Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It is quite small and bright red. My friends and RI are always riding it every afternoon. There's a lot of memories in that bike.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes. Cycling, specifically riding in a bike, is very popular because it's considered as a sport in our country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Be more natural and accurate: use past-tense consistently, correct errors, avoid redundancy, and add one specific supporting detail using a linking word. Keep to a maximum of five sentences. For example, correct pronoun use and verb tenses, clarify who rode the bike, and give a brief specific memory.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a small bright-red bike when I was a child. I used to ride it with my friends every afternoon, and we often raced down the hill near my house. Because of those rides, I remember the sound of the gravel and how proud I felt when I learned to ride without training wheels.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Give a direct topic sentence, then add one or two specific reasons or examples using linking words. Use concise natural phrasing (e.g., "riding a bike") and avoid repeating words. Keep answers clear and within five sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. For instance, many people cycle regularly because there are organized club rides and local races, and moreover cities have invested in bike lanes to make cycling safer.
× My friends and RI are always riding it every afternoon.
✓ My friends and I always rode it every afternoon.
The sentence has multiple issues: 'RI' is a typo for 'I' and the structure/verb tense is inconsistent with the past-time frame. The question asks about childhood (past), so use past simple 'rode' rather than present continuous 'are always riding'. Also 'always' with past habit is acceptable with past simple. Suggestion: correct the pronoun to 'I' and match verb tense to past habitual action ('I always rode').
× There's a lot of memories in that bike.
✓ There are a lot of memories associated with that bike.
'There’s' (there is) with plural 'memories' is incorrect: use 'there are'. Also 'in that bike' is unnatural; memories are 'associated with' or 'attached to' something. Use 'associated with' to express the connection. Suggestion: use plural verb agreement and a more natural preposition phrase.
× It is quite small and bright red.
✓ It was quite small and bright red.
The student is describing a bike they had in childhood, so the description should be in the past tense to match the context. Change 'is' to past 'was'. Suggestion: keep tense consistent within the past-time narrative.
× Cycling, specifically riding in a bike, is very popular because it's considered as a sport in our country.
✓ Cycling, specifically riding a bike, is very popular because it is considered a sport in our country.
Use 'riding a bike' rather than 'riding in a bike'. Also 'considered as' is nonstandard here; 'considered a sport' is correct. Change contraction 'it's' to 'it is' for formality and clarity but not required. Suggestion: use correct preposition (no 'in') and omit 'as' after 'considered'.