Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes I do. My very first bike is give is a present from my father because I was number one student in the class.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, it's very popular in my country. Lot of people use it as a commuter transportation.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 56.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar (tense and sentence structure), be concise, and add one or two specific details. Start with a clear topic sentence in past tense, then briefly explain why you got it and what made it special. Use linking words like “because” correctly and avoid repetition.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. My very first bike was a gift from my father because I was the top student in my class. It was a small red bicycle with training wheels, and I remember feeling very proud and excited to ride it to school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Make the response more natural and specific. Use correct agreement and add a brief reason or example using a linking word (e.g., “because” or “for example”). Keep it to two or three sentences maximum.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and convenient for short trips. For example, many people use bicycles to commute to work or market, especially in crowded city areas.
× Yes I do. My very first bike is give is a present from my father because I was number one student in the class.
✓ Yes, I did. My very first bike was a present from my father because I was the number one student in the class.
Multiple tense and structure errors: 'Did you have a bike when you were a child?' requires a past tense response, so 'Yes I do' should be 'Yes, I did' (Grammar Problem Type ID 5: Past tense issue). 'My very first bike is give is a present' mixes present tense and incorrect verb forms; it should be 'was a present' using past tense and correct noun phrase (Grammar Problem Type ID 9: Verb in the past participle form and ID 26: Sentence structure errors). Also 'I was number one student' misses the definite article 'the' before 'number one student' (Grammar Problem Type ID 22: Article errors). Suggestions: use past tense consistently for past events, use correct verb forms (was, not 'is give is'), and include articles where needed: 'Yes, I did. My very first bike was a present from my father because I was the number one student in the class.'
× Yes, it's very popular in my country. Lot of people use it as a commuter transportation.
✓ Yes, they are very popular in my country. A lot of people use them for commuting.
Problems: 'Yes, it's very popular' uses singular 'it' and 'it's' referring to 'bikes' (plural), so subject-verb agreement is incorrect (Grammar Problem Type ID 27: Subject-verb agreement errors and ID 2: Third person singular issue). 'Lot of people' is missing the article 'a' (Grammar Problem Type ID 22: Article errors). 'use it as a commuter transportation' misuses singular pronoun and awkward noun phrase; 'use them for commuting' is natural: use plural pronoun 'them' to match 'bikes' and the gerund 'commuting' or phrase 'as a means of transportation' (Grammar Problem Type ID 8: Verb + -ing form and ID 11: Incorrect use of prepositions). Suggestions: ensure pronouns and verbs agree in number with the noun they refer to, include necessary articles, and prefer natural collocations: 'A lot of people use them for commuting.'