Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have a bag when I was children.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone uses on a daily basis to go to work or exercises
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 25.0Gợi ý: Answer the question directly and use the past tense because you are talking about childhood. “Bag” should be “bike,” “have” should be “had,” and “children” should be “a child” in this sentence. Add one specific detail, such as how you used the bike or who gave it to you.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My parents bought it for me when I was about eight, and I often rode it around my neighborhood after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Your answer gives a clear opinion and a reason, but it needs grammatical corrections and a more natural structure. Say “everyone uses them” or “many people use bikes,” and use “exercise” as a verb or “for exercise” as a noun phrase. Be careful not to overgeneralize with “everyone”; “many people” is more accurate. Add a linking phrase and a specific example to make the answer more developed.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because many people use them to commute or exercise. For example, you can often see cyclists riding in parks and along dedicated bike lanes, especially at weekends.
× Yes, I have a bag when I was children.
✓ Yes, I had a bag when I was a child.
The phrase when I was a child refers to a completed time in the past, so the past-tense form had must be used instead of the present-tense form have. Use the past tense when describing possessions or experiences from your childhood.
× Yes, I have a bag when I was children.
✓ Yes, I had a bag when I was a child.
The subject I refers to one person, so the singular noun child is needed, not the plural noun children. Use child after a when I was to describe one person, and use children only when referring to two or more young people.
× I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone uses on a daily basis to go to work or exercises.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone uses them daily to go to work or exercise.
The verb uses needs an object pronoun because people use bikes. Them refers back to the plural noun bikes. Use object pronouns such as it, him, her, us, or them after a verb when the object has already been mentioned.
× I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone uses on a daily basis to go to work or exercises.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone uses them daily to go to work or exercise.
The phrase to go to work or exercises is not grammatically parallel. After to, use the base form of both coordinated verbs: to go ... or exercise. Keeping coordinated verbs in the same form makes the sentence clearer and more grammatical.