Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I think bikes are pretty popular in my country. I live in Russia and I, uh, so and I usually see how teenagers, uh, riding bikes in the countryside and in the center of the city. So I think bikes are pretty popular in Russia.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: Отвечая на этот вопрос, старайтесь прямо ответить сначала (да или нет), затем дать небольшую развёрнутую деталь. Избегайте повторения вопроса и междометий («uh», «so and I»). Используйте связанные слова (например, «when», «because», «for example») и конкретные детали (когда, где, с кем). Ограничьте ответ до 3–5 предложений.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I rode it almost every day after school with my friends in the park near our building. Because our neighborhood had good bike paths, I became quite confident riding long distances by the age of ten.
× I think bikes are pretty popular in my country. I live in Russia and I, uh, so and I usually see how teenagers, uh, riding bikes in the countryside and in the center of the city. So I think bikes are pretty popular in Russia.
✓ I think bikes are pretty popular in my country. I live in Russia and I usually see teenagers riding bikes in the countryside and in the city center. So I think bikes are pretty popular in Russia.
The original contains awkward present-tense constructions and unnecessary filler words. 'I usually see how teenagers, uh, riding bikes' is ungrammatical because 'see' should be followed by the base form with object or a participle clause: 'see teenagers ride' or 'see teenagers riding'. Also 'in the center of the city' is more naturally expressed as 'in the city center'. Remove filler words ('uh', 'so and I') for clarity. Suggestion: use 'I usually see teenagers riding bikes' or 'I usually see teenagers ride bikes' to convey habitual observation in present tense.