Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Maybe yes or maybe no. I don't need it because my parents always take me with motorbikes when I go to school or I'll get home.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, maybe we we are more popular in my country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: Câu trả lời còn mơ hồ, thiếu câu chủ đề rõ ràng và chi tiết hỗ trợ cụ thể. Nên trả lời trực tiếp (Yes/No) rồi giải thích ngắn gọn với lý do cụ thể, dùng liên từ để kết nối ý và giới hạn trong tối đa 5 câu. Tránh nói vòng vo như “maybe” và sửa ngữ pháp (ví dụ thì, động từ chính).
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My parents bought it for me when I was seven, and I used it to play with friends in the neighborhood. However, I rarely cycled to school because my parents usually took me on their motorbike for safety. As a result, I remember using the bike mainly at weekends for fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 42.0Gợi ý: Câu trả lời quá ngắn, lặp từ và không có thông tin cụ thể hoặc lý do. Nên đưa câu chủ đề rõ ràng, sau đó giải thích với ví dụ hoặc so sánh, sử dụng liên từ để mạch lạc. Tránh lỗi lặp từ và nói không chắc như “maybe” nếu bạn muốn khẳng định.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country. Many people use them for short journeys and exercise, especially in cities with heavy traffic. For example, students often cycle to university because it is cheaper and faster than taking public transport. In rural areas, bicycles are still common for daily errands.
× Maybe yes or maybe no. I don't need it because my parents always take me with motorbikes when I go to school or I'll get home.
✓ Maybe yes, maybe no. I didn't need one because my parents always took me on motorbikes when I went to school or when I got home.
The student is talking about a past habitual situation, so past tense should be used (Grammar Problem Type ID 5: Past tense issue and ID 26: Sentence structure errors). Use 'didn't need' instead of 'don't need', 'took' instead of 'take', and 'went'/'got' instead of 'go'/'get'. Also use 'one' to refer back to 'a bike' and 'on motorbikes' (correct preposition). Improve sentence coherence by separating into two clauses with commas and using parallel past tense verbs. Suggestion: Use past simple for habitual actions in the past (e.g., 'I didn't need one because my parents always took me on motorbikes when I went to school').
× Yes, maybe we we are more popular in my country.
✓ Yes, maybe bikes are more popular in my country.
The original sentence has a repetition ('we we') and incorrect subject: 'we' does not fit the question about bikes. This is a subject-verb agreement and sentence structure error (Grammar Problem Type ID 27 and ID 26). The correct subject is 'bikes' and the verb 'are' matches the plural subject. Also use 'more popular' without 'we'. Suggestion: Refer explicitly to the topic (bikes) and ensure subject and verb agree, e.g., 'Bikes are more popular in my country.'