Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Actually I have. I've never had a bike in my childhood, but I really liked it. For some reasons I couldn't have bicycle. My parents didn't bought me and they didn't allowed me because of my. Gender.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I don't think so, because the in my country less people usually drive bicycle and sometimes they are mostly older people. But younger people rarely buy a cycle cycle in my country and they instead they prefer a driving machine car.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 42.0Gợi ý: Используйте корректную грамматику и простую логичную структуру: начните с прямого ответа, затем дайте 1–2 конкретных причины. Избегайте смешения времён и ошибок с артиклями и формами глаголов. Например, скажите, что у вас не было велосипеда, объясните причину (родители не купили/запретили) и добавьте короткое следствие (вам нравились велосипеды или вы катались у друзей).
Ví dụ: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. My parents never bought me one and they didn't allow me to ride because of our family's beliefs about girls and cycling. As a result, I often rode my friend's bike instead and always enjoyed it.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Дайте прямой ответ и подкрепите его конкретными наблюдениями: используйте связки (because, however, for example) и исправьте словосочетания (ride/use a bicycle, drive a car). Старайтесь быть кратким и точным, избегайте повторов и некорректных форм слов.
Ví dụ: I don't think bicycles are very popular in my country. For example, mostly older people ride bicycles, while many young people prefer to drive cars due to convenience and status. However, cycling is becoming more common in big cities for health and environmental reasons.
× Actually I have.
✓ Actually I didn't.
Subject-verb agreement / tense/context error: The examiner asked a past question 'Did you have a bike when you were a child?' so the response must be in past simple negative. 'I have' is present and does not match the past context. Use 'I didn't' (I did not) to negate a past possession. Also 'have' requires 'did' for past negation: 'I didn't have.' Suggestion: Say 'Actually I didn't' or better 'Actually I didn't have one.'
× I've never had a bike in my childhood, but I really liked it.
✓ I never had a bike in my childhood, but I really liked them / it.
Past tense usage: 'I've never had' (present perfect) is not ideal with the finished time expression 'in my childhood'. Use simple past 'I never had'. Also pronoun agreement: 'a bike' is singular; if referring to bikes in general use 'them' is awkward—better: 'I never had a bike when I was a child, but I always liked bicycles.' Suggestion: Use past simple and match pronoun/ noun number.
× For some reasons I couldn't have bicycle.
✓ For some reasons I couldn't have a bicycle.
Subject-verb agreement / article error: The noun 'bicycle' requires an article here. Use 'a bicycle'. Also 'For some reasons' is non-idiomatic; better 'For some reason' or 'For some reasons' with plural is acceptable but less common. Suggestion: 'For some reason I couldn't have a bicycle.'
× My parents didn't bought me and they didn't allowed me because of my. Gender.
✓ My parents didn't buy me one and they didn't allow me because of my gender.
Past tense and verb form: After 'didn't' the base form of the verb must be used, so 'bought' -> 'buy' and 'allowed' -> 'allow'. Also add 'one' after 'buy me' to indicate 'a bike'. Remove the stray period and attach 'gender' properly. Suggestion: 'My parents didn't buy me one and they didn't allow me because of my gender.'
× I don't think so, because the in my country less people usually drive bicycle and sometimes they are mostly older people.
✓ I don't think so, because in my country fewer people usually ride bicycles and mostly they are older people.
Present tense and quantifier/preposition errors: 'the in my country' is incorrect order; use 'in my country'. Use 'fewer' (countable) instead of 'less'. 'Drive bicycle' is wrong: people 'ride' bicycles. Plural 'bicycles' needed. Word order: 'mostly they are older people' is clumsy — 'mostly they are older people' -> 'they are mostly older people.' Suggestion: 'I don't think so, because in my country fewer people ride bicycles; those who do are mostly older.'
× But younger people rarely buy a cycle cycle in my country and they instead they prefer a driving machine car.
✓ But younger people rarely buy a bicycle in my country; instead they prefer cars.
Singular/plural and vocabulary errors: 'cycle cycle' is a repetition; use 'bicycle' or 'cycle'. 'A driving machine car' is incorrect and wordy — simply 'cars'. Use plural 'cars' because younger people in general prefer cars. Remove the extra 'they'. Suggestion: 'But younger people rarely buy a bicycle in my country; instead they prefer cars.'