Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I didn't have a big grade. I was tired because my parents are afraid that I get hurt or injured. Instead of bike, I used to walk and go to the school and play with my friends so that I did not remember anything about the bikes.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
In my country, bikes are very popular because every individual use bike for their day-to-day commuting. For example, the teacher and its student. They both use bike to recent tourist school in time and save their time from traffic lights and various other obstacles.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Answer the question directly and correct the unclear expressions. “Big grade” does not convey a meaningful idea; you may mean “a bike.” Also, use the past tense consistently: “my parents were afraid I would get hurt.” Avoid saying that you “did not remember anything about bikes,” because it is unclear and unnecessary. Give one specific reason and a brief supporting detail, using a natural linking word such as “instead.”
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child because my parents were worried that I might get hurt. Instead, I usually walked to school and played with my friends in the neighborhood. I didn’t really feel that I was missing out because I had other ways to have fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Your answer gives a clear opinion and a reason, but there are several grammar and word-choice problems. Use “people use bikes,” not “every individual use bike,” and say “teachers and students,” not “the teacher and its student.” Replace the unclear phrase “recent tourist school” with “reach school,” and explain that bikes help people avoid traffic jams rather than “traffic lights.” Connect the example in a complete sentence and use specific details about commuting.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students and office workers. Many people use them for their daily commutes because they are inexpensive and convenient. For example, teachers and students often ride to school, which helps them avoid traffic jams and arrive on time.
× I was tired because my parents are afraid that I get hurt or injured.
✓ I was tired because my parents were afraid that I would get hurt or injured.
The sentence describes a situation in the past, so are should change to were. In a past context, would is used to express a possible future result from that past point of view.
× Instead of bike, I used to walk and go to the school and play with my friends so that I did not remember anything about the bikes.
✓ Instead of riding a bike, I used to walk to school and play with my friends, so I did not think about bikes.
After instead of, use a noun or a gerund phrase. Riding is the -ing form needed here. The phrase instead of riding a bike is more grammatically complete than instead of bike.
× Instead of bike, I used to walk and go to the school and play with my friends so that I did not remember anything about the bikes.
✓ Instead of riding a bike, I used to walk to school and play with my friends, so I did not think about bikes.
School is used without the when referring to the general activity of attending school. Bikes is also used without the because the speaker is talking about bicycles in general, not specific bicycles.
× In my country, bikes are very popular because every individual use bike for their day-to-day commuting.
✓ In my country, bikes are very popular because every individual uses a bike for day-to-day commuting.
Every individual is a singular subject, so the verb must be uses, not use. In the present simple tense, most singular subjects take a verb ending in -s.
× In my country, bikes are very popular because every individual use bike for their day-to-day commuting.
✓ In my country, bikes are very popular because every individual uses a bike for day-to-day commuting.
A singular countable noun such as bike needs an article. Use a bike when referring to one bicycle in a general way.
× For example, the teacher and its student.
✓ For example, a teacher and their student use bikes.
The original expression is a sentence fragment because it has a subject but no main verb. Adding use makes it a complete sentence.
× For example, the teacher and its student.
✓ For example, a teacher and their student use bikes.
Its is normally used for things or animals, not people. Their is the appropriate possessive pronoun for people in this sentence.
× They both use bike to recent tourist school in time and save their time from traffic lights and various other obstacles.
✓ They both use a bike to reach their school on time and avoid traffic lights and various other obstacles.
Bike is a singular countable noun, so it needs the indefinite article a. The phrase a bike is grammatically correct when referring to one bicycle.
× They both use bike to recent tourist school in time and save their time from traffic lights and various other obstacles.
✓ They both use a bike to reach their school on time and avoid traffic lights and various other obstacles.
The preposition from does not correctly express the relationship between saving time and traffic lights. Avoid traffic lights is the appropriate structure for expressing that bicycles help them avoid delays caused by traffic.