Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, my father gave me a bright Red 2 wheeled bike for my 7th birthday and it quickly became my favorite. I rode it with my friends every afternoon around the neighborhood, which gave me a wonderful sense of freedom and joy.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
In my perspective, bikes aren't very popular in my country because many roads are crowded with cars and traffic jams is common. I think the government should encourage cycling as an affordable and eco friendly alternative to help ease down the traffic and reduce air pollution.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 85.0Gợi ý: Overall this is a natural and effective answer: it responds directly, includes specific details (age, appearance of bike, routine, feelings) and stays concise. To improve further, correct minor grammar/word-choice issues, avoid unnecessary capitalization, and vary sentence openings with a linking phrase to make the flow smoother. Also keep sentences to a clear maximum of about 3–4 to meet the ‘maximum 5 sentences’ guideline without redundancy.
Ví dụ: Yes. My father gave me a bright red, two-wheeled bike for my seventh birthday, and it quickly became my favorite. After that, I rode it with my friends every afternoon around the neighborhood, which gave me a wonderful sense of freedom and joy.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Good content and clear opinion, but grammar and cohesion need improvement. Use more natural linking phrases (e.g., “In my opinion” or “Personally”) and correct subject-verb agreement and phrasing (“traffic jams are common,” “ease traffic”). Add one specific example or brief reason to support the suggestion about government action. Keep it within 3–4 sentences and use varied vocabulary like “promote,” “incentivize,” or “infrastructure.”
Ví dụ: Personally, I don't think bikes are very popular in my country because many roads are crowded with cars and traffic jams are common. For example, the lack of bike lanes makes cycling dangerous in cities. Therefore, the government should promote cycling by building dedicated bike lanes and offering incentives, which would help ease traffic and reduce air pollution.
× Yes, my father gave me a bright Red 2 wheeled bike for my 7th birthday and it quickly became my favorite.
✓ Yes, my father gave me a bright red two-wheeled bike for my 7th birthday, and it quickly became my favorite.
Errors: misuse of capitalization (Red), missing hyphen in compound adjective (two-wheeled), use of numeral '2' instead of word in formal sentence, and missing comma before coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses. Suggestions: use lowercase for common adjectives, write small numbers as words in formal speech, hyphenate compound modifiers before a noun (two-wheeled), and place a comma before 'and' when connecting two independent clauses.
× I rode it with my friends every afternoon around the neighborhood, which gave me a wonderful sense of freedom and joy.
✓ I rode it with my friends every afternoon around the neighborhood, which gave me a wonderful sense of freedom and joy.
No grammatical tense error here; past simple 'rode' and 'gave' correctly describe habitual past actions. No change needed. Suggestion: keep past simple for past habits.
× In my perspective, bikes aren't very popular in my country because many roads are crowded with cars and traffic jams is common.
✓ From my perspective, bikes aren't very popular in my country because many roads are crowded with cars and traffic jams are common.
Problems: incorrect preposition 'In my perspective' should be 'From my perspective'; subject-verb agreement in the clause 'traffic jams is common' — plural subject 'traffic jams' requires plural verb 'are'. Suggestions: use common expressions 'From my perspective' or 'In my opinion', and ensure verb agrees with the subject number.
× I think the government should encourage cycling as an affordable and eco friendly alternative to help ease down the traffic and reduce air pollution.
✓ I think the government should encourage cycling as an affordable and eco-friendly alternative to help ease traffic and reduce air pollution.
Errors: 'eco friendly' should be hyphenated as a compound adjective 'eco-friendly'; the verb phrase 'ease down the traffic' is unnatural — 'ease traffic' is correct. Suggestions: hyphenate compound modifiers before a noun, and use natural collocations such as 'ease traffic' or 'reduce traffic congestion'.