Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
I have a buy when I want a child. Uh, this is fine. When I was five years old, my parents buy a bicycle for me. This day, the first gift for my my birthday.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I think so. Uh, many people in my country often buy everyday and uh, they can uh, go to work or go to study by bicycle and because it is very convenient and uh.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Make your answer grammatically correct, more natural and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, give one or two specific supporting details (age, who gave it, why it was special), and use past tense consistently. Use linking words (for example, “when” or “so”) to connect ideas and avoid filler sounds like “uh.”
Ví dụ: Yes. I did. When I was five years old, my parents bought me my first bicycle as a birthday present, and I remember being very excited. Because it was my first major gift, I practiced riding every day until I could ride without help.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Give a direct opinion then support it with specific reasons and a relevant example. Use linking words (for example, “because,” “for example,” “also”) to make your answer coherent. Replace fillers with precise vocabulary (e.g., “commute,” “students,” “cost-effective”). Keep to two or three sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bicycles are very popular in my country because they are a cheap and convenient way to commute. For example, many students and office workers ride bikes to school or work, especially in crowded cities where traffic is heavy.
× I have a buy when I want a child.
✓ I had a bike when I was a child.
The speaker is referring to a past state, so the past tense 'had' is required rather than 'have'. 'buy' is a wrong word form and likely a mispronunciation of 'bike'; replace with 'bike'. Also 'when I want a child' is incorrect for age reference — use 'when I was a child' to indicate past time. Suggestion: Use past simple for past possessions (I had) and use correct noun 'bike' and time phrase 'when I was a child'.
× Uh, this is fine.
✓ Uh, that's fine.
The original sentence is spoken filler; to refer back to something previously mentioned in the past context, 'that's' (that is) is more natural. The tense is present simple for a comment. Suggestion: use 'that's fine' as a natural phrase.
× When I was five years old, my parents buy a bicycle for me.
✓ When I was five years old, my parents bought a bicycle for me.
The time marker 'When I was five years old' requires past simple. The verb 'buy' must be in past simple 'bought' to match. Suggestion: use past simple verbs after past time expressions.
× This day, the first gift for my my birthday.
✓ That day it was the first gift for my birthday.
The original lacks a proper verb and has repeated 'my'. It needs a subject and verb: 'That day it was the first gift for my birthday.' This places the event in past narrative and corrects word order. Suggestion: include a verb ('was') and remove duplicate words.
× Yeah, I think so.
✓ Yeah, I think so.
This sentence is correct as spoken; it uses present simple to express opinion. No correction needed.
× Uh, many people in my country often buy everyday and uh, they can uh, go to work or go to study by bicycle and because it is very convenient and uh.
✓ Many people in my country often ride bicycles every day; they can go to work or go to school by bicycle because it is very convenient.
Multiple issues: 'buy everyday' is incorrect — people do not buy every day; likely intended 'ride bicycles every day'. Use 'ride' or 'use' with 'bicycles'. 'go to study' is unnatural; use 'go to school' or 'go to study' -> 'go to school' fits. Remove redundant conjunctions and fillers and place adverbs correctly: 'often' before verb, 'every day' as separate phrase. Use a semicolon or separate sentences to connect clauses. Suggestion: replace 'buy' with 'ride' or 'use', use 'every day' as two words, and 'go to school' for study.