Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, when I was a child, I had a bike which was bought by my father and at that time I really enjoyed spent time riding bike with my father because we can, we could talk and laugh together and write, uh, around our neighborhood.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think so, because Vietnam is not yet a developed country but still a developing country. So bicycle is still a common transportation for Vietnamese, especially for the students because they can afford the bike with a a reasonable price.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Cần cải thiện ngữ pháp (thì và cấu trúc), phát âm một vài từ và loại bỏ từ thừa. Trả lời nên bắt đầu bằng một câu chủ đề rõ ràng, sau đó thêm 1–2 câu chi tiết cụ thể. Sử dụng liên từ phù hợp (e.g., "and", "so", "because") và tránh lặp từ (ví dụ lặp "we can, we could"). Chú ý động từ chính: dùng "spent" sai chỗ, phải là "spending" hoặc "spent time" trong cấu trúc đúng. Ví dụ cải thiện cụ thể: nêu rõ ai tặng, mô tả cảm xúc và một ví dụ ngắn về hoạt động cùng nhau.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. My father bought me a small red bicycle when I was about eight, and I loved riding it around our neighborhood. I often rode with my father in the evenings because we could talk and laugh, which made those moments really special.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Cần trả lời trực tiếp, súc tích và tránh giải thích thừa hoặc lặp ý. Cải thiện sự mạch lạc bằng cách dùng liên từ hợp lý và từ vựng phù hợp (ví dụ "developing country" là đủ, không cần nói cả hai). Thêm số liệu hoặc ví dụ cụ thể (ví dụ: học sinh dùng xe đạp để đi học) sẽ làm câu trả lời thuyết phục hơn. Chú ý lỗi nhỏ như lặp "a a" và dùng từ chính xác như "inexpensive" hoặc "affordable".
Ví dụ: Yes, I believe bicycles are still quite popular in Vietnam, especially among students. They are an affordable and convenient way to travel short distances, and many teenagers use them to get to school or local markets.
× Yes, when I was a child, I had a bike which was bought by my father and at that time I really enjoyed spent time riding bike with my father because we can, we could talk and laugh together and write, uh, around our neighborhood.
✓ Yes, when I was a child, I had a bike that my father bought, and at that time I really enjoyed spending time riding the bike with my father because we could talk and laugh together and ride around our neighborhood.
The sentence contains several tense and verb-form errors. 'Which was bought by my father' is grammatically correct but wordy; using 'that my father bought' is more natural. 'Enjoyed spent time' is incorrect because 'enjoy' should be followed by a gerund, so use 'enjoyed spending time.' 'Riding bike' needs an article: 'riding the bike.' The modal verbs 'can, we could' are inconsistent with past context; use the past 'could' to match 'was' and 'had.' 'Write' is a wrong word here — the intended verb is 'ride.' Suggestions: keep past-tense consistency, use gerund after 'enjoy,' include articles with singular countable nouns, and choose the correct verb ('ride').
× Yes, I think so, because Vietnam is not yet a developed country but still a developing country.
✓ Yes, I think so, because Vietnam is not yet a developed country but is still a developing country.
The sentence mixes present-tense ideas but omits the auxiliary 'is' before 'still a developing country.' In English, when linking two predicates about the same subject, include the conjugated verb for clarity: 'is still.' Suggestion: maintain parallel structure by repeating the verb or rephrase to 'is not yet developed but is still developing.'
× So bicycle is still a common transportation for Vietnamese, especially for the students because they can afford the bike with a a reasonable price.
✓ So bicycles are still common transportation for Vietnamese people, especially for students, because they can afford a bike at a reasonable price.
Multiple errors: 'bicycle is' should be plural 'bicycles are' when speaking generally. 'Transportation' is an uncountable noun; 'common transportation' is acceptable but better with plural subject. 'Vietnamese' as a noun needs 'people' to mean the population. 'The students' is too specific; 'students' is general. 'Afford the bike with a a reasonable price' is ungrammatical: use 'afford a bike at a reasonable price.' Also remove duplicate 'a.' Suggestions: use plural forms for general statements, use 'people' after national adjectives when needed, and use correct preposition 'at' with 'price.'