Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Nope, I didn't. My family couldn't afford one when I was young, so I often walk to school or share the neighbour's bike with my sister. I wished I had a bike because it would have made getting around much easier.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Definitely. Bikes are quite popular in my country. A lot of people here have their own bike and for those who don't have their owns we have something like share shared bikes. That means you can scan the QR code and get a bike and a rental bike temporarily to get anywhere you want.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Be more natural and grammatically accurate: use 'No' instead of 'Nope' for formal test tone, correct tense and articles, and avoid redundancy. Begin with a clear topic sentence, then add 1–2 specific supporting details using linking words (e.g., 'because', 'so', 'therefore'). Also correct small errors: 'I often walked to school', 'the neighbour's bike', and 'I wished' → 'I wish I had had' or better 'I would have liked to have had a bike'. Keep to maximum 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: No, I didn't. My family couldn't afford one, so I often walked to school or shared the neighbour's bike with my sister. I would have liked to have had a bike because it would have made it much easier to get around and saved time on my commute.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Improve cohesion and accuracy: start with a clear topic sentence, then use linking words ('for example', 'also') and correct phrasing ('shared bikes' or 'bike-sharing schemes', 'rent a bike' or 'hire a bike'). Avoid repetition ('bike' repeated unnecessarily). Add one specific example or brief reason to support your point. Keep responses concise (2–3 sentences).
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. For example, many people own bikes, and there are bike-sharing schemes where you can scan a QR code to hire a bike for short trips, which makes commuting affordable and convenient.
× My family couldn't afford one when I was young, so I often walk to school or share the neighbour's bike with my sister.
✓ My family couldn't afford one when I was young, so I often walked to school or shared the neighbour's bike with my sister.
The sentence mixes past context ('when I was young') with present-tense verbs 'walk' and 'share'. Use simple past ('walked', 'shared') to match the past timeframe. Suggestion: keep verb tenses consistent by using past tense for actions that occurred in the past.
× I wished I had a bike because it would have made getting around much easier.
✓ I wished I had a bike because it would have made getting around much easier.
Although the grammar forms are acceptable, 'wished' can sound odd with a past conditional; native speakers typically use 'I wish I had had a bike' or 'I wished I had a bike' depending on nuance. To express regret about the past clearly, use past perfect in the wish clause: 'I wish I had had a bike because it would have made getting around much easier.' This keeps the conditional past structure consistent.
× A lot of people here have their own bike and for those who don't have their owns we have something like share shared bikes.
✓ A lot of people here have their own bikes, and for those who don't have their own we have shared bikes.
There are number and word-form errors: 'own bike' should be plural 'own bikes' when referring generally to many people; 'their owns' is incorrect — 'own' is an adjective and does not take 's'. Also 'share shared' is redundant; use 'shared bikes'. Suggestion: use 'their own' + plural noun for general possession: 'their own bikes' and remove duplicated words.
× That means you can scan the QR code and get a bike and a rental bike temporarily to get anywhere you want.
✓ That means you can scan the QR code and get a bike temporarily to go anywhere you want.
The original phrase 'get a bike and a rental bike temporarily' is repetitive. Use a single article and noun phrase: 'get a bike temporarily'. Also 'to get anywhere you want' is awkward after 'get a bike'; use 'to go anywhere you want' to express movement. Suggestion: streamline the phrase and choose the correct verb for motion ('go').