Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, my mom used to afford me a bike when I was a child for going to school.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I do think buys are popular in my country because everyone can use regardless of age and it plays a role in social life by offering people to to cycle.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Câu trả lời cần dùng cấu trúc tự nhiên hơn và sửa lỗi ngữ pháp (ví dụ: ‘afford me’ sai cách dùng). Nên có câu chủ đề rõ ràng, theo sau bằng 1-2 chi tiết hỗ trợ và dùng từ nối nếu cần. Hãy sửa thì và giới từ, ví dụ: “My mother bought me a bike when I was a child” hoặc “My mother used to buy me a bike to ride to school.” Tránh lặp từ và đưa thêm một chi tiết cụ thể (một kỷ niệm ngắn hoặc tần suất sử dụng) để làm câu trả lời sinh động hơn.
Ví dụ: My mother bought me a small red bike when I was seven, and I rode it to school every day. I still remember how proud I felt when I learned to cycle without training wheels.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Cần sửa lỗi chính tả và ngữ pháp (“buys” → “bikes”, thiếu mạo từ và đại từ, thừa từ ‘to’). Câu nên bắt đầu với một câu chủ đề trực tiếp, rồi thêm chi tiết cụ thể và một ví dụ/nguyên nhân rõ ràng. Sử dụng liên từ để nối ý (for example, because, and) và tránh câu quá rời rạc. Ví dụ nên nêu nguyên nhân cụ thể (giá rẻ, tiện lợi, cơ sở hạ tầng) hoặc miêu tả cách người dân sử dụng xe đạp.
Ví dụ: Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short trips. For example, many students and shopkeepers cycle to work, and cities often have bike lanes that make cycling safer.
× Yes, my mom used to afford me a bike when I was a child for going to school.
✓ Yes, my mom could afford to buy me a bike when I was a child for going to school.
The student used 'used to afford me a bike', which is ungrammatical. 'Afford' is a verb that requires an object and often the structure 'afford to + verb' or 'afford something'. Also 'used to' indicates past habitual actions and does not combine directly with 'afford' in this way. The corrected sentence uses 'could afford to buy me a bike' to express past ability/financial capacity. Suggestion: use 'could afford' or 'was able to afford' + 'to buy' or use 'bought me a bike' if emphasizing the action.
× I do think buys are popular in my country because everyone can use regardless of age and it plays a role in social life by offering people to to cycle.
✓ I do think bikes are popular in my country because everyone can use them regardless of age, and they play a role in social life by encouraging people to cycle.
There are multiple issues: 'buys' is a misspelling and wrong plural form; the pronoun referring back to 'bikes' was missing ('everyone can use them'); subject-verb agreement with 'it plays' should be plural 'they play' to match 'bikes'; 'offering people to to cycle' is ungrammatical — use 'encouraging people to cycle'. Suggestions: use correct noun 'bikes' and include the appropriate pronoun 'them', ensure verbs agree in number with their subject, and use natural verb patterns like 'encourage someone to do something'.