Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I rode a lot with my friends in countryside and we had a lot of fun when we spent time outside.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I do. I think bikes are popular in my country, uh, because a lot of people started right now to use it, umm, from, for example, from home to work to study to university and so on. And also are used bike and I think it's ecological, uh.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Ответ понятный и релевантный, но можно улучшить естественность и грамматику. Избегайте тавтологии («a lot» дважды), исправьте артикль и порядок слов: «in the countryside», добавьте связку и конкретику. Также ограничьте ответ до 2–4 предложений, используйте связочное слово для плавности.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I often rode it with my friends in the countryside, and we enjoyed exploring nearby paths and racing each other for fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Ответ содержит полезную идею, но структура и грамматика нарушены, присутствуют паузы («uh», «umm») и повторения. Улучшите связность с помощью связующих слов, исправьте времена и согласование («people are starting to use them now»), укажите конкретные примеры и причину (экономично, экологично). Ограничьте до 3–4 коротких предложений.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bicycles are becoming more popular in my country. Many people are starting to use them to get from home to work or university because they are cheap and environmentally friendly.
× Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I rode a lot with my friends in countryside and we had a lot of fun when we spent time outside.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I rode a lot with my friends in the countryside, and we had a lot of fun when we spent time outside.
The sentence mostly uses past tense correctly, but it is missing the definite article 'the' before 'countryside'. In English, 'the countryside' is the common collocation. Also add a comma before the coordinating conjunction 'and' joining two independent clauses for clarity.' Suggestion: Use 'the countryside' and include a comma before 'and' when connecting two complete sentences.
× Yes, I do. I think bikes are popular in my country, uh, because a lot of people started right now to use it, umm, from, for example, from home to work to study to university and so on.
✓ Yes, I do. I think bikes are popular in my country because a lot of people are starting to use them now, for example for travel from home to work or to university.
The original mixes past 'started' with 'right now' and uses incorrect word order. Use present continuous 'are starting' for actions beginning around now. 'Bikes' is plural, so the pronoun should be 'them' not 'it'. Remove redundant 'from' and streamline 'from home to work to study to university' to 'from home to work or to university.' Suggestion: Use present continuous for recent trends ('are starting to use'), match plural pronouns ('them'), and simplify prepositional phrases.
× And also are used bike and I think it's ecological, uh.
✓ Also, used bikes are common, and I think they are environmentally friendly.
Word order and pronoun reference are incorrect. 'Are used bike' is ungrammatical; correct form is 'used bikes are common' or 'second-hand bikes are used'. 'It's ecological' uses singular 'it' to refer to 'bikes' (plural) and 'ecological' is better expressed as 'environmentally friendly.' Suggestion: Keep number agreement between noun and pronoun ('bikes' -> 'they') and use natural collocations ('used bikes', 'environmentally friendly').