Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have a bike. I remember I, I borrowed it from my, uh, brother's friend. He also teach us, teaches us how to, uh, ride a bike and uh, yeah, I, I remember almost every day for one week, I.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, it it is very, uh, popular in our country. Special.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: Be more precise, fluent and concise. Start with a clear past-tense topic sentence, avoid hesitations and repetition, and add one or two specific supporting details with linking words. Keep your answer within 3–4 sentences. For example, state who owned the bike, how you learned, how often you practised and a brief result or feeling.
Ví dụ: Yes—I had a bike when I was a child, but it belonged to my brother’s friend. He taught me to ride it, and I practised almost every day for a week until I felt confident. As a result, I was soon able to ride around the neighbourhood on my own, which made me very proud.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 36.0Gợi ý: Give a direct opinion followed by specific reasons and examples, using linking words to connect points. Avoid fillers and single-word answers. Aim for 2–3 sentences that explain why bikes are popular (e.g., cost, traffic, culture) and who uses them.
Ví dụ: Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short trips. In addition, many people use bikes to avoid traffic congestion, especially students and workers in cities.
× Yes, I have a bike.
✓ Yes, I had a bike.
The question asks about possession in the past ('Did you have... when you were a child?'), so the student should use past tense. Using 'have' (present) is tense inconsistency. Change to 'had' to match past time reference.
× I remember I, I borrowed it from my, uh, brother's friend.
✓ I remember I borrowed it from my brother's friend.
The sentence reports a past action and should use simple past ('borrowed'), which is correct, but pauses and extra commas break fluency. Remove filler repetitions and unnecessary commas for clarity. The verb tense is appropriate; the correction mainly removes disfluencies.
× He also teach us, teaches us how to, uh, ride a bike and uh, yeah, I, I remember almost every day for one week, I.
✓ He also taught us how to ride a bike, and I remember riding almost every day for a week.
The main verb should be past tense to match the time frame ('when you were a child'). 'Teach' should be 'taught' (third-person past). Also, 'teach(es) us' is inconsistent; choose past 'taught'. Use 'remember riding' to express habitual past action and remove filler repetitions and trailing fragment. This fixes third-person singular/past tense and sentence structure errors.
× Yes, it it is very, uh, popular in our country.
✓ Yes, they are very popular in our country.
The examiner asked 'Do you think bikes are popular...' so the subject 'bikes' is plural. The student used 'it' and repeated 'it it', which is incorrect pronoun and number agreement. Use 'they are' to match plural noun and present simple for general truth. Remove filler 'uh' and duplication.
× Special.
✓ They are especially common in cities and among students.
Single-word reply 'Special.' is a sentence fragment and unclear. Provide a complete sentence that explains in what way bikes are popular. This fixes sentence structure by supplying subject and predicate and clarifies meaning.