Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I did. Then I was a child. I used to ride my bike quite often.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I guess they're quite popular because, umm, especially among teenagers, teenager boys, 'cause, umm, I saw several times they, uh, tried to, I, I just tried to figure out how they do this. Uh, they doing some tricks, some kind of cool.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Answer the question directly and avoid the unnecessary sentence “Then I was a child,” which is repetitive and grammatically unnatural. Add one specific supporting detail, such as where you rode your bike or who you rode with. Use a linking word like “usually” or “especially” to make the answer flow more naturally.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I used to ride my bike quite often, especially around my neighborhood. I usually rode it with my friends after school, and we sometimes explored nearby streets together.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: State your main idea clearly at the beginning and avoid hesitations, repetition, and unfinished phrases. “Teenager boys” should be “teenage boys,” and “they doing” should be “they do” or “they are doing.” Explain why bikes are popular with one or two specific examples, such as transportation, exercise, or performing tricks, and connect your ideas with words like “because” and “for example.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among teenagers. Many young people ride them for exercise and entertainment, while some teenage boys enjoy practicing tricks at skate parks. For example, I often see groups of teenagers cycling together in the evenings.
× especially among teenagers, teenager boys
✓ especially among teenagers, particularly teenage boys
Teenager is a noun, but it cannot directly modify boys in this form. Use the adjective teenage before boys. Also, particularly makes the relationship between the general group and the specific group clearer.
× I saw several times they tried to
✓ I have seen them try to
The original sentence uses an incorrect structure after saw and places several times awkwardly. After see, use the object them followed by the base verb try. The present perfect have seen is suitable for experiences that have occurred several times up to now.
× they doing some tricks
✓ they were doing some tricks
The past continuous requires the past-tense auxiliary were before the present participle doing. Because the student is describing something observed in the past, were doing is the appropriate form.
× some kind of cool
✓ which was kind of cool
Some kind of cool is an incomplete comment in this context because it does not contain a verb connecting the activity with the speaker's evaluation. Which was kind of cool forms a complete relative clause and clearly refers to the tricks.