Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yeah, I had a bike when I was a child. I used to cycle every afternoon on my bike with my friends. We get to enjoy the feeling free together and we enjoy playing games together.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yeah, definitely. I think that bikes are a very common way of TRA travelling between places to places umm as there are many students nowadays usually cycle to school or when you just want to have a short distance transportation then you can use.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Câu trả lời cần rõ ràng hơn và ngữ pháp chính xác hơn. Tránh dùng thì không nhất quán (ví dụ “used to” với hiện tại), sửa sai ngữ pháp nhỏ (ví dụ “the feeling free” -> “the feeling of freedom”), và rút gọn câu tránh lặp từ ‘enjoy’. Nên thêm một câu ngắn nêu lý do hoặc kỷ niệm cụ thể để làm phong phú nội dung. Hạn chế tối đa không quá 5 câu, dùng liên từ thích hợp (e.g., “and”, “so”, “because”).
Exemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I used to cycle every afternoon with my friends because it was a fun way to play and explore the neighborhood. We enjoyed the feeling of freedom and often invented games to compete while riding.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 64.0Sugestão: Câu trả lời thiếu mạch lạc và có nhiều lỗi ngữ pháp, từ thừa và lặp (ví dụ “TRA”, “between places to places”, “umm”). Cần trả lời trực tiếp trước rồi bổ sung chi tiết cụ thể (ví dụ: who uses bikes, typical distances, reasons). Dùng liên từ phù hợp (e.g., “because”, “for example”) và sửa cấu trúc câu để ngắn gọn, đúng ngữ pháp. Giữ tối đa 3-4 câu và tránh tiếng lấp/ừ (umm).
Exemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient. Many students and commuters use bicycles for short trips, such as going to school or the market. For example, people often cycle when the distance is under two kilometers because it saves time and money.
× We get to enjoy the feeling free together and we enjoy playing games together.
✓ We used to enjoy the feeling of freedom together and we enjoyed playing games together.
The sentence mixes present tense with a past-time context. The question asks about childhood, so past tense should be used consistently. 'Get to enjoy' (present) should be 'used to enjoy' or 'got to enjoy' and 'feeling free' is awkward; 'feeling of freedom' is natural. Use 'enjoyed' for the second verb to match past time. Suggestion: Keep verbs in past tense when describing past habits and use 'feeling of freedom' for clarity.
× I used to cycle every afternoon on my bike with my friends.
✓ I used to cycle every afternoon with my friends.
The original sentence is mostly correct but contains an unnecessary prepositional phrase 'on my bike' after 'cycle' which is redundant because 'cycle' already implies using a bike. The tense 'used to' correctly indicates past habitual action. Suggestion: Remove redundant elements to improve fluency.
× I think that bikes are a very common way of TRA travelling between places to places umm as there are many students nowadays usually cycle to school or when you just want to have a short distance transportation then you can use.
✓ I think that bikes are a very common way of travelling between places, as many students nowadays usually cycle to school, and for short distances you can use a bike.
The original sentence has word order problems, disfluencies (TRA, umm), repeated words ('places to places'), and mixed structures. 'Way of travelling between places' is correct phrase; remove duplicates. Use commas to separate clauses and restructure the latter part: 'many students nowadays usually cycle to school' and 'for short distances you can use a bike.' Suggestion: Remove fillers, avoid repetition, and split complex ideas into clear clauses.
× there are many students nowadays usually cycle to school
✓ many students nowadays usually cycle to school
The clause began with 'there are' then directly followed by a clause 'usually cycle', causing grammatical mismatch. Either say 'There are many students who nowadays usually cycle to school' or more simply 'Many students nowadays usually cycle to school.' Suggestion: Use a relative clause after 'there are' or restructure the sentence to start with the subject 'Many students'.