Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yeah, for sure. I have a bike my dad gave me when I had seven years old birthday.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Umm, I don't think bike is really popular in my country compared to Netherland, but there's still a lot of people riding bikes on the weekends or like hang out with their family.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar, tense consistency and sentence structure. Start with a clear topic sentence, use past tense consistently, and avoid redundancy. Add one brief supporting detail with a linking word. For example, say when you got it and a short memory about riding it.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. My dad gave me a bike for my seventh birthday, and I remember riding it every afternoon in the park. As a result, I became more confident and independent when I was young.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 70.0Gợi ý: Improve accuracy of reference names, grammar (singular/plural), and fluency. Start with a direct opinion sentence, then add a specific supporting detail using linking words (e.g., "however", "but"). Be concise and avoid filler words like "umm" and "like".
Ví dụ: I don't think bicycles are as popular in my country as they are in the Netherlands; however, many people still ride bikes on weekends to exercise or spend time with family.
× I have a bike my dad gave me when I had seven years old birthday.
✓ I had a bike that my dad gave me for my seventh birthday.
Issues: incorrect present tense 'have' (should be past 'had' to match 'when you were a child'), missing relative pronoun 'that' or 'which' to connect clauses, incorrect preposition and word order 'when I had seven years old birthday' and unnecessary words. Use 'for my seventh birthday' or 'on my seventh birthday' and use past simple 'had' to match the past time frame. Suggestion: use 'I had a bike that my dad gave me for my seventh birthday.'
× Umm, I don't think bike is really popular in my country compared to Netherland, but there's still a lot of people riding bikes on the weekends or like hang out with their family.
✓ Umm, I don't think bikes are really popular in my country compared to the Netherlands, but there are still a lot of people riding bikes on the weekends or hanging out with their family.
Issues: 'bike' should be plural 'bikes' (singular/plural issue) and requires subject-verb agreement 'bikes are' or grammar problem 27; country name 'Netherland' should be 'the Netherlands' (article and proper noun). 'There's still a lot of people' is colloquial and grammatically mismatched; use 'there are still a lot of people' to match plural. 'or like hang out' mixes informal filler 'like' and incorrect verb form; use the gerund 'hanging out' to parallel 'riding'. Suggestion: Use plural nouns for general statements, correct country name with article, match 'there are' for plural, and use parallel gerunds.