Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Hello, I don't have a bike when I was a child, I remember. Yeah, I have one. Umm, it was a gift from my dad on my 7th birthday.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I don't think so, because here at my account 3 here at the Philippines, there there's a lot of people riding vehicles, four wheels and also motorcycles.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Be direct and consistent in tense and meaning. Start with a clear topic sentence (Yes or No), then add one or two concise supporting details. Avoid contradictions (saying you didn't have one then saying you did) and filler words. Use past tense consistently when describing childhood events and keep responses to no more than 3–4 short sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a gift from my father for my seventh birthday, and I rode it every weekend around our neighborhood. I remember learning to balance with the help of my older brother.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: Give a clear opinion sentence (Yes/No/Somewhat) and support it with specific, coherent reasons using linking words. Avoid unclear phrases and repetition. Mention concrete observations or statistics if possible, and use linking words like 'because', 'however', or 'for example' to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: I think bikes are less popular in the Philippines compared to cars and motorcycles because many people prefer four-wheel vehicles for family travel and motorcycles for commuting. For example, in my city most streets are busy with cars and motorbikes, so bicycles are mainly used for short leisure rides rather than daily transport.
× Hello, I don't have a bike when I was a child, I remember.
✓ Hello, I didn't have a bike when I was a child, I remember.
The sentence mixes present tense 'don't have' with a past time reference 'when I was a child'. Use past tense 'didn't have' to match the past time frame. Suggestion: keep verbs consistent with time expressions (use past tense for past events).
× Yeah, I have one.
✓ Yeah, I had one.
Given the context describing childhood, the speaker should use the past tense 'had' rather than present 'have'. This is not a true number error but relates to tense; it aligns the verb with past timeframe. Suggestion: match verb tense to the time being described.
× Umm, it was a gift from my dad on my 7th birthday.
✓ Umm, it was a gift from my dad for my 7th birthday.
The original sentence uses correct past tense 'was' but the preposition 'on' is less natural with 'birthday' in this context; 'for my 7th birthday' is the usual collocation when saying a gift was given to celebrate a birthday. Suggestion: use common prepositional collocations (a gift for my birthday).
× I don't think so, because here at my account 3 here at the Philippines, there there's a lot of people riding vehicles, four wheels and also motorcycles.
✓ I don't think so, because here in the Philippines a lot of people drive cars and ride motorcycles.
Multiple issues: tense 'don't think' is acceptable because it's the speaker's current opinion; major problems are incorrect preposition and awkward phrasing. 'Here at my account 3 here at the Philippines' is unclear; replace with 'here in the Philippines'. 'There there's a lot of people riding vehicles, four wheels' is ungrammatical: use 'a lot of people drive cars and ride motorcycles.' Also 'drive' and 'ride' are the correct verbs for cars and motorcycles respectively. Suggestion: simplify the sentence, use correct prepositions ('in the Philippines') and collocations ('drive cars', 'ride motorcycles').