Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I had a bike when I was trying. So the reason why I had a bike because my dad want me to be independent enough practical skill like learn how learn the rules of traffic and also to control the body by the balancing.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
So I think buy is not popular in our country. Our country is Vietnam. So in my country people usually commute to work by motorbike or car and with student like me we usually go by bus. So that is very convenient.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 55.0Sugestão: Bạn trả lời đúng chủ đề và có đưa ra lý do, nhưng câu trả lời còn nhiều lỗi ngữ pháp, dùng từ và diễn đạt chưa tự nhiên. “When I was trying” nên đổi thành “when I was a child”. Cấu trúc “the reason why I had a bike because” cần sửa thành “The reason my dad bought me a bike was that...”. Ngoài ra, “my dad want” phải là “my dad wanted”, “learn how learn” nên đổi thành “learn how to follow”, và “by the balancing” nên diễn đạt là “develop my balance”. Hãy trả lời trực tiếp bằng một câu chủ đề, sau đó dùng “because” hoặc “also” để bổ sung lý do; tránh các cụm từ rườm rà như “independent enough practical skill”.
Exemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My dad bought it for me because he wanted me to become more independent and learn practical skills. It also helped me learn basic traffic rules and improve my balance.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 60.0Sugestão: Bạn đã nêu được quan điểm và đưa ra sự so sánh với motorbike, car và bus, nhưng câu trả lời có một số lỗi từ vựng và cấu trúc. “Buy” phải là “bikes”, và nên nói “Bikes aren’t very popular in Vietnam” thay vì lặp lại “our country” và “Vietnam”. Cụm “with student like me” cần sửa thành “students like me”, còn “go by bus” có thể dùng nhưng nên giải thích rõ vì sao xe buýt thuận tiện. Hạn chế lặp từ nối “So” quá nhiều; hãy dùng “because”, “whereas” hoặc “although” để liên kết ý. Bạn cũng nên nêu rõ rằng xe đạp phổ biến hơn với trẻ em hoặc cho hoạt động giải trí, nhưng không phải phương tiện đi lại chính của người lớn.
Exemplo: I don’t think bikes are very popular in Vietnam as a means of daily transport. Most adults commute by motorbike or car, while students like me often take the bus because it is convenient and affordable. However, bicycles are still popular among children and people who use them for exercise.
× So I think buy is not popular in our country.
✓ So, I don't think bikes are popular in our country.
The noun should be bikes because the statement refers to bicycles in general. Also, the verb are agrees with the plural subject bikes. Use plural countable nouns when speaking about a whole category.
× So the reason why I had a bike because my dad want me to be independent enough practical skill like learn how learn the rules of traffic and also to control the body by the balancing.
✓ The reason I had a bike was that my dad wanted me to become independent, develop practical skills, learn the traffic rules, and learn how to control my body while balancing.
The original sentence is missing the verb was after the subject clause. The structure should be The reason was that... The phrases enough practical skill and like learn are also incomplete and incorrectly connected. Use parallel verb forms such as become, develop, learn, and learn to make the list clear.
× So the reason why I had a bike because my dad want me to be independent enough practical skill like learn how learn the rules of traffic and also to control the body by the balancing.
✓ The reason I had a bike was that my dad wanted me to become independent, develop practical skills, learn the traffic rules, and learn how to control my body while balancing.
The subject my dad is third-person singular, so the verb must be wanted, not want. Because the story is about the past, wanted is also the appropriate past-tense form. Remember that he, she, and singular nouns require a corresponding singular verb.
× So the reason why I had a bike because my dad want me to be independent enough practical skill like learn how learn the rules of traffic and also to control the body by the balancing.
✓ The reason I had a bike was that my dad wanted me to become independent, develop practical skills, learn the traffic rules, and learn how to control my body while balancing.
The question asks about the past, and the answer describes a past reason. Therefore, use was and wanted instead of the present-tense form want. Keep the main verbs consistently in the past when describing past events.
× And with student like me we usually go by bus.
✓ Students like me usually go by bus.
When talking about students as a general group, use the plural noun students. The phrase like me means people similar to me, so it naturally follows the plural noun. The revised sentence also avoids the incorrect singular phrase student like me.
× And with student like me we usually go by bus.
✓ Students like me usually go by bus.
The original sentence has an unnecessary opening with and with, which makes the sentence structure unclear. Start directly with the subject Students like me, followed by the verb usually go.