Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
My father gave me mine when I was my child. It was bright green and black with small training wheels that we could use around the UPD demand campus.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Bicycles are often used as forms of transportation to their countries, mostly because motorcycles because of the travel and traffic.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: Be direct, grammatically correct and a bit more specific. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct tense and pronoun use, and avoid unnecessary words. Add one or two supporting details linked logically (use linking words like “so” or “and”) and keep it under five sentences. Also clarify any unusual phrases (e.g. “UPD demand campus”).
Ví dụ: Yes. My father gave me a bright green-and-black bike when I was a child. It had small training wheels, so I practised riding it safely around the university campus near our home. I remember feeling proud when I finally rode without the wheels.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 30.0Gợi ý: The answer is unclear and grammatically incorrect. Begin with a clear opinion sentence (Yes/No/It depends). Then give specific reasons and link them coherently using connectors (e.g. “because”, “however”, “so”). Mention concrete factors (traffic, cost, convenience) and keep to two or three concise sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, bicycles are fairly popular in some areas of my country, especially in smaller towns. However, in big cities people prefer motorcycles or cars because of faster travel and heavy traffic, so bicycles are mainly used for short trips or recreation.
× My father gave me mine when I was my child.
✓ My father gave me one when I was a child.
The pronoun 'mine' is used to indicate possession and not to refer to an item given; it makes the sentence awkward and incorrect here. Also 'my child' is incorrect because the speaker is referring to their own childhood, so the correct phrase is 'a child' or 'a kid'. Use 'one' to mean 'a bike' or repeat the noun: 'My father gave me a bike when I was a child.' Suggestion: replace 'mine' with 'one' or 'a bike' and 'my child' with 'a child.'
× It was bright green and black with small training wheels that we could use around the UPD demand campus.
✓ It was bright green and black with small training wheels that I could use around the UPD campus.
The preposition 'around' is acceptable, but the phrase 'UPD demand campus' is incorrect and unclear; likely 'UPD campus' is intended. More importantly, the pronoun 'we' doesn't match the earlier singular subject (the student described their own bike). Change 'we' to 'I' for subject consistency. Suggestion: use 'I' for a single speaker and remove 'demand' unless it is a necessary proper noun (then clarify formatting).
× Bicycles are often used as forms of transportation to their countries, mostly because motorcycles because of the travel and traffic.
✓ Bicycles are often used as a form of transportation in my country, mostly because they are more convenient than motorcycles when dealing with travel and traffic.
This sentence has multiple issues: incorrect preposition and pronoun phrase 'to their countries' should be 'in my country' or 'in many countries'; 'forms' is better as 'a form' to match 'transportation' as an uncountable noun; the segment 'mostly because motorcycles because of the travel and traffic' is ungrammatical and unclear. I corrected it to compare convenience properly using a clause 'they are more convenient than motorcycles when dealing with travel and traffic.' Suggestion: clearly state the location ('in my country'), use appropriate singular/plural for 'a form of transportation,' and use a clear comparative clause to explain reasons.