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. It was small red bike with training wheels that my parents brought me for my 7th birthday and I used to ride it every afternoon around the park.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Oh yes, bikes are very popular in my country. Many people ride them daily to the market or to the world because they are cheap to buy and maintain, easy to park and often faster than driving in congested urban areas. Moreover, going bikes lane have made cycling.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Your answer is generally clear and relevant, but there are minor grammatical errors and a lack of variety in sentence structure. Make the opening more natural (use 'a small red bike' and 'bought' or 'gave'), and vary sentence length slightly. Keep it concise (under 5 sentences) and add one specific detail to enrich the response, using a linking word to connect ideas.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike as a child. It was a small red bike with training wheels that my parents gave me for my seventh birthday, and I used to ride it every afternoon around the park. Because the park was close to our house, I became confident cycling on slightly uneven paths.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Your response has relevant content but contains grammatical mistakes, awkward phrasing, and one unclear phrase ('to the world'). Improve accuracy (e.g., 'to work' not 'to the world'), correct verb forms, and use linking words to organise reasons. Provide one clear, specific example or statistic to strengthen the answer and keep it concise.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. Many people cycle daily to the market or to work because bicycles are inexpensive to buy and maintain, easy to park, and often quicker in congested cities. In addition, the expansion of dedicated bike lanes has encouraged more people to cycle safely.
× It was small red bike with training wheels that my parents brought me for my 7th birthday and I used to ride it every afternoon around the park.
✓ It was a small red bike with training wheels that my parents bought me for my 7th birthday, and I used to ride it every afternoon around the park.
Error type: article errors and past tense verb choice. The noun phrase 'small red bike' requires the indefinite article 'a'. Also 'brought me' is incorrect in this context because parents gave the bike as a gift; the correct verb is 'bought me' (past tense of buy). Add a comma before 'and' to separate the two independent clauses. Suggestion: include appropriate articles ('a' or 'an') before singular countable nouns and use 'bought' when indicating purchase in the past.
× Many people ride them daily to the market or to the world because they are cheap to buy and maintain, easy to park and often faster than driving in congested urban areas.
✓ Many people ride them daily to the market or to work because they are cheap to buy and maintain, easy to park, and often faster than driving in congested urban areas.
The phrase 'to the world' is incorrect; contextually the intended destination is likely 'work'. Also missing commas in a list: add a comma before 'and' for clarity. Suggestion: choose appropriate prepositions and common collocations ('go to work') and punctuate lists properly.
× Moreover, going bikes lane have made cycling.
✓ Moreover, the creation of bike lanes has made cycling more popular.
Original sentence has multiple structural errors: 'going bikes lane' is ungrammatical and 'have made cycling' lacks a clear subject and correct verb agreement. Rewriting to 'the creation of bike lanes has made cycling more popular' supplies a clear subject ('the creation of bike lanes'), correct singular verb 'has', and completes the meaning. Suggestion: when a sentence feels awkward, rephrase to provide a clear subject and verb and ensure subject-verb agreement.