Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I bought my own bike when I was 7 actually. My dad bought it for me and uh, I was so fond of it. I drove around with it everywhere to everywhere and had so much fun.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
They are popular among children. It's very traditional to buy a bike for a child and teach teach them how to ride it, but as a form of public transport, it is not. People usually use them in their own neighborhood and they don't use it.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Your answer is natural and conveys meaning, but it has some redundancy, filler ("uh"), and minor accuracy issues ("I bought my own bike" vs "my dad bought it"). To improve, make your opening clear, avoid fillers, reduce repetition, and add one specific supporting detail (a brief memory or where you rode it) using a linking phrase. Keep it within 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was seven; my dad bought it for me and I treasured it. I used to ride it around my neighborhood every afternoon, often racing my friends to the park. Because of that, I learned balance and gained confidence at an early age.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: This answer addresses the question but has repetition ("teach teach"), a minor grammatical issue, and an unclear final sentence. Improve by structuring your response with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific reasons or examples using linking words (e.g., "however," "for example"). Avoid repeating words and fix grammar (plural/singular agreement).
Ví dụ: Bikes are quite popular among children in my country, but they are not commonly used as public transport. For example, families often give bikes to kids and teach them to ride for recreation; however, adults usually prefer cars or buses for commuting because of traffic and long distances.
× Yes, I bought my own bike when I was 7 actually.
✓ Yes, I bought my own bike when I was seven, actually.
Use of numeric '7' in informal speech is acceptable, but writing out single-digit ages as words improves formality and consistency. Also add a comma before 'actually' for natural cadence. No grammatical tense error besides formatting; correction keeps past tense appropriate.
× My dad bought it for me and uh, I was so fond of it.
✓ My dad bought it for me, and I was very fond of it.
Replace filler 'uh' and use 'very' instead of 'so' for clarity in writing. The original uses past tense correctly; this correction improves register and punctuation by adding a comma before coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses.
× I drove around with it everywhere to everywhere and had so much fun.
✓ I rode it everywhere and had so much fun.
Bicycles are 'ridden', not 'driven', so 'rode' is the correct verb in past tense. The phrase 'everywhere to everywhere' is redundant; simplify to 'everywhere'. This fixes verb choice and removes redundancy.
× They are popular among children.
✓ They are popular among children.
Sentence is grammatically correct; present simple is appropriate to describe a general truth. No change needed. Included for completeness.
× It's very traditional to buy a bike for a child and teach teach them how to ride it, but as a form of public transport, it is not.
✓ It's very traditional to buy a bike for a child and teach them how to ride it, but as a form of public transport, they are not.
Removed the duplicated 'teach'. Use of singular 'it' in 'it is not' is unclear because subject refers to 'bikes' (plural). Change to 'they are not' to agree with plural 'bikes'. Also 'teach them' is fine for gender-neutral plural pronoun referring back to 'a child'.
× People usually use them in their own neighborhood and they don't use it.
✓ People usually use them in their own neighborhoods, and they don't use them for commuting longer distances.
Original mixes plural 'them' with singular 'it'. Maintain plural pronoun 'them'. Clarified second clause to explain what 'use' refers to (not used as public transport) and corrected 'neighborhood' to plural 'neighborhoods' to match 'people'. Added comma before 'and' joining independent clauses.