Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had a bike when I was young and I love to bike every afternoon.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yeah, there's a lot of people here in our country doing by like every morning for exercise. I carry jokes like that, something like that, OK.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Make your answer more natural and structured. Start with a clear topic sentence about having a bike, then add one or two specific supporting details (how old you were, where you rode, who you rode with). Keep it concise and avoid tense confusion (use past tense for childhood). Use a linking word to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I had a small red bike when I was about eight, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood every afternoon after school. Because the area was quiet and safe, I often rode with my friends until dinner.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Clarify and organize your response. Begin with a clear opinion (Yes or No), then give specific reasons and examples. Avoid filler phrases and unclear words. Use linking words (for example, because, so) and correct grammar ("doing by" → "riding bikes").
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because many people ride them for exercise and commuting. For example, you can see groups of cyclists in parks every morning, and some city workers use bikes to travel short distances to avoid traffic.
× Yes, I had a bike when I was young and I love to bike every afternoon.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was young and I loved to bike every afternoon.
The sentence mixes past and present tense incorrectly. The speaker starts in the past ('I had a bike when I was young') so the habitual action should also be in the past ('I loved to bike every afternoon') to keep tense consistent. Suggestion: keep both verbs in past tense for childhood habits (I loved to bike every afternoon).
× Yeah, there's a lot of people here in our country doing by like every morning for exercise.
✓ Yeah, there are a lot of people in our country biking every morning for exercise.
Multiple issues: 'there's' (there is) is singular and doesn't agree with 'a lot of people' (plural) so use 'there are' (subject-verb agreement). 'Doing by' is incorrect word choice and order; the correct verb is 'biking' for riding bikes. Also 'here in our country' is redundant; simplified to 'in our country.' Suggestion: use 'There are a lot of people in our country biking every morning for exercise.'
× I carry jokes like that, something like that, OK.
✓ I was just joking, something like that, OK.
The original is unclear and uses incorrect verb 'carry' where speaker likely meant 'was joking' or 'just kidding.' This is a sentence structure and word choice issue. Suggestion: use a clear verb phrase for the intended meaning (I was just joking / I meant something like that).