Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, as far as I could remember I didn't had any bike when I was young because I was so scared and I didn't have that much confidence so that I can ride bike effectively and I was scared that I would fail while driving it. So I never bothered to buy and bike.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, certainly. Bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and accessible to every citizen of the country. Additionally, youngsters are so fascinated by owning a bike and they can hang out with their friends or visit to small distances around their town more conveniently.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar and produce a concise, natural response with a clear topic sentence and one or two specific supporting details. Use correct verb forms (e.g., 'I didn't have' not 'I didn't had'), avoid redundant phrases (e.g., 'so that I can'), and limit to about 2–4 sentences. Add a brief reason and an example if needed, using linking words such as 'because' or 'so'.
Ví dụ: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because I was afraid of falling and lacked confidence. As a result, I never learned to ride, and my parents preferred to buy a scooter for short trips instead.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 74.0Gợi ý: Make the answer more natural and specific by combining sentences and adding a brief example or comparison. Use varied vocabulary (e.g., 'motorbikes' or 'two-wheelers' if appropriate) and connectors like 'because', 'for example', or 'so'. Avoid repeating words like 'country' and phrases such as 'small distances'.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are cheap and easy to maintain. For example, many students use motorbikes to commute to college and to meet friends, since they are faster than walking and cheaper than cars.
× No, as far as I could remember I didn't had any bike when I was young because I was so scared and I didn't have that much confidence so that I can ride bike effectively and I was scared that I would fail while driving it.
✓ No, as far as I can remember I didn't have any bike when I was young because I was so scared and I didn't have much confidence to ride a bike effectively, and I was afraid that I would fall while riding it.
Multiple tense and verb-form issues: 'as far as I could remember' is better as present 'as far as I can remember' when speaking now about past memory; 'didn't had' is incorrect past-tense auxiliary plus past form — use 'didn't have'; 'that much confidence so that I can ride' mixes tenses and uses awkward structure — use 'didn't have much confidence to ride' or 'so I couldn't ride'; 'drive' is wrong verb for a bike — use 'ride'; 'fail while driving it' is unnatural for falling from a bike — use 'fall while riding it'. Suggestion: keep present reference phrases in present, use 'didn't' + base verb, and choose appropriate verb (ride) and concise phrasing.
× So I never bothered to buy and bike.
✓ So I never bothered to buy a bike.
Word form and article error: 'and bike' is incorrect and likely a typo. Use singular count noun with article: 'a bike'. Suggestion: use 'a bike' when referring to one unspecified bike and proofread for accidental words like 'and'.
× Yes, certainly. Bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and accessible to every citizen of the country.
✓ Yes, certainly. Bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and accessible to most citizens.
Style and precision: 'every citizen of the country' is wordy and can be improved to 'most citizens' or 'many people'; no major grammatical error but prefer concise expression. Suggestion: use 'most citizens' for natural phrasing and avoid repeating 'country'.
× Additionally, youngsters are so fascinated by owning a bike and they can hang out with their friends or visit to small distances around their town more conveniently.
✓ Additionally, youngsters are fascinated by owning a bike, and they can hang out with their friends or travel short distances around town more conveniently.
Problems: 'so fascinated by owning' is acceptable but 'so' is informal; 'visit to small distances' is ungrammatical — 'visit' needs an object (places) and 'to' is unnecessary; use 'travel short distances' or 'go short distances'. Also remove 'their' before 'town' which is often unnecessary. Suggestion: use 'travel short distances' for correct collocation and drop 'so' or keep for emphasis appropriately.