Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I had a bike when I was a baby and my father actually, uh, gifted it to me. So I started learning how to write it when I was around, uh, six years.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
In my opinion, I don't think that bikes are popular in Russia because a lot of people use their own cars or motorbikes. It's more convenient usually and it able you can.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Ответ неплохо передаёт идею, но есть ошибки в лексике и грамматике, а также лишние паузы и неуместные слова. Нужно: 1) Избегать «baby» для описания возраста, когда говорите о велосипеде; точнее — «child» или назвать возраст. 2) Заменить «gifted it to me» на корректную форму (например, «gave it to me») и убрать ненужные «uh». 3) Исправить «learning how to write it» на «learning how to ride it». 4) Сделать ответ более связным и компактным (максимум 3–4 предложения), добавив краткую деталь о первых попытках или эмоциях.
Ví dụ: Yes. I had a bike when I was a child — my father gave it to me for my sixth birthday. I remember practicing in the park near our house and falling a few times, but I quickly learned to balance and ride confidently.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Идея понятна, но формулировки некорректны и предложение не закончено. Нужно: 1) Избегать тавтологии («in my opinion» + «I don't think» одновременно) — сказать одно из двух. 2) Употреблять более точную лексику: «popular» можно подкрепить статистикой или наблюдением («less common in cities», «used more in rural areas»). 3) Устранить грамматические ошибки («it able you can» бессмысленно) и завершать мысль. 4) Добавить связку и пример, например: «because driving is faster in winter / because of weather and infrastructure».
Ví dụ: I don't think bicycles are very popular in Russia. Many people prefer cars or motorbikes because they are faster and more comfortable, especially in cold weather, and our cities often lack safe cycle lanes.
× Yeah, I had a bike when I was a baby and my father actually, uh, gifted it to me.
✓ Yeah, I had a bike when I was a child and my father actually gifted it to me.
The phrase 'when I was a baby' is unlikely for 'had a bike' because babies do not ride bikes; this is a semantic/timing issue rather than a verb tense mistake. Replace 'baby' with 'child' to make the past-tense statement logical and natural. The past tense 'had' and 'gifted' are correct, so no tense change is needed. Suggestion: Use age-appropriate time references (baby -> child, toddler, or at age six).
× So I started learning how to write it when I was around, uh, six years.
✓ So I started learning how to ride it when I was around six years old.
The verb 'write' is incorrect here due to word choice; the intended verb is 'ride' when talking about a bike. Also the time expression should be 'six years old' not 'six years'. The past tense 'started' correctly matches the past timeframe. Suggestion: Use correct verb 'ride' for bicycles and the full age expression 'six years old'.
× In my opinion, I don't think that bikes are popular in Russia because a lot of people use their own cars or motorbikes.
✓ In my opinion, I don't think bikes are popular in Russia because many people use their cars or motorbikes.
The original sentence uses present simple appropriately, but 'a lot of people use their own cars' is wordy; 'many people use their cars' is more natural. This is a stylistic improvement rather than grammatical tense error. Suggestion: Use 'many' for a smoother expression and omit 'own' unless emphasis is needed.
× It's more convenient usually and it able you can.
✓ It's usually more convenient and easier to use a car or motorbike.
The original sentence has incorrect structure and ungrammatical phrase 'it able you can'. This is a sentence structure problem. Reorder adverb 'usually' to before 'more convenient' for natural word order and replace the garbled clause with 'easier to use a car or motorbike' to express the intended meaning. Suggestion: Keep adverb placement natural (usually before adjective) and use clear comparative phrases like 'easier to'.