Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I didn't have a bike because my family couldn't afford one. I got my first bike when I was 13 and I was so excited because I dreamed about a bike from age 6. I was riding a bike with my friends from school to work I believe.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Indeed, yes, I think bags are very appropriate in my country since they are used by children and adults. Almost every child has their own bike to ride and adults use it to get from one place to another easily without traffic jam.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and correct minor grammar and coherence issues. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give specific supporting details in up to 3 short sentences. Correct tense and phrasing (e.g., “I dreamed about having a bike since I was six” and clarify what “to work” means). Add a linking word when moving between ideas (e.g., “however,” “then”).
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was young because my family couldn’t afford one. However, I finally got my first bike at 13, which made me very excited because I had dreamed of having one since I was six. After that, I often rode it with my friends around the neighbourhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Fix vocabulary errors and improve clarity. Use correct words (“bikes” not “bags”) and begin with a clear opinion sentence. Provide specific supporting details (examples of who rides bikes, common routes, or reasons for popularity) and use linking words like “for example” or “because”. Keep it concise and avoid overgeneralisation.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and convenient. For example, many children ride bikes to school and adults often cycle short distances to work or the market to avoid traffic. As a result, cycling is common in both cities and small towns.
× I was riding a bike with my friends from school to work I believe.
✓ I rode a bike with my friends from school to work, I believe.
The original sentence mixes continuous past 'was riding' with a general past habitual event; 'rode' (simple past) better fits the completed action. Also it lacks a comma before the tag 'I believe'. Use simple past for past habitual or completed actions and add appropriate punctuation.
× Indeed, yes, I think bags are very appropriate in my country since they are used by children and adults.
✓ Indeed, yes, I think bikes are very common in my country since they are used by children and adults.
The student wrote 'bags' instead of 'bikes' (wrong word choice). This is a lexical error rather than grammatical, but it affects meaning. Replace with 'bikes' to match the question. Also 'very appropriate' is unnatural here; 'very common' fits better when talking about popularity and usage.
× Almost every child has their own bike to ride and adults use it to get from one place to another easily without traffic jam.
✓ Almost every child has his or her own bike to ride, and adults use bikes to get from one place to another easily without traffic jams.
There are several issues: 'their' is a plural possessive used with 'every child' (singular) — use 'his or her' or rephrase to avoid gender ('children'). Also 'use it' is ambiguous; use 'use bikes' to match plural adults. 'Traffic jam' should be plural when used in general ('traffic jams'), and a comma is needed before 'and'. Rephrase to maintain subject-verb agreement and clear referents.