Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I did. I have a small, uh, red 1 bike in my childhood, which I love so much, uh, as a child I uh, enjoy, uh, I'm really enjoyed to running the bike, the streets.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yeah, I think bikes are popular in my country in Russia due to the fact that everyone, every adult likes to riding a bike in the neighborhood or riding a bike is one of the most enjoyable things that you ever
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Answer directly in the past tense and avoid repeated fillers such as “uh.” Use “had” instead of “have,” “when I was a child” instead of “in my childhood,” and “enjoyed riding my bike” instead of “enjoyed to running the bike.” Add one specific detail, such as where you rode it or why you liked it. Keep the response to two or three clear sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I had a small red bike when I was a child, and I loved riding it around my neighborhood. I often rode it with my friends after school, so I have very happy memories of it.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 38.0Gợi ý: Give a complete and clearly structured answer. Avoid repeating “riding a bike” and do not make an unsupported claim that “everyone” rides. Use the correct form “likes riding” or “likes to ride,” and explain popularity with a specific reason, such as convenience, exercise, or traffic. Finish the sentence and use a linking word such as “because” or “also.”
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in Russia, especially during the warmer months. Many people ride them in their neighborhoods because cycling is a convenient way to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. However, cars are still more common for commuting in large cities.
× I have a small, red bike in my childhood, which I love so much.
✓ I had a small, red bike when I was a child, which I loved very much.
The question asks about a past childhood experience, so the past tense is required. Use had instead of have and loved instead of love. Also, when I was a child is more natural than in my childhood in this sentence.
× As a child, I enjoy riding a bike in the streets.
✓ As a child, I enjoyed riding my bike in the streets.
Because as a child refers to a past period, the verb should be in the past tense: enjoyed, not enjoy.
× I am really enjoyed to running the bike.
✓ I really enjoyed riding my bike.
Enjoy is followed by a gerund, or verb ending in -ing, not to plus the base verb. Therefore, use enjoyed riding, not enjoyed to running. The natural expression is riding my bike, rather than running the bike.
× I enjoyed riding my bike the streets.
✓ I enjoyed riding my bike in the streets.
The preposition in is needed to show the place where the activity happened. Use ride in the streets or ride on the streets, depending on the intended meaning.
× Everyone, every adult likes to riding a bike in the neighborhood.
✓ Every adult likes riding a bike in the neighborhood.
Like can be followed by a gerund, so use likes riding, not likes to riding. The phrase everyone, every adult is also unnecessarily repetitive; every adult expresses the intended meaning clearly.
× I think bikes are popular in my country in Russia due to the fact that everyone, every adult likes riding a bike in the neighborhood or riding a bike is one of the most enjoyable things that you ever.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country, Russia, because every adult likes riding a bike in the neighborhood, and riding a bike is one of the most enjoyable activities.
The original sentence joins incomplete and competing ideas with or, and the final clause is unfinished. Use because to introduce the reasons and and to connect the two complete ideas. The phrase one of the most enjoyable activities is complete and natural.