Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
I had a bug when I was a child and my bike was a brand new blue one. I used to, uh, take on my bike and go around the town. I was, I, I lived in and it is fun when I was young.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I do think bike was popular in my country. In Hong Kong there are many take away was used bike to uh to get over the town and it's his a one of a delivery way.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Be more natural and coherent: start with a clear topic sentence, remove fillers and repetitions, correct vocabulary (e.g. 'bug' → 'bike'), and give one or two specific supporting details linked with a connective. Keep answers concise (no more than 4–5 sentences). Also include a brief time/place detail to make it specific.
Ví dụ: Yes. I had a brand-new blue bike when I was a child. I often rode it around my neighborhood and sometimes biked to the park with my friends. Because it was light and easy to ride, I felt free and spent most afternoons cycling after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar, use appropriate tense and vocabulary, and clarify the reason with a coherent structure. Start with a direct opinion sentence, then add a specific reason and an example. Use linking words like 'because' or 'for example' to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. For example, many food delivery workers use bicycles or e-bikes to travel quickly through busy streets. This is partly because bikes are faster than walking and easier to park in crowded areas.
× I had a bug when I was a child and my bike was a brand new blue one.
✓ I had a bike when I was a child and my bike was a brand-new blue one.
The student wrote 'bug' but meant 'bike' (word choice error) — however according to the allowed list we treat the plural/singular issue: 'a brand new blue one' is fine but 'brand-new' should be hyphenated as a compound adjective before a noun. Correction fixes the noun and punctuation. Suggestion: use 'a bike' for singular and hyphenate compound adjectives before nouns. Note: This entry focuses on singular/plural and adjective formation per the provided list.
× I used to, uh, take on my bike and go around the town.
✓ I used to ride my bike and go around the town.
The phrase 'take on my bike' is incorrect. The correct verb for being on a bike is 'ride', not 'take on'. This falls under present participle/verb form errors: use the base verb 'ride' after 'used to'. Suggestion: say 'used to ride my bike' to express repeated past actions.
× I was, I, I lived in and it is fun when I was young.
✓ I lived there and it was fun when I was young.
The original sentence is ungrammatical and fragmented. This is a sentence structure error: remove stuttering, supply a clear location referent ('there'), and match tenses ('it was fun' for past time). Suggestion: use a single clear clause: 'I lived there and it was fun when I was young.'
× I do think bike was popular in my country.
✓ I do think bikes are popular in my country.
Subject-verb agreement and tense: 'bike was popular' mixes singular noun with past tense while the speaker expresses a current opinion. Correct is plural 'bikes' and present 'are' to match 'I do think'. This addresses present tense and subject-number: use 'bikes are popular'. Suggestion: say 'I do think bikes are popular in my country.'
× In Hong Kong there are many take away was used bike to uh to get over the town and it's his a one of a delivery way.
✓ In Hong Kong many takeaway deliveries use bikes to get around the city, and it's one of the delivery methods.
Multiple errors: incorrect pronouns and word order, wrong tense and noun forms. Classified under incorrect use of pronouns and sentence structure: replace 'there are many take away was used bike' with 'many takeaway deliveries use bikes', 'get over the town' -> 'get around the city', and 'it's his a one of a delivery way' -> 'it's one of the delivery methods.' Suggestion: simplify structure, use 'use' for present habitual actions and 'bikes' as plural, 'get around the city' for movement, and 'delivery methods' as the correct noun phrase.