people often go many sports like uh, motorbike, car and many different vehicles.
✓ Well, I don't think so because in Vietnam nowadays people often use motorbikes, cars and many other types of vehicles instead of bicycles.
Problems: 'go many sports' is incorrect — 'do' or 'play' is used with sports; vehicles are not 'sports'. 'Many' with uncountable/incorrect noun collocations is wrong; 'many different vehicles' is vague. Use 'use' for vehicles and 'many other types of vehicles' to be natural. Also change 'I don't do so' to 'I don't think so' to express opinion. Maintain present simple for general facts. Suggestion: say 'I don't think so because people often use motorbikes and cars'.