Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and I used to ride it with my friends after school. I loved racing because that provides me more fun and excitement.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
In my opinion, bikes are very famous in my country because they are quite affordable and convenient. People use bikes to travel within city because it is very useful in the crowded areas because it is much faster than the cars if you are in a urban city.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Your answer is relevant and natural, but can be improved by correcting grammar, avoiding redundancy, and adding one or two specific supporting details. Use a clear topic sentence, correct tense and subject-verb agreement, and a linking word if you add details. Keep the response to under five sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I often rode it with my friends after school, and we sometimes raced each other around the park, which was exciting. Those rides helped me stay active and made my childhood more fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Good content and clear opinion, but reduce repetition, correct minor grammar errors, and add a specific example or consequence to support your point. Use linking words (for example, moreover, therefore) to improve coherence and vary vocabulary (popular, common, practical). Keep it concise.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and practical. For example, many commuters use bicycles to get to work in crowded urban areas, as they are often faster than cars and easier to park, which helps reduce travel time.
× I loved racing because that provides me more fun and excitement.
✓ I loved racing because that provided me with more fun and excitement.
The sentence mixes past tense 'loved' with present tense 'provides'. This is a tense consistency issue (Present participle/verb form problem). According to the Grammar_Problem_Type_List this fits 'Verb in the present participle form' (ID 10). Correct by using past tense 'provided' to match 'loved', and include the preposition 'with' after 'provided' to make the collocation natural: 'provided me with more fun and excitement'. Suggestion: Keep verb tenses consistent within the same time frame; change present verbs to past when describing past events.
× In my opinion, bikes are very famous in my country because they are quite affordable and convenient.
✓ In my opinion, bikes are very popular in my country because they are quite affordable and convenient.
The adjective 'famous' is used incorrectly for objects like bikes; 'popular' is the appropriate adjective to describe something widely used or liked. This matches 'Incorrect use of adjectives or adverbs' (ID 13). Suggestion: Use 'popular' to describe widespread use or appeal rather than 'famous', which usually refers to people or notable entities.
× People use bikes to travel within city because it is very useful in the crowded areas because it is much faster than the cars if you are in a urban city.
✓ People use bikes to travel within the city because they are very useful in crowded areas and much faster than cars in urban settings.
The original sentence has multiple issues: missing article before 'city' ('the city'), repeated 'because' causing redundancy, incorrect article 'the cars', incorrect singular 'it' referring to 'bikes', and 'a urban' should be 'an urban'. These combine into a sentence structure error (ID 26). Corrections: use 'the city', change 'it' to 'they' to match plural 'bikes', remove redundant 'because' and join reasons with 'and', use 'cars' without 'the', and use 'in urban settings' or 'in an urban city' corrected to 'in urban settings' to avoid article errors. Suggestion: Ensure pronoun agreement, avoid repetitive conjunctions, use correct articles, and prefer concise phrasing like 'in urban settings'.