Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Well, actually when it was still near to a grasshopper, I did have a bike. We usually hang out together with friends or my brother. However, I had to sell it away because of my financial problems with my families. Therefore I couldn't afford it anymore.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Personally speaking, I think that bikes are essentially important to the citizens in my hometown because regardless of other means of transportations like buses or motorbikes, people also use bikes to get to work easily and clean the environment more efficiently.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 58.0Sugestão: Câu trả lời cần rõ ràng, mạch lạc và tự nhiên hơn. Tránh những câu không chính xác về ngữ nghĩa như “when it was still near to a grasshopper” (không hiểu được ý) và dùng số lượng câu vừa phải (tối đa 5 câu). Nên bắt đầu bằng câu chủ đề trả lời trực tiếp (Yes/No + ngắn giải thích), sau đó cung cấp chi tiết cụ thể (ai tặng/loại xe/tuổi) và lý do bán xe ngắn gọn. Dùng từ vựng chính xác (family/financial problems, sell the bike) và chú ý đến ngữ pháp (my family chứ không phải my families).
Exemplo: Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. It was a small blue bicycle that my parents bought for me when I was about eight. I often rode it with my brother and our friends around the neighborhood after school. Unfortunately, when my family faced financial difficulties a few years later, we had to sell it to help pay bills.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Câu trả lời có ý tưởng tốt nhưng cần ngắn gọn và dùng từ chính xác: tránh cụm từ dư thừa như “essentially important” (dùng either "important" hoặc "essential"). Sử dụng linking words rõ ràng (for example, however, moreover) và cung cấp ví dụ cụ thể (nhóm người sử dụng, hoàn cảnh sử dụng). Chú ý số ít/ số nhiều và các collocation chính xác (means of transport, get to work, protect the environment).
Exemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in smaller towns and among students. For example, many people commute short distances by bicycle because it is cheap and convenient. Moreover, using bikes helps reduce air pollution and traffic congestion in busy areas.
× Well, actually when it was still near to a grasshopper, I did have a bike.
✓ Well, actually when I was still near to a grasshopper, I did have a bike.
The phrase 'it was still near to a grasshopper' uses 'it' incorrectly to refer to the speaker's age or situation; 'I was still' is correct. Also 'near to' is awkward in this context but not in the provided problem type list; the main issue is incorrect pronoun/verb form with 'it was' instead of 'I was'. Suggest using 'I was still' or better phrasing like 'when I was still very young'.
× We usually hang out together with friends or my brother.
✓ We usually hung out together with friends or my brother.
The question asks about having a bike when the student was a child (past). The verb tense should be past: 'hung out' not present 'hang out'. Change to past simple to match the time frame.
× However, I had to sell it away because of my financial problems with my families.
✓ However, I had to sell it because of financial problems in my family.
'Sell it away' is unnecessary; 'sell it' suffices. 'Financial problems with my families' is incorrect: use 'financial problems in my family' or 'in my family' (singular) to refer to household finances. Also 'families' plural is wrong here.
× Therefore I couldn't afford it anymore.
✓ Therefore I couldn't afford it anymore.
Sentence is grammatically correct. It matches the past inability modal 'couldn't'. No change needed.
× Personally speaking, I think that bikes are essentially important to the citizens in my hometown because regardless of other means of transportations like buses or motorbikes, people also use bikes to get to work easily and clean the environment more efficiently.
✓ Personally speaking, I think that bikes are essential to the citizens in my hometown because, regardless of other means of transport like buses or motorbikes, people also use bikes to get to work easily and help keep the environment cleaner.
Several issues: 'essentially important' is redundant/awkward; use 'essential' (adjective) instead. 'Means of transportations' is incorrect pluralization and article usage; correct phrase is 'means of transport' or 'means of transportation'. 'Clean the environment more efficiently' is awkward; use 'help keep the environment cleaner' or 'cleaner' comparative. Also add comma after 'because'.