Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Did you have a pie when you were a child?
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Do you think pie are popular in your country?
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 25.0Gợi ý: Bạn đã hiểu sai câu hỏi và trả lời bằng cách thay một từ (bike -> pie). Hãy lắng nghe kỹ câu hỏi trước khi trả lời, chú ý phát âm tương tự và những từ quan trọng. Khi không chắc, hãy xin phép hỏi lại hoặc nhắc lại câu hỏi để xác nhận (ví dụ: "Do you mean bike, not pie?"). Ngoài ra, trả lời trực tiếp với một câu chủ đề ngắn rồi bổ sung 1–2 chi tiết cụ thể, dùng liên từ khi cần.
Ví dụ: I didn't have a bike when I was a child. Instead, I usually walked to school with my friends, and sometimes we borrowed one bicycle to go to the park.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 20.0Gợi ý: Bạn lại nhầm lẫn từ 'bikes' thành 'pie', khiến câu trả lời không liên quan. Cần chú ý phân biệt những từ giống nhau về âm hoặc hình chữ, và trả lời đúng chủ đề. Hãy mở đầu bằng câu trả lời trực tiếp (Yes/No + ý chính), rồi giải thích ngắn gọn với lý do và một ví dụ cụ thể. Sử dụng liên từ như 'because' hoặc 'for example' để làm rõ ý.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my city because many people use them for short trips and exercise. For example, there are dedicated bike lanes and several bike-sharing schemes that make cycling convenient.
× Did you have a pie when you were a child?
✓ Did you have a bike when you were a child?
The student replaced 'bike' with 'pie', which is a wrong noun choice rather than a grammatical form error. However this falls under incorrect use of pronouns/nouns in the provided list because the subject and structure are correct but the object word is incorrect. Correcting to 'bike' restores the intended meaning and matches the examiner's question. Suggestion: listen carefully to the question words and repeat them correctly; practice minimal-pair listening and repeating exercises to avoid mishearing similar-sounding words. Grammar problem type ID: 12
× Do you think pie are popular in your country?
✓ Do you think pies are popular in your country?
The noun 'pie' is singular but the sentence uses the plural verb 'are'. To agree with 'are' the noun must be plural 'pies'. The examiner intended 'bikes', which would be 'bikes are popular'. Suggestion: ensure subject and verb number match; when using 'are', use plural nouns (pies/bikes). Practice forming plural nouns and matching them with plural verbs. Grammar problem type ID: 1