Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Just, uh, when I was a child, I have a old bike that my father's gave me for, for going to the school and I really love it because it is really good for me and it helps me, uh, to travel.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
MMM, uh, no, not at all. Uh, nowadays, umm, people spend uh, money on buying, uh, buying uh, cars and motorbikes. So uh, they always umm, don't use money to buy back because they need to travel.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Reduce fillers and correct grammar; give a clear topic sentence followed by one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Mention when, who gave the bike, and one concrete reason or memory. Keep it within 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes. I had an old bicycle that my father gave me when I was about eight years old. It helped me get to school every day, and I loved it because it made me feel independent and allowed me to explore my neighborhood. For example, I often rode it to visit friends on weekends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Avoid hesitations and repetitive phrases; answer directly then give a clear reason with a linking word and a specific example. Use precise vocabulary (cars, motorbikes, bicycles) and correct grammar. Keep it to 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: Not really. Nowadays most people prefer buying cars or motorbikes because they are faster and more convenient for long distances. For instance, many families in my city use motorbikes to commute to work instead of riding bicycles.
× Just, uh, when I was a child, I have a old bike that my father's gave me for, for going to the school and I really love it because it is really good for me and it helps me, uh, to travel.
✓ When I was a child, I had an old bike that my father gave me for going to school, and I really loved it because it was very useful and helped me travel.
Multiple tense and form errors: 'have' should be past tense 'had' to match 'when I was a child' (Grammar Problem Type ID 6: Present tense issue corrected to past). 'a old bike' uses incorrect article before a vowel sound; use 'an old bike' (Grammar Problem Type ID 22: Article errors). 'my father's gave me' is incorrect possessive plus verb; use 'my father gave me' (Grammar Problem Type ID 12: Incorrect use of pronouns/possessives). 'going to the school' should be 'going to school' (Grammar Problem Type ID 11: Incorrect use of prepositions/articles). 'I really love it' should be past 'I really loved it' to match past narrative (Grammar Problem Type ID 6). 'it is really good for me and it helps me, uh, to travel' should be past 'it was very useful and helped me travel' for consistency and conciseness (Grammar Problem Type ID 6 and 13: word choice). Suggestion: Keep tense consistent in narratives (use past tense throughout), use 'an' before vowels, remove unnecessary possessive apostrophe, and drop 'the' with general 'going to school.'
× MMM, uh, no, not at all. Uh, nowadays, umm, people spend uh, money on buying, uh, buying uh, cars and motorbikes. So uh, they always umm, don't use money to buy back because they need to travel.
✓ No, not really. Nowadays, people spend money on buying cars and motorbikes, so they rarely use bicycles because they need to travel farther.
Problems: 'don't use money to buy back' is ungrammatical and unclear. Replace with 'rarely use bicycles' for intended meaning (Grammar Problem Type ID 26: Sentence structure errors). 'spend uh, money on buying, uh, buying uh, cars' is repetitive and awkward; simplify to 'spend money on buying cars' (Grammar Problem Type ID 13: Incorrect use of adjectives or adverbs/word choice). Tense 'Nowadays, people spend' is acceptable present simple for general truth (Grammar Problem Type ID 6 was considered but present is correct here). Also clarify 'they need to travel' to 'they need to travel farther' or 'they need more convenient transport' to explain why they prefer cars (Grammar Problem Type ID 26). Suggestion: Remove fillers, avoid repetition, and rephrase unclear parts to convey intended meaning clearly.