Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Of course I have a bike I would like to ride a bike so when I was about five years old I tell my mom and dad to buy me one to teach me to write it.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, but only in countryside. You know, the big cities like the capital and where I live it's too busy and lots of vehicles in the streets so bikes cannot just go out and ride it so in the countryside it's very popular
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Câu trả lời cần mạch lạc hơn, dùng thì đúng và sửa lỗi ngữ pháp cơ bản. Hãy mở đầu bằng câu chủ đề rõ ràng (Yes/No + brief), dùng thì quá khứ cho hành động đã xảy ra (had, asked, bought, taught) và thêm một vài chi tiết cụ thể nhưng không quá dài. Tránh lặp từ (bike, ride) quá nhiều; dùng từ thay thế khi cần. Ví dụ cũng nên chính xác (teach me to ride, not write).
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I had a small red bicycle when I was about five. I asked my parents to buy it for me, and they taught me how to ride it in the park near our house. I remember practicing there every weekend until I felt confident.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Câu trả lời nên rõ ràng, dùng cấu trúc so/since để giải thích lý do và tránh câu quá dài. Sử dụng linking words (however, because, therefore) để làm ý mạch lạc. Thêm một hoặc hai chi tiết cụ thể (traffic, bike lanes, culture) và dùng danh từ số ít/đại từ đúng (the countryside, cities).
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bicycles are quite popular, especially in the countryside. In big cities like the capital they are less common because traffic is heavy and there are many motor vehicles. Therefore, people in rural areas tend to use bikes for short trips and daily chores.
× Of course I have a bike I would like to ride a bike so when I was about five years old I tell my mom and dad to buy me one to teach me to write it.
✓ Of course I had a bike. I liked riding it, so when I was about five years old I told my mom and dad to buy me one to teach me how to ride it.
Incorrect use of present tense and sequence of tenses. The speaker refers to past events (childhood), so verbs should be in the past tense: have -> had, would like -> liked, tell -> told. Also 'teach me to write it' is incorrect meaning; it should be 'teach me how to ride it.' Suggestion: make verb tenses consistent by using past tense for past events and use 'tell' in past form 'told'. Replace 'to write it' with 'how to ride it'.
× Yes, but only in countryside.
✓ Yes, but only in the countryside.
Missing definite article 'the' before 'countryside'. In English, 'countryside' when referring to rural areas in general usually requires the definite article: 'the countryside'. Suggestion: add 'the' to make the noun phrase grammatical.
× You know, the big cities like the capital and where I live it's too busy and lots of vehicles in the streets so bikes cannot just go out and ride it so in the countryside it's very popular
✓ You know, big cities like the capital, where I live, are too busy and have many vehicles in the streets, so bikes cannot easily be used there; therefore, they are very popular in the countryside.
Run-on sentence and incorrect subject-verb agreement and pronoun use. 'the big cities... it's too busy' mixes plural subject 'cities' with singular verb 'is/it's'. Also 'lots of vehicles in the streets' needs a verb ('have'). 'Bikes cannot just go out and ride it' is ungrammatical: bikes do not 'ride'; people ride bikes, or bikes 'cannot be used easily'. Suggested corrections: make subject and verb agree ('cities ... are'), add verbs for clarity ('have many vehicles'), and rephrase the idea: 'bikes cannot easily be used there' and contrast with countryside popularity.