Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child 'cause we don't pay a bike for kids. Also here we don't have a bike anyway. Even when I grow up I don't have one.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Well no 'cause here most people use cars and expensive cars, so they looked more riches and looks good in the situation. So that's why here mostly they are using cars over a bikes. Even if you sell a bike here it's actually once or twice it won't be.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: Be clearer and more grammatical: start with a direct topic sentence, then give one or two specific reasons using linking words. Avoid repetitions and incorrect verbs (e.g., "pay a bike" → "buy bikes"). Keep to 3–4 sentences and use varied vocabulary like "affordable", "common", or "couldn't afford".
Ví dụ: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. Bikes were uncommon in my area and many families couldn't afford them, so most children walked to school. Even as I grew older, I still never owned one because cars are more popular in my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and support with clear reasons and a linking word. Use correct collocations ("look rich", "prefer cars to bikes") and avoid vague or confusing sentences. Limit to 3–4 sentences and give a specific example or consequence to strengthen your point.
Ví dụ: No, bikes are not very popular in my country. Most people prefer cars, especially expensive ones, because owning a car is seen as a status symbol. As a result, bikes are rarely used for daily travel and you seldom see them on the streets.
× 'No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child 'cause we don't pay a bike for kids.'
✓ 'No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because we didn't buy bikes for kids.'
'Cause' is informal spoken contraction; replace with 'because'. The clause 'we don't pay a bike for kids' mixes present tense and incorrect verb choice. The context refers to past situation, so use past tense 'didn't buy' and correct verb 'buy' instead of 'pay a bike'. Suggestion: use 'didn't buy bikes for kids' to match past tense and plural noun.'},{
× 'Also here we don't have a bike anyway.'
✓ 'Also, people here don't have bikes anyway.'
'We don't have a bike' suggests 'we' but earlier speaker was talking generally; to describe current general situation use 'people here' and plural 'bikes'. Use present simple 'don't have' is fine but plural noun is more natural. Suggestion: use 'people here don't have bikes' for general present fact.'},{
× 'Even when I grow up I don't have one.'
✓ 'Even when I grow up I won't have one.'
'Grow up' refers to a future time; the main clause should use future tense 'won't have' rather than present 'don't have'. Suggestion: use 'I won't have one' to match time reference.'},{
× 'Well no 'cause here most people use cars and expensive cars, so they looked more riches and looks good in the situation.'
✓ 'Well no, because here most people use cars, especially expensive ones, because they look richer and it looks better in that situation.'
Multiple issues: informal 'cause' changed to 'because'. 'Expensive cars' repeated; use 'especially expensive ones'. 'They looked more riches' mixes tense and incorrect adjective/adverb form; use present 'they look richer'. 'Looks good in the situation' is vague; change to 'it looks better in that situation' for clarity and correct verb agreement. Suggestion: simplify and use present simple for general truths.'},{
× 'So that's why here mostly they are using cars over a bikes.'
✓ 'So that's why here people mostly use cars instead of bikes.'
'Over' is an unnatural preposition in this comparative; use 'instead of'. 'A bikes' combines singular article with plural noun; use 'bikes' without 'a'. Also use simple present 'use' for general habit rather than progressive 'are using'. Suggestion: 'people mostly use cars instead of bikes.'
× 'Even if you sell a bike here it's actually once or twice it won't be.'
✓ 'Even if you sell a bike here, it might only sell once or twice, or it may not sell at all.'
The original mixes tenses and has unclear structure. Use modal 'might' to express possibility and 'sell' in base form. Clarify frequency with 'only sell once or twice' or 'may not sell at all'. Suggestion: use 'it might only sell once or twice' to convey rarity.