Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I did not have a bike when I was a child.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Uh, yes, I do think that bikes are popular in our country, especially when the pandemic, uh, era comes wherein almost all of the people, uh, try to use bikes as their main purpose of umm, transportation. And after that, most of the people here.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Your answer is grammatically correct and direct, which is good. To improve, expand slightly with one or two supporting details (reason or brief context) and use a linking word if adding more information. Keep it natural and concise (no more than 3–4 short sentences). Avoid unnecessary hesitations.
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. My family lived in a small apartment and there wasn’t space to store one, so I usually walked or took public transport instead.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Your main idea is clear, but the answer contains hesitations, redundancy, awkward phrasing and lacks specific supporting details. Improve by organizing the response: give a clear topic sentence, then one or two specific reasons or examples using linking words (for example, 'because' or 'after that'). Remove fillers like 'uh' and 'umm', and avoid repeating ideas. Keep it within 3–4 concise sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes have become very popular in my country, especially during the pandemic because people wanted socially distanced and affordable transport. For example, bike sales rose and many cities added temporary bike lanes, so more commuters started cycling to work rather than taking buses.
× No, I did not have a bike when I was a child.
✓ No, I did not have a bike when I was a child.
The sentence is grammatically correct for past tense; no change needed. It properly uses simple past 'did not have' to describe a past state.
× Uh, yes, I do think that bikes are popular in our country, especially when the pandemic, uh, era comes wherein almost all of the people, uh, try to use bikes as their main purpose of umm, transportation.
✓ Yes, I think bikes became more popular in our country during the pandemic because many people tried to use them as their main means of transportation.
The original sentence mixes tenses and has awkward structure and word choice ('when the pandemic era comes', 'wherein', 'main purpose of transportation'). This should refer to a past period using past tense 'became' and explain reason with 'because'. Use 'many people' instead of 'almost all of the people' unless certain, and 'means of transportation' is the natural collocation. To improve, keep consistent tense (past for the pandemic period), use clearer connectors (because), avoid redundant filler words (uh, umm), and choose natural phrases ('became more popular', 'means of transportation').
× And after that, most of the people here.
✓ After that, many people here continued to ride bikes.
The original sentence is a fragment lacking a main verb and clear meaning. It must be completed with a verb and object. Depending on intended meaning, use 'many people' (not 'most' unless certain) and a verb like 'continued to ride'. To improve, ensure each sentence has a subject and a finite verb and state a complete idea.