Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I don't have a bike when I was a child because we don't have enough money to buy one and we just borrowed some bike from the neighbor.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes are really popular here in the Philippines. Uh, you see lots of them on the roads and many people uses them as a mean of of transportation. Almost every household has one.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar (tense and singular/plural), make the answer more natural and concise, and add one or two specific supporting details. Start with a clear topic sentence in past tense, then briefly explain circumstances and give a short example. Use linking words like "so" or "instead" to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my family couldn't afford one. So, I often borrowed a bike from our neighbor to ride to school and to play with friends on weekends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 76.0Gợi ý: Correct small grammar mistakes (subject-verb agreement, article use) and reduce fillers like "uh." Add a specific reason or example to support your statement and use linking words such as "because" or "for example" to make it coherent.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in the Philippines because they are cheap and convenient. For example, many people use bicycles to commute short distances, and you'll often see entire families riding bikes together in residential areas.
× No, I don't have a bike when I was a child because we don't have enough money to buy one and we just borrowed some bike from the neighbor.
✓ No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because we didn't have enough money to buy one, and we just borrowed some bikes from the neighbor.
The sentence mixes present and past tenses. The event is in the past, so use past simple: 'didn't have' and 'didn't have'. 'Just borrowed' is past simple and can remain, but 'some bike' is incorrect: use 'some bikes' or 'a bike' depending on meaning; 'some bikes' fits if multiple, or 'a bike' for singular. Also add a comma before 'and' to join clauses. Suggestion: keep consistent past tense and correct noun number to match meaning. (Grammar problem type ID: 6)
× Yes, bikes are really popular here in the Philippines. Uh, you see lots of them on the roads and many people uses them as a mean of of transportation. Almost every household has one.
✓ Yes, bikes are really popular here in the Philippines. Uh, you see lots of them on the roads and many people use them as a means of transportation. Almost every household has one.
The subject 'many people' is plural, so the verb should be 'use' not 'uses' (third person singular error). Also 'a mean of of transportation' has errors: 'mean' should be plural 'means' and remove the repeated 'of'. Use 'means of transportation'. These are subject-verb agreement and word choice errors. (Grammar problem type ID: 2)