Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I used to ride a bike when I was a child. My father bought me a small bicycle. That's where I used to practice my bicycle skills and then I learned to bike when I was a child and then eventually I had a bigger bike when I grew older and that's how I learned to ride a bicycle. That's it.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I don't think it's popular as it is to other countries because unlike other countries we don't have a proper bike lane. We don't have enough enough space for the bikers. So we don't also have quite a lot of parks.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Answer more directly and avoid repeating the same idea several times. Use a clear topic sentence followed by one or two specific details. The phrases “practice my bicycle skills” and “learned to bike” are unnatural; say “practice riding” and “learned to ride.” You should also avoid unnecessary endings such as “That’s it.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father bought me a small bicycle, and I used to practice riding it in our neighborhood. When I got older, I received a bigger bike and started riding it more confidently.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: State your opinion clearly and support it with specific reasons. Correct the comparison in “as it is to other countries” to “as popular as they are in other countries,” and avoid repetition in “enough enough.” Use “cyclists” or “people who ride bikes” instead of “bikers,” and connect your reasons with linking words such as “because” and “as a result.”
Ví dụ: No, I don’t think bikes are as popular here as they are in some other countries. One reason is that many cities lack proper bike lanes, so cyclists have to share busy roads with cars. In addition, there are not many parks or safe areas where people can ride, which discourages them from cycling.
× I don't think it's popular as it is to other countries because unlike other countries we don't have a proper bike lane.
✓ I don't think bikes are as popular in my country as they are in other countries because, unlike other countries, we don't have proper bike lanes.
The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to bikes, which is plural. Use the plural noun bikes and the plural verb are. This correction also makes the comparison grammatically complete.
× I don't think it's popular as it is to other countries because unlike other countries we don't have a proper bike lane.
✓ I don't think bikes are as popular in my country as they are in other countries because, unlike other countries, we don't have proper bike lanes.
The original comparison is incomplete and compares popularity directly with countries. Use the structure as...as and compare bikes in my country with bikes in other countries.
× I don't think it's popular as it is to other countries because unlike other countries we don't have a proper bike lane.
✓ I don't think bikes are as popular in my country as they are in other countries because, unlike other countries, we don't have proper bike lanes.
The preposition to is incorrect when referring to location or comparison between countries. Use in other countries. The phrase in my country as...in other countries is the appropriate structure.
× We don't have enough enough space for the bikers.
✓ We don't have enough space for bikers.
The quantifier enough is unnecessarily repeated. Use enough space once. Also, bikers is used in a general sense, so it does not need the definite article the.
× We don't have enough enough space for the bikers.
✓ We don't have enough space for bikers.
The phrase the bikers refers to particular, previously identified bikers. Here, the student is speaking about bikers in general, so no article is needed before the plural noun bikers.