Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I don't have a bike because my father did not buy for me, so I always borrow from my friend.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Not so much because we always travel by car or by bus and we don't have any specific park for us to use our bike and not like English country, we go to work by car. So no, we don't have uh, we are not pop.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar, tense consistency and provide a clearer structure. Start with a direct topic sentence in past tense, then add one or two supporting details using linking words. Correct common errors like 'I didn't have' (not 'don't have') and 'my father didn't buy one for me.'
Ví dụ: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. Instead, I usually borrowed one from a friend because my parents couldn't afford to buy one. As a result, I learned to be careful and share, and I often practiced riding in the park on weekends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and organize ideas with linking words. Use present simple for general facts and give specific reasons and a brief comparison. Avoid hesitations and incomplete words. Replace vague phrases (‘not like English country’) with clearer comparisons ('unlike in England').
Ví dụ: No, bikes are not very popular in my country. We mainly use cars and buses for commuting, and there are few dedicated cycle lanes or parks for cyclists. For example, unlike in England where many people cycle to work, most of my neighbors drive because public infrastructure for biking is limited.
× No, I don't have a bike because my father did not buy for me, so I always borrow from my friend.
✓ No, I didn't have a bike because my father didn't buy one for me, so I always borrowed one from my friend.
Problems: (1) Past vs present: The question asks about childhood, so use past tense rather than present ('don't have' -> 'didn't have'). (2) Past simple consistency: 'did not buy for me' is incorrect word order and missing object; use 'didn't buy one for me' or 'didn't buy me one.' (3) Habit in the past: 'I always borrow' should be past habitual 'I always borrowed.' Suggestions: Keep tense consistent in past narratives, include the object ('one' or 'a bike'), and use correct word order ('buy one for me' or 'buy me one').
× Not so much because we always travel by car or by bus and we don't have any specific park for us to use our bike and not like English country, we go to work by car. So no, we don't have uh, we are not pop.
✓ Not really, because we usually travel by car or by bus, and we don't have any specific parks where we can ride our bikes. Unlike in England, we go to work by car, so bicycles are not very popular here.
Problems and fixes: (1) Word choice and register: 'Not so much' is informal; 'Not really' or 'Not very popular' is clearer. (2) Tense/number and articles: 'any specific park' should be plural or generic 'any specific parks' or 'a specific park'; 'our bike' should be plural 'our bikes' to match general statement. (3) Preposition and clause: 'for us to use our bike' -> 'where we can ride our bikes' is more natural. (4) Incorrect country reference and article: 'English country' is wrong; use 'England' or 'the UK' or 'an English countryside' depending on meaning; 'Unlike in England' fits. (5) Colloquial filler and unclear ending: 'we don't have uh, we are not pop' is ungrammatical; replace with 'so bicycles are not very popular here.' Suggestions: Use consistent number agreement, choose appropriate prepositions and relative clauses ('where we can...'), and avoid fillers; use clear phrasing for comparisons ('Unlike in England').