Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father actually taught me how to ride one since I was 3 and uh, it was all.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Uh, yes, indeed, bikes are very popular in my country since cars are a very expensive mode of transportation here, everyone usually loves to travel using their scooters and bikes. And since where I live is a very environment, uh, conscious country, so uh, using bikes and scooters usually saves electricity.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Be more concise and add a little more specific detail to make the answer natural and informative. Remove fillers (uh) and finish the thought. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two supporting details (who taught you, a memory or effect).
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father taught me to ride when I was three, and I remember practicing in the park every weekend until I was confident. That early start made me comfortable cycling on busy streets later.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Organize the answer with a clear topic sentence and two specific reasons; avoid repetition and filler words. Use linking words (for example, moreover, because) and provide one concrete example or statistic if possible. Replace vague phrases like “very environment conscious” with clearer wording.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because cars are expensive and fuel costs are high. Moreover, many people prefer scooters and bicycles for short trips since our cities are compact and parking is limited. For example, in my city about half of commuters use two-wheelers for daily travel.
× My father actually taught me how to ride one since I was 3 and uh, it was all.
✓ My father actually taught me how to ride one when I was 3, and, uh, that was it.
The original uses 'since' with a past simple 'taught', which is incorrect because 'since' requires a point in time with a perfect tense (e.g., 'has taught since') or should be replaced by 'when' for a specific past age. Also 'it was all' is informal and unclear; 'that was it' is a clearer colloquial replacement. Suggestion: use 'when I was 3' for a specific past time and keep past simple consistency.
× Uh, yes, indeed, bikes are very popular in my country since cars are a very expensive mode of transportation here, everyone usually loves to travel using their scooters and bikes.
✓ Uh, yes, indeed, bikes are very popular in my country because cars are a very expensive mode of transportation here, so people usually like to travel using their scooters and bikes.
The sentence mixes cause and result incorrectly with 'since' which can be ambiguous; 'because' is clearer for cause. Also 'everyone usually loves' is overly broad and slightly awkward; 'people usually like' is more natural. Maintain present simple for general truths. Suggestion: use 'because' for cause, 'so' for result, and 'people' instead of 'everyone' to sound natural.
× And since where I live is a very environment, uh, conscious country, so uh, using bikes and scooters usually saves electricity.
✓ And since where I live is a very environmentally conscious country, using bikes and scooters usually saves electricity.
'Very environment, conscious' is incorrect word order and choice: 'environment' is a noun; the correct adverbial adjective is 'environmentally conscious'. Also the sentence had both 'since' and 'so', creating redundancy; remove 'so' after 'since'. Suggestion: use 'environmentally conscious' and avoid stacking conjunctions that duplicate causal meaning.