Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, my father bought it for me and I loved it. I use it every day just roaming around the neighbors.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes is very popular in my country because everyone uses it for transportation, for just exploring places and.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar (tense and subject-verb agreement), be more specific and avoid redundancy. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add 1–2 supporting details using linking words. Keep answers under five sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child. My father bought it for my tenth birthday, and I loved riding it around the neighborhood every afternoon. Because it was close to home, I often rode with friends to the park, which helped me become more confident and independent.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Correct grammar (subject-verb agreement and complete sentences), avoid vague endings, and add specific reasons or examples linked with connectors. Use one clear topic sentence and 1–2 supporting points.
Ví dụ: Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country because many people use them for daily commuting due to traffic congestion and low cost. For example, students and market vendors often cycle short distances, and cycling is also common for leisure on weekends.
× Yes, my father bought it for me and I loved it. I use it every day just roaming around the neighbors.
✓ Yes, my father bought it for me and I loved it. I used it every day, just roaming around the neighborhood.
This sentence contains a tense inconsistency and a preposition/word choice issue. The student begins by describing a past situation (father bought it, I loved it), so the habitual action should be in the past: use 'used' instead of 'use' (present tense) — this matches the past context. Also, 'roaming around the neighbors' is incorrect: 'neighbors' refers to people; the intended meaning is the area near the home, so use 'neighborhood'. Suggestion: keep all verbs consistent in past when talking about childhood and choose the correct noun for location. Grammar problem type and ID: 6:Present tense issue.
× Yes, bikes is very popular in my country because everyone uses it for transportation, for just exploring places and.
✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because everyone uses them for transportation and for exploring places.
There are multiple issues: subject-verb agreement and pronoun reference/word order. 'Bikes' is plural, so the verb must be 'are' not 'is' (Singular and plural issue; Subject-verb agreement). Also, 'everyone' is singular and takes a singular verb 'uses', but its object should be the plural pronoun 'them' to refer back to 'bikes'. The final phrase ends with an extra 'and.' Remove the extra word and combine phrases with 'and'. Suggestion: match plural subjects with plural verbs, use 'them' to refer to plural objects, and avoid dangling conjunctions. Grammar problem type and ID: 1:Singular and plural issue; 27:Subject-verb agreement.