Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. In fact, my father taught me how to ride a bike, and one of the streets on the province that I lived back in my hometown, he taught me how to ride a bike. It has four wheels, 2 in the back exactly, and I enjoyed riding it back when I was a child.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes in my country are really popular. In fact, there are apps here in Makati City. Uh, they use it for delivering foods.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Avoid repetition (e.g., “taught me how to ride a bike” twice) and clarify unclear phrases (e.g., “one of the streets in the province where I lived”). Use varied vocabulary (e.g., “tricycle” or “training wheels”) and correct number agreement.
Ví dụ: Yes — I had a bike when I was a child. My father taught me to ride on a quiet street in my hometown, and it was actually a small bike with two extra wheels at the back to help me balance. I loved riding it around the neighborhood every afternoon.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Be more precise and expand slightly with linking words. Start with a direct answer, then give one or two clear reasons or examples. Replace filler words like “Uh” and use correct collocations (e.g., “food delivery” rather than “delivering foods”). Mention where and why they are popular for stronger support.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. For example, in Makati City many people use bicycles and app-based services for food delivery because they are faster in heavy traffic and cheaper than cars.
× Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
Using 'did have' is grammatically acceptable for emphasis but simple past 'had' is more natural and concise for a factual statement about childhood. Suggestion: use 'had' for standard past-tense narration.
× In fact, my father taught me how to ride a bike, and one of the streets on the province that I lived back in my hometown, he taught me how to ride a bike.
✓ In fact, my father taught me how to ride a bike on one of the streets in the province where I lived in my hometown.
The original sentence is repetitive and has incorrect word order and prepositions ('on the province', 'that I lived back'). It also repeats 'he taught me how to ride a bike.' Correction fixes word order, uses correct preposition 'in the province' and relative clause 'where I lived', and removes redundancy. Suggestion: place location phrases after the verb and avoid repeating the same clause.
× It has four wheels, 2 in the back exactly, and I enjoyed riding it back when I was a child.
✓ It had four wheels, two at the back, and I enjoyed riding it when I was a child.
Tense inconsistency: narrative about childhood should use past tense 'had' not 'has'. Use 'two' instead of numeral '2' in running text and correct preposition 'at the back'. Also remove redundant 'back' after 'riding it'. Suggestion: keep past tense consistent and use correct prepositional phrase 'at the back.'
× Yes, bikes in my country are really popular.
✓ Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country.
Sentence is understandable but word order and word choice can be improved: 'bikes in my country are really popular' is awkward; 'bicycles are very popular in my country' is more natural. Also 'very' is preferred over 'really' in formal responses. Suggestion: place the subject before the location phrase and prefer 'bicycles' or 'bikes' consistently.
× In fact, there are apps here in Makati City.
✓ In fact, there are apps here in Makati City.
This sentence is grammatically correct. No change necessary. It correctly uses plural 'apps' with 'there are.'
× Uh, they use it for delivering foods.
✓ They use them to deliver food.
Errors: pronoun agreement and pluralization. 'Apps' is plural so use 'them' not 'it'. Use the infinitive 'to deliver' rather than 'for delivering' for this meaning. 'Food' is an uncountable noun and should not be pluralized as 'foods' in this context. Suggestion: match pronoun number to antecedent and use uncountable noun 'food.'