Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had a bike when I was a when I was small. When I was nine years old, my dad bought me my first bike ever and that was very cool because, well, all of my friends had a bikes and we were just hanging around the streets and riding the bike.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes are popular in my country especially around among kids. I mean because adults they use car to move faster because is a large country so. Adults usually just use car.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Answer the question directly in the first sentence, then add specific details about when you got the bike and how you used it. Avoid repetition, such as “when I was a when I was small,” and correct the grammar in “all of my friends had a bikes” and “riding the bike.” Use natural expressions such as “when I was young,” “my first bike,” and “ride our bikes around the neighborhood.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My dad bought me my first one when I was nine, and I was really excited because most of my friends had bikes too. We often rode around the neighborhood and played together after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Give a clear answer and support it with a logical explanation. Avoid the awkward phrase “especially around among kids” and the repeated use of “adults.” Correct errors such as “use car” to “use cars,” “because is” to “because it is,” and explain the contrast more naturally with a linking word such as “However.” You could also mention that bikes are mainly used by children for fun, while adults prefer cars for commuting because the country is large.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among children. Kids often ride them for fun or to visit their friends. However, most adults prefer to drive because the country is quite large and cars are more convenient for travelling long distances.
× I had a bike when I was a when I was small.
✓ I had a bike when I was small.
The phrase when I was a is an incomplete and repeated structure. Use the complete clause when I was small to describe your childhood.
× All of my friends had a bikes.
✓ All of my friends had bikes.
The article a is used only with a singular countable noun. Because friends had more than one bike in general, use the plural noun bikes without a.
× We were just hanging around the streets and riding the bike.
✓ We were just hanging around the streets and riding bikes.
When referring to bikes in general, use the plural noun bikes without the definite article the. The phrase the bike would normally refer to one specific bike.
× Bikes are popular in my country especially around among kids.
✓ Bikes are popular in my country, especially among kids.
Around and among should not be used together here. Among is the appropriate preposition for referring to a group of people.
× Because adults they use car to move faster because is a large country so.
✓ Adults use cars because they need to travel faster in a large country.
The original sentence contains an unnecessary repeated subject, an incomplete clause after because, and the conjunction so is used incorrectly at the end. Combine the ideas into one complete and logically structured sentence.
× Adults usually just use car.
✓ Adults usually just use cars.
Car is a singular countable noun and needs an article when used in the singular. Since adults generally use cars, the plural form cars is more natural here.