Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I do have a bike. I remember when I was in elementary school, my dad did buy a bike for me, but I seldom used it.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I do think so. I mean in my country we have a public bike that everyone's everyone uses than a lot to reduce the pollution.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar and tense consistency, be more concise, and add a brief specific reason or memory to enrich the answer. Use a clear topic sentence, one linking phrase, and at most five sentences. Correct past tense (I had, my dad bought) and replace filler words.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My dad bought it for me when I was in elementary school, but I rarely used it because I lived far from school and my parents usually drove me. However, I remember riding it with friends on weekends, which was fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Make the answer clearer and more grammatical, give a specific example or statistic, and use linking words (for example, because) to explain why bikes are popular. Avoid repetition and incorrect phrases; say 'public bike-sharing schemes' or 'shared bikes' and explain their effect on pollution or commuting.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular. For example, many cities have public bike-sharing schemes, so lots of people use shared bikes for short trips. Because these schemes are affordable and convenient, they help reduce traffic congestion and pollution.
× Student: Yeah, I do have a bike.
✓ Student: Yeah, I had a bike.
The examiner asked about possession in the past ('Did you have... when you were a child?'), so the verb should be in the past tense. Using 'do have' is present-tense and contradicts the time reference. Change to past simple 'had' to match the question's past context.
× Student: I remember when I was in elementary school, my dad did buy a bike for me, but I seldom used it.
✓ Student: I remember when I was in elementary school, my dad bought a bike for me, but I seldom used it.
The auxiliary 'did' is unnecessary in affirmative past-tense statements and is used for emphasis or in questions/negatives. The correct simple past form is 'bought'. Remove 'did' to form the natural past simple 'my dad bought a bike'. Other parts ('I remember', 'I was', 'I seldom used it') are correct.
× Student: Yes, I do think so. I mean in my country we have a public bike that everyone's everyone uses than a lot to reduce the pollution.
✓ Student: Yes, I do think so. I mean, in my country we have public bikes that a lot of people use to reduce pollution.
This sentence has multiple issues: word choice, plurality, and word order. 'a public bike' is wrong if referring to a shared system; use 'public bikes' (plural). 'everyone's everyone uses than a lot' is ungrammatical; replace with 'a lot of people use' or 'many people use'. 'to reduce the pollution' is better as 'to reduce pollution' (remove the definite article unless referring to specific pollution). The corrected sentence uses plural nouns and natural word order appropriate for present habitual fact.