Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have a few bikes when I was younger. I remember biking these bicycles with my sister and my father to bought some fruits and snacks back in the days.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I don't think so because Thailand has an extremely hot weather, therefore it is a bit difficult to bike in Thailand as it can cause heat strokes and affect your overall health.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Make your answer grammatically correct, concise, and natural. Start with a clear topic sentence (e.g., “Yes, I did”), correct verb forms (use past tense), avoid redundancy, and add one specific supporting detail using a linking word. Keep it to 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I had a few bikes when I was younger, and I often rode them with my sister and father to buy fruits and snacks from a nearby market.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Give a direct, natural opinion sentence, then support it with a specific reason using a linking word. Use more natural phrases (e.g., “quite hot” not “extremely hot weather”) and avoid wordiness. Limit to 2–3 sentences and include a brief example or contrast if possible.
Ví dụ: Not really. Thailand is quite hot for much of the year, so cycling can be uncomfortable and even risky in the midday heat; as a result, many people prefer motorbikes or cars for daily travel.
× Yes, I have a few bikes when I was younger.
✓ Yes, I had a few bikes when I was younger.
The sentence mixes present tense 'have' with the past time reference 'when I was younger'. Use past tense 'had' to match the time frame. Suggestion: Use consistent past tense for past events (e.g., 'I had').
× I remember biking these bicycles with my sister and my father to bought some fruits and snacks back in the days.
✓ I remember biking those bicycles with my sister and my father to buy some fruit and snacks back in the day.
Multiple issues: 'these' should be 'those' to match past reference; 'to bought' is incorrect because an infinitive 'to' must be followed by the base verb 'buy'; 'fruits' is usually uncountable in this context so 'fruit' is preferred; 'back in the days' is idiomaticy incorrect—use 'back in the day'. Suggestion: Use correct demonstrative for past, use base verb after 'to', use 'fruit' for general snack items, and use the idiom 'back in the day'.
× I don't think so because Thailand has an extremely hot weather, therefore it is a bit difficult to bike in Thailand as it can cause heat strokes and affect your overall health.
✓ I don't think so because Thailand has extremely hot weather; therefore, it is a bit difficult to cycle in Thailand as it can cause heatstroke and affect your overall health.
Use 'extremely hot weather' without the article 'an' because 'weather' is uncountable here. Use a semicolon or separate sentences and add a comma after 'therefore'. 'Bike' as a verb is acceptable but 'cycle' is more formal; 'heat strokes' is usually 'heatstroke' as an uncountable noun. Suggestion: Remove the article before 'weather', punctuate the sentence properly, and use the standard noun 'heatstroke'.