Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, and I usually cycling.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, I think it popular in my country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 52.0Sugerencia: Cải thiện ngữ pháp và tính tự nhiên: hãy trả lời trực tiếp bằng một câu chủ đề rõ ràng, dùng thì quá khứ khi nói về quá khứ, và tránh cấu trúc sai (ví dụ “I usually cycling” sai về chia động từ). Thêm 1–2 câu hỗ trợ ngắn có liên kết logic (ví dụ using linking words như "so" hoặc "and"), cung cấp chi tiết cụ thể (khi nào, với ai, hoặc bạn thường đi đâu). Giữ tổng câu không quá 5 câu.
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child. I rode it almost every day after school, usually around my neighborhood with my friends. Because we lived near a park, it was easy to cycle there and play for hours.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 58.0Sugerencia: Cải thiện ngữ pháp, mở rộng ý và dùng liên từ: trả lời trực tiếp với câu chủ đề đúng ngữ pháp (dùng dạng hoàn chỉnh như "are popular"). Thêm 1–2 câu hỗ trợ với lý do cụ thể và ví dụ, sử dụng liên từ như "because" hoặc "for example" để làm rõ lập luận. Tránh lặp từ và giữ tự nhiên, ngắn gọn.
Ejemplo: Yes, I think bicycles are quite popular in my country because many people use them for short trips and exercise. For example, students often cycle to school, and some cities have bike lanes that make cycling more convenient.
× Yes, and I usually cycling.
✓ Yes, and I usually cycled. OR Yes, and I usually rode a bike.
Error type: using the -ing form after an adverb of frequency (usually) without an auxiliary. In English, after adverbs like usually we use the base form with an auxiliary for progressive (I usually am cycling) or simple past/ present simple (I usually cycle). Because the question asks about the past ('when you were a child'), the correct form should be past: 'I usually cycled' or more naturally 'I usually rode a bike.' Suggestion: match tense to the time frame and use the correct verb form: 'rode' is the past simple of 'ride'. The original mistake likely came from incorrect use of the -ing form instead of past simple or present progressive.
× Yes, I think it popular in my country.
✓ Yes, I think it is popular in my country.
Error type: missing third-person singular auxiliary verb 'is' with predicate adjective. In English, when making a statement about 'it' being something, use the verb 'to be' (it is). The student omitted 'is', causing a sentence without the necessary verb. Suggestion: include 'is' for correct subject-verb structure: 'I think it is popular in my country.'