Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, my parents bought me a bike when I was 5 and I love it. I usually went to school on my bike and especially at weekends I would ride with friends around the park or near my house.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I think yes, bikes are popular, especially among students. Students usually go to school by bike with friends because cycling improve health and reduce stress, and the government sometimes encourage people to buy bike for short trips.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 82.0Sugerencia: Câu trả lời tự nhiên và rõ ràng, nhưng có thể cải thiện bằng cách dùng thì nhất quán (ví dụ quá khứ đơn) và thêm một câu chủ đề ngắn trước khi nêu chi tiết, đồng thời tránh lặp từ (ví dụ không cần dùng cả "I love it" và miêu tả dài). Thêm liên từ giúp mạch văn mượt hơn. Ví dụ cụ thể hơn (như hoạt động ưa thích khi đi xe) cũng tăng điểm nội dung.
Ejemplo: Yes. My parents bought me a bike when I was five. I rode it to school most days, and on weekends I often cycled with friends around the park near my house. One of my favourite things to do was race each other down a gentle slope, which made weekends really fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 76.0Sugerencia: Nội dung trả lời phù hợp nhưng có một số lỗi ngữ pháp (chia động từ, số nhiều/ít) và câu hơi chung chung. Hãy mở đầu bằng một câu chủ đề rõ ràng, dùng linking words để nối ý (for example, because), và cung cấp một ví dụ cụ thể hoặc số liệu nếu có. Sửa lại chia động từ (e.g. "cycling improves", "the government encourages") để chính xác hơn.
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular, especially among students. For example, many students cycle to school every day because cycling improves fitness and helps reduce stress. Also, the government sometimes offers subsidies for people buying bicycles for short trips, which has encouraged more locals to ride.
× Yes, my parents bought me a bike when I was 5 and I love it.
✓ Yes, my parents bought me a bike when I was 5 and I loved it.
The sentence mixes past and present tenses incorrectly. The event of owning and loving the bike refers to childhood (past), so 'love' should be in the past tense 'loved' to match 'bought' and 'was'. Use consistent past tense for actions and states in the past. Suggestion: keep verbs describing past situations in past tense (bought, loved).
× I usually went to school on my bike and especially at weekends I would ride with friends around the park or near my house.
✓ I usually went to school on my bike, and especially at weekends I would ride with friends around the park or near my house.
The actions describe habitual past routines, so past tense 'went' and modal 'would' are acceptable. The original sentence is largely correct grammatically, but adding a comma before 'and' improves clarity. Ensure punctuation separates clauses in compound sentences. Suggestion: use a comma before coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses.
× I think yes, bikes are popular, especially among students.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular, especially among students.
Word order and natural phrasing are improved by placing 'Yes' before 'I think' or simply saying 'I think bikes are popular.' The tense 'are' is correct for present general statements. Suggestion: use natural English word order: 'Yes, I think...' or 'I think...' without awkward placement of 'yes'.
× Students usually go to school by bike with friends because cycling improve health and reduce stress, and the government sometimes encourage people to buy bike for short trips.
✓ Students usually go to school by bike with friends because cycling improves health and reduces stress, and the government sometimes encourages people to buy bikes for short trips.
Subject-verb agreement errors: verbs describing general facts about 'cycling' (singular noun as activity) need third person singular forms 'improves' and 'reduces'. 'The government' is a singular noun and requires 'encourages'. Also 'buy bike' needs plural or article: 'buy bikes' for general reference. Suggestions: ensure verbs agree with their subjects (add -s for third person singular) and use plural nouns for general countable references or include an article.