Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I do.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
As I'm from a developing country, bikes are very common in a very easy and cheapest way of transportation in my country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: Answer directly in past tense and expand slightly with one brief supporting detail. Keep it natural and concise (max 5 sentences). Use a topic sentence then a short supporting detail with a linking word. For example, say whether you had one, when you got it or who gave it to you, and one reason why it was memorable.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I received it as a birthday present from my parents when I was eight, and I used to ride it to visit my friends every afternoon, which made those years very fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Make the sentence grammatically correct and more concise, avoid redundancy, and add one specific supporting detail using a linking word. Use vocabulary appropriate to the context (e.g., common, affordable, practical) and give an example or reason why they are popular.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and practical for short distances. For instance, many people use motorbikes to commute to work and run errands since public transport can be unreliable.
× Yes, I do.
✓ Yes, I did.
The examiner asked a past-tense question ('Did you have a bike when you were a child?') so the response should use past tense. 'Do' is present tense; use 'did' to match the past context. Suggestion: use past tense verbs when answering past-tense questions (e.g., 'Yes, I did' or 'Yes, I had a bike').
× As I'm from a developing country, bikes are very common in a very easy and cheapest way of transportation in my country.
✓ Because I'm from a developing country, bikes are a very common, cheap, and convenient form of transportation in my country.
The original sentence has multiple issues: incorrect connector ('As' is acceptable but 'Because' is clearer when giving reason), awkward phrase order ('in a very easy and cheapest way of transportation') and mixed comparative/superlative forms. This fits sentence structure errors and adjective/adverb misuse. Corrections: use 'a very common, cheap, and convenient form of transportation' to list adjectives in correct order and form; use singular 'form' to match the uncountable idea; remove redundant 'in my country' repetition if unnecessary. Suggestion: keep clauses logical (reason + result), use correct adjective forms (cheap not cheapest), and proper noun phrases ('form of transportation').