Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
When I was a child I had a green bike. It was wonderful and fast. I rode it with my friends in in my house.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
No I don't think so because bikes not popular in my country they usually use a cars especially in Oman because it's faster and it's more practice.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Your answer is clear and relevant, but you can improve fluency, grammar and coherence. Remove duplication (“in in”), combine ideas to avoid short choppy sentences, and add one or two specific details about memories or frequency using a linking word. Also correct tense and preposition choices (e.g., “at my house” or “around my neighborhood”).
Ví dụ: Yes. I had a green bike when I was a child, and I loved it because it was fast and well-built. For example, I rode it with my friends around my neighborhood every afternoon, and we often raced each other to the park.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Your response answers the question but has several grammar and vocabulary errors and lacks coherence. Use a clear topic sentence, then give specific reasons using linking words (e.g., “because,” “so,” “however”). Fix grammar: say “bikes are not popular,” “people usually use cars,” and explain why with concrete reasons (speed, convenience, infrastructure).
Ví dụ: Not really. Bikes are not very popular in Oman because most people prefer cars for long distances and hot weather. For instance, cars are faster and more practical for daily life, and the city layout and lack of bike lanes make cycling less convenient.
× When I was a child I had a green bike.
✓ When I was a child, I had a green bike.
Comma missing after introductory time phrase. Add a comma after 'When I was a child' to separate the introductory clause from the main clause. This improves readability and follows punctuation rules for complex sentences.
× It was wonderful and fast.
✓ It was wonderful and fast to ride.
The sentence is grammatically correct but is slightly incomplete in context. Adding 'to ride' clarifies what 'wonderful and fast' refers to (the experience of riding the bike). This improves clarity and sentence structure.
× I rode it with my friends in in my house.
✓ I rode it with my friends in my neighborhood.
Using 'in my house' is incorrect for riding a bike; 'in' is repeated and the preposition and location are inappropriate. Replace with 'in my neighborhood' or 'around my house' to correctly describe where biking typically occurs. Also remove the duplicated word 'in'.
× No I don't think so because bikes not popular in my country they usually use a cars especially in Oman because it's faster and it's more practice.
✓ No, I don't think so, because bikes are not popular in my country. People usually use cars, especially in Oman, because they are faster and more practical.
This sentence has multiple issues: missing commas, missing verb 'are' for the negative statement (bikes are not popular), wrong article 'a cars', incorrect pronoun/agreement 'it's' referring to cars, and 'more practice' is wrong word choice. Corrections: add necessary commas, include the verb 'are' for present tense, change 'a cars' to 'cars', use 'they' to agree with plural noun 'cars', and replace 'more practice' with 'more practical' (correct adjective). These changes fix subject-verb agreement, article use, pronoun agreement, and word choice.