Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have a bike when I was a child.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes are popular popular in our country since I live in a province and it used to be it used to be the bikes for working out.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar, use past tense consistently, make the answer more natural and add one brief supporting detail. Begin with a clear topic sentence, then add a short reason or memory. Keep it within 1–3 sentences and avoid repetition.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did — I had a red bicycle when I was a child. I used to ride it to school and around the neighborhood almost every day, which helped me stay active and make friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Remove repetition and correct tense and phrasing. Start with a clear opinion, then give specific supporting details (where and why they are popular). Use linking words like "because" or "for example" to make it coherent. Keep it to 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in rural provinces. For example, many people use them for commuting and exercise because they are affordable and convenient for short distances.
× Yes, I have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The student mixed present tense 'have' with the past time expression 'when I was a child'. This is a tense consistency error (present vs past). Use the simple past 'had' to match the past time reference. Suggestion: Use past tense verbs for events that occurred in the past, e.g., 'I had a bike when I was a child.'
× Yes, bikes are popular popular in our country since I live in a province and it used to be it used to be the bikes for working out.
✓ Yes, bikes are popular in my region because I live in a province, and they used to be used for work.
The original sentence has repetition ('popular popular'), awkward conjunctions, incorrect use of 'since' with mixed tenses, and a redundant phrase 'used to be it used to be'. This is a sentence structure and word choice problem. Corrections: remove duplicate word, replace 'since' with 'because' for cause when giving a reason, match tenses ('are popular' for general truth and 'used to be used' to indicate past habitual function), and replace 'working out' (which implies exercise) with 'work' if the intended meaning is utilitarian use. Suggestion: Keep clauses clear and consistent in tense and avoid repeated words; if you mean exercise, say 'used for exercise'.