Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had a bike when I was 10 years old.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, when I was a little child biker was a popular, but nowadays biker is not popular as a past. It is more popular for the car right now.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 85.0Gợi ý: Your answer is direct and clear, which is good. To improve, add one brief supporting detail (e.g., what type of bike or how you used it) and use a linking phrase if you expand. Keep it natural and within 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was 10 years old. I used it to ride to school and around my neighborhood, which helped me gain confidence and independence.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Your answer addresses the question but has grammar and clarity problems and is a bit repetitive. Improve by starting with a clear topic sentence (e.g., "They used to be more popular") then give specific reasons and a linking word. Use correct noun forms (bike/bicycling, people, cars) and avoid redundant phrases. Keep answers to 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: They used to be more popular when I was a child, but now fewer people bike because cars are more affordable and cities are more car-oriented. For example, many families prefer driving for convenience and longer commutes.
× Yes, I had a bike when I was 10 years old.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was 10 years old.
No change needed. The sentence correctly uses the past simple tense to describe a past possession and is grammatically correct.
× Yes, when I was a little child biker was a popular, but nowadays biker is not popular as a past.
✓ Yes, when I was a child, biking was popular, but nowadays biking is not as popular as it used to be.
Multiple issues: 'a little child' is unnatural — use 'a child' or 'young'; 'biker' refers to a person, not the activity, so use 'biking' or 'riding bikes'; word order and comparative phrase are incorrect — use 'not as popular as it used to be' to compare past and present. Also add a comma after the introductory phrase.
× It is more popular for the car right now.
✓ Cars are more popular right now.
The original uses an incorrect article and singular noun ('the car') and an awkward structure 'more popular for the car'. Use the plural 'cars' to indicate the general preference and present simple 'are more popular' to describe the current state. This makes the sentence grammatically correct and natural.