Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I'm still tired, but I've been having a bike since I was in a kindergarten. My father's gave me a bike to improve umm, sports skill. And bikes are so useful too.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I totally agree that bikes are popular in my country. Many children and others use bikes to go school or jobs and sometimes many people use bikes to shopping go shopping.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 56.0Gợi ý: Be direct and clear in your opening sentence, correct grammar, avoid irrelevant words (e.g., “I'm still tired”), and keep answers concise (maximum 5 sentences). Use past simple for past events (e.g., “I had a bike”) and possessive forms correctly (e.g., “my father gave me a bike”). Add one specific detail about the bike or how you used it, linked with a conjunction or a linking phrase.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father gave me a small red bike when I was in kindergarten to help me learn balance and get exercise. As a result, I spent most afternoons riding around the neighborhood with my friends, which improved my confidence and fitness.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Start with a clear topic sentence. Use accurate grammar and natural word order (e.g., “to go to school or work,” “to go shopping”). Use linking words to add specific examples or reasons (e.g., “for example,” “because,” “in addition”). Keep it concise and avoid repetition like “go shopping” twice.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. For example, many children ride to school and adults use bicycles to commute to work because they are cheap and convenient. In addition, bicycles are often used for short trips to local markets, especially in crowded cities.
× Yes, I'm still tired, but I've been having a bike since I was in a kindergarten.
✓ Yes, I'm still riding it, but I've had a bike since I was in kindergarten.
The original sentence misuses the verb 'have' with continuous perfect form ('I've been having') which is incorrect for possession; use present perfect 'I've had' (Grammar problem type 9/Past participle and 6/Present tense concepts). Also 'a kindergarten' is incorrect; 'kindergarten' as an institution usually does not require an article in this context. Additionally 'I'm still tired' seems unrelated to possession and likely intended 'I still have it' or 'I'm still using it'; corrected to 'I'm still riding it' to make sense. Suggestion: use 'I've had' for possession from past until now and omit 'a' before 'kindergarten'.
× My father's gave me a bike to improve umm, sports skill.
✓ My father gave me a bike to improve my sports skills.
The phrase 'My father's gave' incorrectly uses a contraction or possessive plus past verb; use simple past 'My father gave'. Also 'sports skill' should be plural 'sports skills' and include a possessive determiner 'my' to clarify whose skills. Suggestion: use correct past tense without apostrophe and match noun number and possessive pronoun.
× And bikes are so useful too.
✓ Bikes are very useful, too.
This sentence is mostly grammatical but 'so useful too' is informal; 'very useful, too' is more natural. Keep subject-verb agreement: 'Bikes are'. Suggestion: prefer 'very' over 'so' in formal test responses and include a comma before 'too' for clarity.
× Yes, I totally agree that bikes are popular in my country.
✓ Yes, I totally agree that bikes are popular in my country.
This sentence is correct. It uses present tense appropriately to state a general truth. No change needed.
× Many children and others use bikes to go school or jobs and sometimes many people use bikes to shopping go shopping.
✓ Many children and others use bikes to go to school or to work, and sometimes many people use bikes to go shopping.
The original lacks the preposition 'to' before 'school' and 'work', and has word order errors 'to shopping go shopping'. This is an incorrect use of prepositions and sentence structure. Corrections: add 'to' before 'school' and 'work' (jobs -> work is more natural), and use 'go shopping' with 'to' ('use bikes to go shopping') or simply 'go shopping'. Suggestion: use 'go to school', 'go to work', and 'go shopping' for natural English.