Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I did not have a bike when I was a child, but my father owns A1 bike. So whenever I want to went to market I take it the key and go to market cafe or shopping.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I think bikes are quite popular in my country because two vehicles are very affordable. In my country, whenever anyone want to go to another place, they take the bike rather than car.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and use accurate past-tense and infinitive forms. Say “a bike,” not “A1 bike,” and use “wanted to go” instead of “want to went.” Also, “take it the key” and “go to market cafe or shopping” are unnatural; say “take the key and ride it to the market or a café.” Add one specific detail to make the answer more complete, while keeping it to no more than five sentences.
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike of my own when I was a child, but my father had one. Whenever I wanted to go to the market or a café, I took the key and rode his bike there. I really enjoyed using it because it was convenient and saved me time.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Give a clear reason using the correct noun and pronouns: say “bikes are affordable” rather than “two vehicles are affordable.” Correct the subject–verb agreement and articles: “whenever anyone wants” and “rather than a car.” You could also explain that bikes are useful for short journeys and help people avoid traffic, which would make your answer more specific and logically developed.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because they are affordable and practical. Whenever people want to travel a short distance, they usually take a bike rather than a car. Bikes are also useful because they help people avoid traffic and reduce their transportation costs.
× No, I did not have a bike when I was a child, but my father owns A1 bike.
✓ No, I did not have a bike when I was a child, but my father owns a bike.
A singular countable noun such as bike needs an article. Use a before bike because it refers to one nonspecific bike. A1 is not an appropriate article in this sentence.
× So whenever I want to went to market I take it the key and go to market cafe or shopping.
✓ So whenever I want to go to the market, I take the key and go to the market, a café, or go shopping.
After want to, use the base form of the verb, go, not the past form went. The structure is want to go.
× So whenever I want to went to market I take it the key and go to market cafe or shopping.
✓ So whenever I want to go to the market, I take the key and go to the market, a café, or go shopping.
The pronoun it cannot be used before the noun phrase the key in this position. Say take the key. If you want to use a pronoun, say take it, but do not use both it and the key together.
× So whenever I want to went to market I take it the key and go to market cafe or shopping.
✓ So whenever I want to go to the market, I take the key and go to the market, a café, or go shopping.
When referring to a specific place such as the market, use the definite article the. Say go to the market rather than go to market in this context.
× So whenever I want to went to market I take it the key and go to market cafe or shopping.
✓ So whenever I want to go to the market, I take the key and go to the market, a café, or go shopping.
The original list of destinations is not parallel: market cafe and shopping do not have the same grammatical structure. Use go to the market, a café, or go shopping to make the alternatives clear and grammatically parallel.
× I think bikes are quite popular in my country because two vehicles are very affordable.
✓ I think bikes are quite popular in my country because these vehicles are very affordable.
Two means exactly two vehicles, but the context refers generally to bikes as a type of vehicle. Use these vehicles or they to refer to bikes in general.
× In my country, whenever anyone want to go to another place, they take the bike rather than car.
✓ In my country, whenever anyone wants to go to another place, they take a bike rather than a car.
Anyone is a singular indefinite pronoun, so the present-tense verb must have the third-person singular ending: wants. The singular pronoun they can still be used to refer to anyone.
× In my country, whenever anyone want to go to another place, they take the bike rather than car.
✓ In my country, whenever anyone wants to go to another place, they take a bike rather than a car.
Use a before singular countable nouns when speaking about one nonspecific item. Therefore, say a bike and a car rather than the bike and car.