Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, definitely I did. Uh, I believe that every child had a bike in their childhood and uh, I used it, uh, for going to school and I having, uh, or spending time with my friends and at afternoon.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
In my country, people find riding a bicycle a bit difficult because they are not convenient, uh, to uh, have a physical activity, uh, during their day, uh so uh, they are not uh, into uh, cycling.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Answer the question directly and use the past tense consistently. Avoid the unnecessary generalization that every child had a bike. Correct the phrases “I having” to “I had” or “I used it,” “at afternoon” to “in the afternoon,” and connect your reasons naturally. Give one or two specific details, such as where you rode your bike or what you did with your friends.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I used to ride my bike to school and around my neighborhood. In the afternoons, I often cycled with my friends, so it was both a convenient way to travel and a lot of fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Give a clear opinion at the beginning and explain it logically. Your answer is confusing because “they” could refer to people or bicycles, and “bikes are not convenient to have a physical activity” is unnatural. Explain whether bikes are popular or unpopular, then provide specific reasons, such as heavy traffic, limited bike lanes, hot weather, or the convenience of public transportation. Avoid repeated fillers such as “uh.”
Ví dụ: No, bikes are not especially popular in my country. Many people prefer cars or public transportation because they are faster and more convenient for commuting. In addition, some cities have heavy traffic and very few safe bike lanes, so people may not feel comfortable cycling.
× Yes, definitely I did.
✓ Yes, I definitely did.
The adverb definitely is more naturally placed after the subject and before the main verb did. This creates the standard word order: subject + adverb + verb.
× I used it, uh, for going to school and I having, uh, or spending time with my friends and at afternoon.
✓ I used it for going to school and spending time with my friends in the afternoon.
The form I having is incorrect because having cannot be used here without an auxiliary verb, and it does not form a parallel structure with going and spending. After for, use the -ing form. Also, use the parallel phrase going to school and spending time with my friends.
× I used it, uh, for going to school and I having, uh, or spending time with my friends and at afternoon.
✓ I used it for going to school and spending time with my friends in the afternoon.
Use in, not at, with the time expression the afternoon. The correct phrase is in the afternoon. Remember that we commonly use in with parts of the day, such as in the morning, in the afternoon, and in the evening.
× In my country, people find riding a bicycle a bit difficult because they are not convenient to have a physical activity during their day, so they are not into cycling.
✓ In my country, people find riding a bicycle a bit difficult because bicycles are not convenient for physical activity, so people are not into cycling.
The pronoun they refers grammatically to people, but people cannot be described as convenient. The intended subject is bicycles, so name bicycles explicitly. In the final clause, people is also clearer than they because it avoids an unclear reference.