Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I have a bike. Then the color is mint. So I experience this every day when I was 13 years old. But now I don't have bike so I miss.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I think not usually in Korea because the people use subway or bus and sometimes using train, but bike is the weather is too hot or too cold so.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: 문장 구조와 시제 사용을 명확히 하세요. 현재와 과거를 구분해서 말하고, 간결한 토픽 문장 후에 하나 또는 두 개의 구체적 세부사항을 연결어로 이어 주세요. 예: 과거 소유 사실을 말한 뒤, 색깔과 사용 빈도, 현재 상태와 그로 인한 감정을 차례로 설명합니다. 또한 관사(a/the)와 복수형, 동사의 시제를 정확히 사용하면 자연스러움이 크게 향상됩니다.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was mint green, and I rode it almost every day when I was about 13. I don't have it anymore, so I miss riding around my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: 의견을 먼저 명확한 주제로 제시한 뒤 이유들을 논리적으로 연결하세요. 연결어(For example, However, Also)를 사용해 이유들을 구분하고, 구체적 상황(예: 출퇴근, 날씨, 인프라)으로 뒷받침하면 좋습니다. 문법적으로는 'people use' 대신 'people mainly use'나 'most people use' 같은 표현을 쓰고, 문장 끝을 완결형으로 마무리하세요.
Ví dụ: I don't think bikes are very popular in Korea. Most people mainly use the subway, buses and trains for commuting. Also, extreme weather like very hot summers and cold winters makes cycling less convenient for many people.
× Student: Yeah, I have a bike.
✓ Student: Yeah, I had a bike.
The question asks about the past ('when you were a child'), so the verb should be in the past tense. Change 'have' to past 'had' to match the time frame. Suggestion: Use past simple for possessions in the past: 'I had a bike.'
× Then the color is mint.
✓ Then the color was mint.
The speaker is describing the bike in the past, so the adjective phrase should use past tense verb 'was' rather than present 'is.' Suggestion: Keep verb tense consistent with the time reference: 'The color was mint.'
× So I experience this every day when I was 13 years old.
✓ So I experienced this every day when I was 13 years old.
The clause 'when I was 13 years old' sets the time in the past, so the verb should be past tense 'experienced' not present 'experience.' Suggestion: Use past simple for habitual actions in the past: 'I experienced this every day.'
× But now I don't have bike so I miss.
✓ But now I don't have a bike, so I miss it.
Multiple issues: 'have' is present which is fine for current possession, but 'bike' requires the indefinite article 'a.' Also 'I miss' is incomplete—need object 'it' to show what is missed. Commas improve readability. Suggestion: Use 'a' before singular countable nouns and include the object of 'miss': 'I don't have a bike, so I miss it.'
× I think not usually in Korea because the people use subway or bus and sometimes using train, but bike is the weather is too hot or too cold so.
✓ I don't think bicycles are very common in Korea because people usually use the subway or buses and sometimes trains, and when the weather is too hot or too cold, they don't ride bikes.
Several tense and structure problems: 'I think not usually in Korea' is ungrammatical—use 'I don't think' + clause. 'the people' is unnecessary—use 'people.' Use plural countable forms 'the subway or buses' or 'the subway or the bus' and parallel structure for 'sometimes trains.' 'sometimes using train' should be 'sometimes use trains.' The phrase 'but bike is the weather is too hot or too cold so' is ungrammatical; rephrase to explain that extreme weather discourages cycling. Ensure verb agreement and correct word order. Suggestion: Use negative opinion 'I don't think...' and keep noun forms plural where appropriate, maintain parallel verbs, and clearly link cause and effect: '...and when the weather is too hot or too cold, they don't ride bikes.'