Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Absolutely yes. When I was a child I had a small bag and the appearance of this bike, that is, have pink colour, and two wheels they have purple. Also they it has the sticker
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I don't think bicycles are popular in my country because motorbikes and cars are very common in my country because it's more faster and convenient to uh, riding around and daily routine.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 35.0Sugerencia: Bạn trả lời trực tiếp là có, nhưng phần mô tả xe chưa rõ và có nhiều lỗi ngữ pháp khiến người nghe khó hiểu (ví dụ: “the appearance of this bike”, “have pink colour”, “they it has”). Hãy nêu rõ chiếc xe có màu gì, đặc điểm nào đáng nhớ và dùng thì quá khứ nhất quán. Có thể dùng từ nối như “It also had…” để thêm chi tiết; tránh các từ hoặc cụm không liên quan như “a small bag” nếu bạn muốn nói về chiếc xe.
Ejemplo: Yes, I did. I had a small pink bike with purple wheels. It also had a few colourful stickers on the frame, which made it look really cute. I loved riding it around my neighbourhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 52.0Sugerencia: Bạn đã nêu quan điểm và đưa ra lý do phù hợp, nhưng lặp lại “in my country” và dùng “because” hai lần. Cụm “more faster” sai cấu trúc; hãy dùng “faster”, còn sau “convenient” có thể dùng “for getting around”. Nên giải thích cụ thể vì sao xe máy và ô tô được ưa chuộng, chẳng hạn phù hợp với quãng đường đi làm hoặc sinh hoạt hằng ngày.
Ejemplo: I don’t think bicycles are very popular in my country. Most people prefer motorbikes or cars because they’re faster and more convenient for getting around. For example, people often use them to commute to work or run errands.
× When I was a child I had a small bag and the appearance of this bike, that is, have pink colour, and two wheels they have purple.
✓ When I was a child, I had a small bag, and this bike was pink with two purple wheels.
The phrase and the appearance of this bike is not connected to a complete clause, and the following description is difficult to parse. Use a complete clause with a clear subject and verb, such as this bike was pink. The correction preserves small bag because changing it to small bike would be a vocabulary correction, not a grammar correction.
× When I was a child I had a small bag and the appearance of this bike, that is, have pink colour, and two wheels they have purple.
✓ When I was a child, I had a small bag, and this bike was pink with two purple wheels.
The answer describes the bike when the student was a child, so the description should use past-tense verbs. Use was rather than have to describe the bike's color.
× Also they it has the sticker
✓ It also had a sticker.
They and it are used together as competing subjects, making the subject unclear. Use one pronoun, it, to refer to the bike.
× Also they it has the sticker
✓ It also had a sticker.
The student is describing a bike from childhood, so use the past-tense verb had rather than the present-tense verb has.
× I don't think bicycles are popular in my country because motorbikes and cars are very common in my country because it's more faster and convenient to uh, riding around and daily routine.
✓ I don't think bicycles are popular in my country because motorbikes and cars are very common there and are faster and more convenient for getting around and doing daily activities.
The subject motorbikes and cars is plural, so it should not be referred to with the singular pronoun it. Use they or repeat the plural subject, and ensure the verb agrees with that plural subject.
× I don't think bicycles are popular in my country because motorbikes and cars are very common in my country because it's more faster and convenient to uh, riding around and daily routine.
✓ I don't think bicycles are popular in my country because motorbikes and cars are very common there and are faster and more convenient for getting around and doing daily activities.
Faster is already the comparative form of fast, so more faster uses two comparative markers. Say faster. To compare both qualities, say faster and more convenient.
× I don't think bicycles are popular in my country because motorbikes and cars are very common in my country because it's more faster and convenient to uh, riding around and daily routine.
✓ I don't think bicycles are popular in my country because motorbikes and cars are very common there and are faster and more convenient for getting around and doing daily activities.
After convenient to in this meaning, use the base verb, as in convenient to ride. The revised sentence uses for getting around, which correctly takes the -ing form. Use parallel verb forms in doing daily activities as well.