Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Many children dreamed of having a bike and I'm one of them. Growing up I've been unfortunate of having a bike but it's it's OK since my parents were giving me toys instead of bike.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Wherever you go here in the Philippines, you can always see Pikes because bikes is very is very popular here in the Philippines. It's because it's part of our leisure activity when it was afternoon ride or morning ride.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Be more direct and natural: start with a clear topic sentence answering the question, correct grammar, avoid repetition, and add one specific supporting detail using a linking word. Keep it within 3–4 sentences. For example, correct tense and phrasing (e.g., “I didn’t have a bike” not “I've been unfortunate of having a bike”).
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. However, my parents bought me other toys instead, so I wasn’t too disappointed. For instance, they often gave me model cars and a scooter, which I used to play with in the neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Answer directly, use correct subject-verb agreement, avoid repetition, and add one clear reason with a linking word. Provide a specific example or frequency to make it concrete. Keep to 2–3 sentences maximum.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in the Philippines. For example, many people go on morning or afternoon rides on weekends, and community cycling events are common in coastal and park areas.
× Many children dreamed of having a bike and I'm one of them.
✓ Many children dreamed of having a bike and I was one of them.
The original mixes past simple 'dreamed' with present 'I'm'. Use past tense pronoun phrase 'I was one of them' to match the past time frame. Suggestion: keep tense consistent by using matching past forms (e.g., 'I was one of them').
× Growing up I've been unfortunate of having a bike but it's it's OK since my parents were giving me toys instead of bike.
✓ Growing up I was unfortunate not to have a bike, but it was OK because my parents gave me toys instead of a bike.
Multiple issues: tense and structure mismatch with present perfect 'I've been' used for a past childhood state, incorrect preposition 'of having', repeated 'it's it's', wrong verb form 'were giving' and missing article before 'bike'. Correct by using simple past 'I was', use 'not to have' to express lack, replace 'it's OK' with past 'it was OK', use simple past 'gave', and add 'a' before 'bike'. Suggestions: use consistent past tense for past experiences, use 'not to have' or 'didn't have', and include appropriate articles.
× Wherever you go here in the Philippines, you can always see Pikes because bikes is very is very popular here in the Philippines.
✓ Wherever you go in the Philippines, you can always see bikes because bikes are very popular here.
Errors: 'Pikes' is likely a misspelling of 'bikes'; redundant phrase 'here in the Philippines' repeated; subject-verb agreement 'bikes is' is incorrect — plural subject requires plural verb 'are'. Also avoid repeating 'is very'. Suggestions: correct spelling, remove redundancy, and ensure subject-verb agreement.
× It's because it's part of our leisure activity when it was afternoon ride or morning ride.
✓ It's because cycling is part of our leisure activities, whether for an afternoon ride or a morning ride.
Problems: awkward phrasing and tense mismatch ('it was' inappropriate), incorrect singular 'activity' instead of plural 'activities', and missing articles 'an afternoon ride'/'a morning ride'. Rephrase to 'cycling is part of our leisure activities' and use 'whether for an afternoon ride or a morning ride' to express alternatives. Suggestion: use clear noun 'cycling' and correct articles and plurality.