Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Oh yes my mom gave me on my 4th birthday. Well actually I didn't quite that much because what I wanted is a scooter. But anyway my mom bought it for me but it took a while for me to getting used to it.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Well yes, most secondary and high school students usually drive a bike to school. I think the bicycles are quite popular in Vietnam as it's quite accessible and friendly user to the younger audience.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Cải thiện ngữ pháp và độ mạch lạc: sửa các lỗi thì và cấu trúc (ví dụ: “gave me one”, “I didn't like it that much”, “what I wanted was a scooter”, “it took a while for me to get used to it”). Rút gọn để tự nhiên hơn, dùng một câu chủ đề rõ ràng rồi thêm 1–2 chi tiết cụ thể. Tránh lặp từ (‘but anyway’, ‘because’) và giữ tối đa 4–5 câu. Thêm liên kết logic như “however” hoặc “so”.
Ví dụ: Yes. My mom gave me a bike for my fourth birthday, but I didn’t like it that much because I wanted a scooter. However, I learned to ride it after a few weeks and it became my main way to play outside.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 73.0Gợi ý: Cải thiện từ vựng và sự chính xác ngữ pháp: tránh dùng từ không chính xác như “drive a bike” (nên là “ride a bike”), và “friendly user” (nên là “user-friendly” hoặc “popular among young people”). Bổ sung một ví dụ cụ thể hoặc lý do ngắn gọn bằng liên từ (“because”, “so”) để câu mạch lạc hơn. Giữ 3–4 câu, tránh lặp ý.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in Vietnam. Most secondary and high school students ride bikes to school because they are inexpensive and convenient. For example, many families buy simple bicycles for their children to commute short distances.
× Oh yes my mom gave me on my 4th birthday.
✓ Oh yes, my mom gave me one on my 4th birthday.
Original sentence omits the object 'one' (referring to the bike). This creates a sentence structure error because the verb 'gave' requires a direct object. Add 'one' to make the object explicit and include a comma after 'Oh yes' for natural pause.
× Well actually I didn't quite that much because what I wanted is a scooter.
✓ Well, actually I didn't like it that much because what I wanted was a scooter.
The phrase 'didn't quite that much' is ungrammatical. The verb 'like' is missing; use 'didn't like it that much.' Also maintain tense consistency by using 'was' for 'what I wanted.' Add comma after 'Well' for natural speech rhythm.
× But anyway my mom bought it for me but it took a while for me to getting used to it.
✓ But anyway my mom bought it for me, and it took a while for me to get used to it.
The structure 'to getting used to' is incorrect; after 'to' (infinitive marker) use the base form 'get' not the -ing form. Also avoid two 'but's in one sentence; replace the second 'but' with 'and' and add a comma for clarity.
× Well yes, most secondary and high school students usually drive a bike to school.
✓ Well yes, most secondary and high school students usually ride a bike to school.
'Drive a bike' is incorrect; we 'ride' a bike. This is a lexical/verb choice issue related to subject-verb context rather than third person singular morphology, but it fits as a verb usage correction: keep 'students' as plural and use the base verb 'ride.'
× I think the bicycles are quite popular in Vietnam as it's quite accessible and friendly user to the younger audience.
✓ I think bicycles are quite popular in Vietnam because they are quite accessible and user-friendly for younger people.
Using 'the bicycles' implies specific bicycles; use no article for general statement: 'bicycles.' 'It's' (it is) is unclear; refer to 'they' (bicycles). 'Friendly user' is incorrect word order; correct form is 'user-friendly.' 'To the younger audience' is awkward; use 'for younger people.' Also replace 'as' with 'because' for clearer causal link.