Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and it was a four wheeled bike because I didn't know how to balance yet with the two wheel bike.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I believe bikes are popular in my country because most of the people are using bike to save gas and also their umm bike LAN bike lanes implemented in our city.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Shorten and structure your answer: start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using a linking word. Avoid filler words (e.g., “umm”) and redundant phrasing. Also correct minor grammar: say “a four-wheeled bike” and “two-wheel bike” or “a bike with two wheels.”
Ví dụ: Yes. I had a bike when I was a child. It was a four-wheeled bike because I hadn’t learned to balance on a two-wheel bike yet, and I rode it around my neighborhood every afternoon.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Give a clear topic sentence, then provide two concise, specific reasons linked logically. Fix grammar and use appropriate vocabulary (e.g., “bike lanes” not “bike LAN”). Remove fillers. Mention a concrete example or result to make it more convincing.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because many people use them to save money on fuel and to avoid traffic. For example, our city has built dedicated bike lanes in several districts, which makes cycling safer and more convenient.
× Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and it was a four wheeled bike because I didn't know how to balance yet with the two wheel bike.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and it was a four-wheeled bike because I didn't yet know how to balance on a two-wheel bike.
The sentence uses past tense appropriately overall but has grammatical and lexical issues: 'four wheeled' should be hyphenated as 'four-wheeled' when used as a compound adjective before a noun (article 22/17-style but categorized here as past tense context). 'didn't know how to balance yet with the two wheel bike' is awkward and unidiomatic. Use 'didn't yet know how to balance on a two-wheel bike' to place 'yet' correctly and use the correct preposition 'on' for balancing and hyphenate 'two-wheel'. Also add a comma before 'and' to separate independent clauses. Suggestion: place 'yet' before 'know' and use 'on' for balance; hyphenate compound adjectives.
× Yes, I believe bikes are popular in my country because most of the people are using bike to save gas and also their umm bike LAN bike lanes implemented in our city.
✓ Yes, I believe bikes are popular in my country because most people use bikes to save gas, and we have bike lanes implemented in our city.
There are several problems: 'most of the people' is wordy; 'most people' is more natural. 'are using bike' is incorrect: use simple present 'use bikes' to state a general fact (this is also present tense issue but corrected here). Use plural 'bikes' to match 'most people'. The phrase 'their umm bike LAN bike lanes implemented in our city' is ungrammatical and unclear; replace with 'we have bike lanes implemented in our city' to convey that bike lanes exist. Also change 'LAN' typo to 'lanes'. Use 'and' to join two coordinated reasons and add comma. Suggestions: use simple present for habitual facts, match plural forms, and use clear noun phrases like 'bike lanes'.