Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
I did not have a motorbike as as a child, but I did a have. I did have a bicycle because driver's license are only issued to people over 18 in my country. I often wrote it to school and around my neighborhood.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think bikes are popular in in my country because most of people used to go with their places with the bags because in uh, in my country there is no ma uh.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: Be concise and correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence (Yes/No + brief detail), then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Correct verb forms and articles, avoid repetition, and keep it within 3–4 sentences. For example, say you had a bicycle, why you had it, and one specific memory or frequency.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child. Because drivers’ licenses are only issued to people over 18 in my country, my family bought me a bike for getting to school. I used it almost every day to ride to school and to visit friends in my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 36.0Gợi ý: Give a clear opinion and support it with specific reasons and examples. Use linking words (because, for example, therefore) and avoid filler words. Fix grammar (e.g., ‘most people’ not ‘most of people’) and complete your thought about reasons (e.g., lack of public transport). Keep it to 2–3 coherent sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, bicycles are quite popular in my country because many people find them a cheap and convenient way to travel short distances. For example, students and vendors often use bikes to carry bags and goods when public transport is unreliable or expensive.
× I did not have a motorbike as as a child, but I did a have.
✓ I did not have a motorbike as a child, but I did have a bicycle.
The sentence shows redundancy and word order errors. Remove the duplicated 'as' and the extra 'a' before 'have'. Also clarify what 'did have' refers to by adding 'a bicycle' to complete the idea. Use past simple ('did not have', 'did have') consistently for past conditions. Suggestion: say 'I did not have a motorbike as a child, but I did have a bicycle.'
× I did have a bicycle because driver's license are only issued to people over 18 in my country.
✓ I did have a bicycle because driver's licenses are only issued to people over 18 in my country.
The noun 'driver's license' should be plural ('driver's licenses') to agree with the plural subject 'people' and the general statement. Also 'are' is correct with plural 'licenses'. Use the plural form when speaking about licenses in general. Suggestion: use 'driver's licenses are only issued to people over 18.'
× I often wrote it to school and around my neighborhood.
✓ I often rode it to school and around my neighborhood.
The verb 'wrote' is incorrect contextually; the correct verb for riding a bicycle is 'rode' (past tense of 'ride'). This is a semantic and verb usage error. Use 'rode' to describe traveling by bicycle in the past. Suggestion: 'I often rode it to school and around my neighborhood.'
× Yes, I think bikes are popular in in my country because most of people used to go with their places with the bags because in uh, in my country there is no ma uh.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because many people use them to go to places and carry bags, especially since in my country there is no good public transport.
Multiple problems: duplicated 'in', incorrect quantifier 'most of people' should be 'many people' or 'most people'; tense inconsistency 'used to' suggests past habit but the context is general present so use present simple 'use'; awkward phrase 'go with their places with the bags' corrected to 'use them to go to places and carry bags'; unclear fragment 'no ma uh' likely intended 'no metro' or 'no public transport' — clarified to 'no good public transport'. Suggestions: remove filler words, use present simple for general truths, use appropriate quantifiers ('many people' or 'most people'), and choose clear nouns for infrastructure.