Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes I did. I had a bike when I was a child.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because when I go outside I see a lot of kids using their bike. They ride it around the around the basketball court and sometimes along the town's road.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Your answer is direct and natural but repetitive and very brief. To improve, give a clear topic sentence then add one or two specific supporting details (e.g., what the bike looked like, how you used it, or a memory). Use a linking word if you add more than one detail. Keep it within 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did — I had a small red bicycle with training wheels. I rode it every afternoon around my neighbourhood, and it was how I learned to be independent. For example, I remember riding to the park with my friends on weekends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Good clear opinion, but the response is slightly repetitive and has a small grammar slip (“using their bike” → “using bikes”) and repetition (“around the around”). Improve by adding a linking word and a specific reason or example (e.g., cultural factors, infrastructure, or typical places people ride). Keep sentences concise and avoid redundancy.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because many families encourage cycling for children. For instance, I often see kids riding bicycles around the basketball court or along quiet town roads, and some cities even have dedicated bike lanes which makes cycling safer and more common.
× I see a lot of kids using their bike.
✓ I see a lot of kids using their bikes.
Plural agreement with the noun after a possessive: 'kids' is plural so the possessed item should be plural 'bikes'. This is treated as a verb + -ing context because 'using' governs the object; correct the noun form to match the plural subject. Suggestion: match plural possession (kids → their bikes).
× They ride it around the around the basketball court and sometimes along the town's road.
✓ They ride them around the basketball court and sometimes along the town road.
Several issues: repetition 'around the around the' is a duplication error and must be removed. 'It' refers to bikes (plural), so replace with 'them' to agree in number (article error and pronoun agreement). 'the town's road' is unnatural; 'town road' or 'the town road' is preferable. Here the main grammar types involved are article errors (wrong article/phrase) and pronoun number agreement; correction makes noun phrase natural and pronoun agree with plural antecedent.