Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, of course. I had a bicycle when I was about six seven years old and I often ride a bike around neighborhood and sometimes I go to school.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Not at all. In fact, people in my country usually use a motorbike to go and from my point of view I find it very useful and comfortable.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 70.0Sugerencia: Câu trả lời đi đúng trọng tâm và có thêm thông tin về độ tuổi cũng như mục đích sử dụng xe đạp. Tuy nhiên, cần sửa “six seven years old” thành “six or seven years old”, “often ride” thành “often rode”, “around neighborhood” thành “around the neighborhood”, và “sometimes I go” thành “sometimes I rode it to school” để thống nhất thì quá khứ. Bạn cũng nên dùng từ nối như “and” hoặc “also” để liên kết các ý tự nhiên hơn.
Ejemplo: Yes, I did. I had a bicycle when I was about six or seven years old. I often rode it around the neighborhood, and sometimes I rode it to school. It was one of my favorite ways to get around as a child.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 62.0Sugerencia: Câu trả lời có quan điểm rõ ràng và sử dụng “In fact” để mở rộng ý. Tuy nhiên, “Not at all” hơi tuyệt đối và mâu thuẫn với thực tế nếu xe đạp vẫn được một số người sử dụng; có thể nói “They are not very popular”. Cần sửa “use a motorbike to go and” thành “use motorbikes to get around”, đồng thời tránh lặp chủ ngữ trong “from my point of view I find”. Hãy bổ sung lý do cụ thể, chẳng hạn xe máy nhanh hơn và thuận tiện hơn trong giao thông đông đúc.
Ejemplo: Bikes are not very popular in my country, especially among adults. Most people use motorbikes to get around because they are faster and more convenient in heavy traffic. However, bicycles are still popular with children and people who enjoy exercising.
× Yes, of course. I had a bicycle when I was about six seven years old and I often ride a bike around neighborhood and sometimes I go to school.
✓ Yes, of course. I had a bicycle when I was about six or seven years old, and I often rode a bike around the neighborhood and sometimes rode it to school.
The numbers six and seven represent alternatives, so the conjunction or is needed between them. Use or when presenting two possible choices or alternatives.
× Yes, of course. I had a bicycle when I was about six seven years old and I often ride a bike around neighborhood and sometimes I go to school.
✓ Yes, of course. I had a bicycle when I was about six or seven years old, and I often rode a bike around the neighborhood and sometimes rode it to school.
The question asks about a past experience, so the verbs ride and go must be changed to their past forms rode. Keep the verbs in the past tense when describing repeated actions during your childhood.
× Yes, of course. I had a bicycle when I was about six seven years old and I often ride a bike around neighborhood and sometimes I go to school.
✓ Yes, of course. I had a bicycle when I was about six or seven years old, and I often rode a bike around the neighborhood and sometimes rode it to school.
Neighborhood refers to a specific area familiar to the speaker and listener, so it should be preceded by the definite article the. Use the neighborhood when referring to a particular neighborhood.
× Not at all. In fact, people in my country usually use a motorbike to go and from my point of view I find it very useful and comfortable.
✓ Not at all. In fact, people in my country usually use a motorbike to go to and from places, and from my point of view, I find it very useful and comfortable.
The expression go and from is incomplete. The correct expression is go to and from places, where to shows movement toward a place and from shows movement away from it. Use this complete prepositional phrase when describing travel.