Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think because in my country, in a village, every people had the bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 10.0Gợi ý: Ответ не отвечает на вопрос, а просто повторяет его. Начните с прямого ответа «Yes, I did» или «No, I didn’t», затем добавьте 1–2 конкретные детали: когда вы получили велосипед, как часто на нём катались и где. Не повторяйте формулировку экзаменатора.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I got my first bike when I was about seven, and I often rode it around my neighborhood with my friends. It was a simple blue bike, but I really enjoyed riding it.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Основная идея понятна, но грамматика и структура требуют исправления. После «I think» нужен полный порядок слов: «I think bikes are popular because…». Используйте правильное выражение «in villages» или «in the countryside» вместо «in a village» в общем значении, а также «everyone had a bike» вместо «every people had the bike». Добавьте конкретную причину или сравнение, например доступность велосипедов, пользу для здоровья или популярность среди детей.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in villages and smaller towns. They are affordable and convenient for short journeys, so many children use them to get around. However, in large cities, people tend to rely more on public transport because of heavy traffic.
× Yes, I think because in my country, in a village, every people had the bike.
✓ Yes, I think so because everyone in the villages in my country has a bike.
Every cannot directly modify the uncountable or plural noun people in this structure. Use everyone or every person instead. Everyone is grammatically singular, so it is followed by has.
× Yes, I think because in my country, in a village, every people had the bike.
✓ Yes, I think so because everyone in the villages in my country has a bike.
The phrase the bike incorrectly refers to one specific bike. When mentioning a bike for the first time, use a bike. In the corrected sentence, a bike is used after everyone.
× Yes, I think because in my country, in a village, every people had the bike.
✓ Yes, I think so because everyone in the villages in my country has a bike.
The question asks whether bikes are popular now, so the present tense is more appropriate. Use has instead of had to describe a current situation.
× Yes, I think because in my country, in a village, every people had the bike.
✓ Yes, I think so because everyone in the villages in my country has a bike.
I think because is incomplete because think needs an object or complement in this context. Use I think so because to connect the opinion and its reason clearly. Also, villages is more natural when making a general statement about rural areas.