Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No I never had a bike when when I was a child but yes I do used to have a bicycle and me and my sister used to ride a lot. It was given by my parents do as a birthday present when I was in standard 2nd and I used to roam with the bicycle around my society and all the society.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had an bicycle when I was a child. My parents had gifted me as a birthday present. Me and my sister used to ride a lot around our neighborhood and some of the time we used to go out even even out of the neighborhood and we used to get scolded by our parents and it also has the two Wheeler extra.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: Be concise, directly answer the question with a clear topic sentence, avoid repetition and grammar mistakes, and add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Use correct past tense forms and precise vocabulary (e.g., "bicycle" rather than mixing "bike"/"bicycle").
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike at first, but I later received a bicycle as a birthday present when I was in second grade. As a result, my sister and I rode around our neighborhood every afternoon, sometimes cycling to the park nearby.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 46.0Gợi ý: Directly address popularity in your country first, then support with specific reasons or examples. Avoid speaking about your own childhood repeatedly; instead give general observations, use linking words (for example, "because", "for instance") and correct grammar (e.g., "two-wheeler").
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because they are affordable and convenient for short trips. For instance, many students and delivery workers use two-wheelers to commute, and you can often see crowded bike lanes during rush hour.
× No I never had a bike when when I was a child but yes I do used to have a bicycle and me and my sister used to ride a lot.
✓ No, I never had a bike when I was a child, but I used to have a bicycle, and my sister and I used to ride a lot.
Errors: incorrect combination of present auxiliary with 'used to' ('do used to') and word repetition 'when when', wrong pronoun order 'me and my sister'. Corrections: remove the extra 'when', change 'do used to' to 'used to' because 'used to' already expresses past habitual action, and use 'my sister and I' for correct subject order. Suggestion: say 'I used to have' for past habits and place subjects in the conventional order 'X and I'.
× It was given by my parents do as a birthday present when I was in standard 2nd and I used to roam with the bicycle around my society and all the society.
✓ It was given to me by my parents as a birthday present when I was in second grade, and I used to ride the bicycle around my neighborhood and the surrounding area.
Errors: wrong preposition 'given by my parents do as' should be 'given to me by my parents as'; non-native phrase 'standard 2nd' replaced with 'second grade'; 'roam with the bicycle' is awkward — use 'ride the bicycle'; 'society' in this context should be 'neighborhood' or 'community'. Corrections use correct prepositions and natural collocations. Suggestion: use 'given to me', 'as a birthday present', 'ride around my neighborhood'.
× Yes, I had an bicycle when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child.
Error: article and noun form issue: 'an bicycle' is incorrect because 'bicycle' begins with a consonant sound; use 'a bicycle'. This appears as a past tense context but primarily is an article error. Suggestion: choose 'a' before consonant sounds and 'an' before vowel sounds.
× My parents had gifted me as a birthday present.
✓ My parents had gifted me a bicycle as a birthday present.
Error: missing object and wrong preposition. 'Gifted me as a birthday present' is incomplete — include the gift (a bicycle) and use 'gifted me a bicycle' or 'gave me a bicycle as a birthday present.' Suggestion: specify the object and use natural word order 'gave/gifted me a [item] as a birthday present.'
× Me and my sister used to ride a lot around our neighborhood and some of the time we used to go out even even out of the neighborhood and we used to get scolded by our parents and it also has the two Wheeler extra.
✓ My sister and I used to ride a lot around our neighborhood, and sometimes we even went outside the neighborhood and got scolded by our parents. There was also an extra two-wheeler.
Errors: subject pronoun order should be 'My sister and I' (not 'Me and my sister'); wordy repetition 'some of the time' and 'even even' — use 'sometimes' and remove duplicate; tense inconsistency — use past tense 'went' instead of 'used to go' (both are acceptable but keep consistent); 'it also has the two Wheeler extra' is ungrammatical — clarify meaning: 'There was also an extra two-wheeler.' Suggestion: use correct subject pronouns, avoid repetition, keep consistent past tense, and express 'extra two-wheeler' clearly.