Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Did you have a bag when you were a child?
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Do you think a bikes are popular in your country?
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 20.0Gợi ý: Bạn trả lời không đúng câu hỏi của giám khảo và chỉ lặp lại một từ khác (bag) nên không thể hiện khả năng hiểu câu hỏi hay trả lời phù hợp. Hãy chú ý nghe kỹ câu hỏi và trả lời trực tiếp bằng một câu chủ đề ngắn gọn, sau đó nếu cần bổ sung thêm 1–2 câu chi tiết. Ngoài ra tránh nhầm lẫn từ vựng tương tự (bike vs bag).
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bicycle that I learned to ride in our neighborhood, and I used it almost every day to visit friends and go to the park.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 15.0Gợi ý: Bạn đã lặp lại câu hỏi của giám khảo thay vì trả lời; còn chứa lỗi ngữ pháp (a bikes). Điều này cho thấy bạn chưa phản ứng trực tiếp với câu hỏi. Hãy đưa ra một câu chủ đề rõ ràng nêu ý kiến, dùng liên từ nếu muốn mở rộng và đưa ví dụ cụ thể để minh họa.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in cities where people use them to avoid traffic. For example, many students and office workers ride bicycles for short trips because they are cheap and convenient.
× Did you have a bag when you were a child?
✓ Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Student answered with 'bag' which does not match the examiner's question about 'bike'. This is a content error rather than grammatical, but it results in a wrong noun. Suggestion: listen carefully to the question and repeat key words before answering if unsure; replace 'bag' with the noun used in the question to keep relevance.
× Do you think a bikes are popular in your country?
✓ Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
The phrase 'a bikes' incorrectly combines the singular indefinite article 'a' with the plural noun 'bikes'. In English you must use either 'a' with a singular noun ('a bike') or no article with a plural noun ('bikes'). Suggestion: decide singular or plural; for general statements about popularity use the plural without 'a' (e.g., 'bikes are popular') or use 'a' with singular when referring to one item (e.g., 'Is a bike popular?').