Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Actually no, I didn't own a bike when I was a child as my family was less well off and they couldn't afford to buy one. But since now I've started earning I did buy myself a car and I use it daily for transportation. It made me so happy.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, definitely. The most part of the community in which I live depends on the bike to travel to their work, to their offices, to their colleges. And bikes are more economical than buying a car. So yeah, people depend more on bikes, and they are more popular in my country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and keep focus on the question. Begin with a clear topic sentence (“No, I didn’t have a bike.”), then add one or two specific supporting details (reason and a brief consequence). Avoid introducing unrelated information (buying a car) unless you link it clearly to bikes. Use linking words to connect ideas and keep answers within 2–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child because my family couldn’t afford one. As a result, I often walked to school and sometimes borrowed neighbors’ bikes on weekends. Now that I earn money, I save for things I need, but I still remember how much I wanted a bike then.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 80.0Gợi ý: Provide a clear topic sentence and then give specific, varied supporting details and a linking word for coherence. Avoid repetition (e.g., “depend more on bikes” repeated). Add an example or brief comparison to strengthen your answer and use precise vocabulary (e.g., “commuters,” “cost-effective”). Keep it within 2–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country, especially among commuters. Many people use them to travel to work or college because they are cost-effective and easy to park. For example, students and low-income workers often choose motorcycles or bicycles instead of cars to save on fuel and parking expenses.
× Actually no, I didn't own a bike when I was a child as my family was less well off and they couldn't afford to buy one.
✓ Actually no, I didn't own a bike when I was a child because my family was less well off and couldn't afford to buy one.
Use 'because' instead of 'as' to clearly state reason in spoken English; remove redundant subject 'they' before 'couldn't' because the subject 'my family' has already been established. Maintain past tense 'didn't own' and 'couldn't afford' to match the time frame.
× But since now I've started earning I did buy myself a car and I use it daily for transportation.
✓ But now that I've started earning, I bought myself a car and I use it daily for transportation.
Sequence of tenses: 'since now I've started earning' is awkward; use 'now that I've started earning' to introduce a present result of a recent change. Use simple past 'bought' (or present perfect 'have bought') rather than 'did buy' for natural speech. Comma after the introductory clause improves clarity.
× It made me so happy.
✓ It made me very happy.
Verb tense 'made' (past) is acceptable because the buying is a completed action; change 'so' to 'very' for more formal register, though 'so' is not strictly incorrect. This clarification refines style; if speaker wants present effect, use 'It makes me very happy.'
× The most part of the community in which I live depends on the bike to travel to their work, to their offices, to their colleges.
✓ Most people in my community depend on bicycles to travel to work, to the office, or to college.
'The most part of the community' is unidiomatic; use 'most people in my community'. 'Depends on the bike' should be 'depend on bicycles' for plural/uncountable use. Use parallel, concise phrases: 'to travel to work, to the office, or to college.' Adjust pronouns and articles accordingly.
× And bikes are more economical than buying a car.
✓ And bikes are more economical than buying a car.
Sentence is grammatically acceptable; no article error. Provided for completeness: alternatively 'than buying a car' is fine or 'than owning a car.' No change required.
× So yeah, people depend more on bikes, and they are more popular in my country.
✓ So yeah, people depend more on bikes, and bikes are more popular in my country.
Original 'they' could refer to 'people' causing ambiguity. Replacing 'they' with 'bikes' clarifies the subject: bikes are more popular. Subject-verb agreement remains correct but clarity is improved.