Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. It was a yellow training bike. I remember because, uh yellow is my favorite color and my favorite character is that time was yellow Ranger from Power Rangers. So umm, they bought.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I don't really think so because in my country, uh, we don't have a designated bike lane and it is hard for us to use the bike go to use bikes going to anywhere.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: Keep your answer direct and reduce fillers (uh, umm). Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Avoid repeating the same idea (saying yellow twice) and correct small grammar slips (e.g. “my favorite character then was the Yellow Ranger” or “they bought it for me”). Aim for 2–3 sentences, fluent pronunciation, and varied vocabulary.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a yellow training bike that my parents bought for me because yellow was my favorite color, and I loved the Yellow Ranger from Power Rangers at the time.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 64.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and provide one clear reason with a linking word (e.g., because, therefore). Remove hesitations and correct word order and repetition. Be specific about the consequence (e.g., safety concerns, traffic). Keep to 2–3 sentences and use appropriate vocabulary like “designated cycle lanes,” “dangerous,” or “inconvenient.”
Ví dụ: I don't think bikes are very popular in my country because there are few designated cycle lanes, so riding is often dangerous and inconvenient in busy traffic.
× Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
Using 'did have' with a simple past affirmative is unnecessary; the simple past 'had' is correct and more natural. Suggestion: use simple past for completed actions in the past ('I had').
× It was a yellow training bike.
✓ It was a yellow training bike.
This sentence is grammatically correct; no change needed. (Kept for completeness.)
× I remember because, uh yellow is my favorite color and my favorite character is that time was yellow Ranger from Power Rangers.
✓ I remember because yellow was my favorite color at that time, and my favorite character then was the Yellow Ranger from Power Rangers.
Multiple issues: incorrect time reference and word order. 'That time was yellow Ranger' is ungrammatical. Use 'yellow was my favorite color at that time' to place time phrase correctly, and 'my favorite character then was the Yellow Ranger' to use correct subject-verb order and tense. Suggestion: place time expressions after 'color' and use 'then' for 'at that time.' Capitalize proper noun 'Yellow Ranger.'
× So umm, they bought.
✓ So, they bought it for me.
Incomplete sentence (missing object). 'They bought' requires an object or completion ('bought it for me'). Suggestion: include what was bought or complete the clause to form a full sentence.
× I don't really think so because in my country, uh, we don't have a designated bike lane and it is hard for us to use the bike go to use bikes going to anywhere.
✓ I don't really think so because in my country we don't have designated bike lanes, and it is hard for us to go anywhere by bike.
Problems include incorrect article/number agreement ('a designated bike lane' -> 'designated bike lanes' fits general statement), awkward and redundant phrasing ('use the bike go to use bikes going to anywhere'). Use 'go anywhere by bike' for clarity. Suggestion: use plural 'lanes' for general statements and the idiomatic prepositional phrase 'go anywhere by bike.'