Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I didn't because when I was young I really afraid about the ride a bike, so I couldn't ride the bike. So that reason my parents didn't bike to me.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yeah, exactly. In my city by riding bicycle is really the common things, because the Korean order peoples the few years ago the riding a bike is very the common things and the normal so nowadays is think so too.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 42.0Gợi ý: 질문에 직접 답한 점은 좋지만, 문법 오류와 부자연스러운 표현이 많습니다. ‘I really afraid’는 ‘I was really afraid’로, ‘afraid about the ride a bike’는 ‘afraid of riding a bike’로 고쳐야 합니다. 또한 ‘So that reason’은 ‘For that reason’으로, ‘my parents didn't bike to me’는 ‘my parents didn't buy me a bike’로 표현해야 합니다. 같은 의미의 ‘I couldn't ride a bike’를 반복하지 말고, 두 문장 정도로 간결하게 답하세요.
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t. I was really afraid of riding a bike when I was young, so I never learned how to ride one. For that reason, my parents didn’t buy me a bike.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 28.0Gợi ý: 의미는 자전거가 인기가 있다는 것이지만, 문장 구조와 어휘 선택이 매우 불명확합니다. ‘In my city by riding bicycle is really the common things’ 대신 ‘Cycling is very common in my city’처럼 주어와 동사를 명확하게 사용하세요. ‘the Korean order peoples’는 의미가 불분명하므로 삭제하거나 정확한 근거로 바꾸고, ‘a few years ago’와 ‘nowadays’를 논리적으로 연결해야 합니다. ‘because’ 뒤에는 구체적인 이유를 제시하고, ‘also’, ‘as a result’ 같은 연결어를 사용해 최대 3문장으로 정리하세요.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in South Korea, especially in my city. Many people ride them along the rivers or in public parks because cycling is a convenient way to exercise. As a result, bike-sharing services and cycling paths have become more common in recent years.
× No, I didn't because when I was young I really afraid about the ride a bike, so I couldn't ride the bike.
✓ No, I didn't, because when I was young, I was really afraid of riding a bike, so I couldn't ride one.
The adjective afraid needs the verb was because the sentence is in the past tense. Also, the correct preposition is afraid of, and riding should be used after the preposition of. One is used to avoid repeating bike.
× No, I didn't because when I was young I really afraid about the ride a bike, so I couldn't ride the bike.
✓ No, I didn't, because when I was young, I was really afraid of riding a bike, so I couldn't ride one.
The fixed expression is afraid of, not afraid about. After of, use the gerund form riding. Practice common adjective-preposition combinations such as afraid of, interested in, and good at.
× So that reason my parents didn't bike to me.
✓ For that reason, my parents didn't buy a bike for me.
For that reason is the correct expression. The preposition for is used when something is intended for or given to someone. Also, buy a bike is the appropriate verb phrase; bike is not used as a verb in this context.
× So that reason my parents didn't bike to me.
✓ For that reason, my parents didn't buy a bike for me.
A singular countable noun such as bike needs an article. Use a because this refers to one nonspecific bike.
× Yeah, exactly. In my city by riding bicycle is really the common things, because the Korean order peoples the few years ago the riding a bike is very the common things and the normal so nowadays is think so too.
✓ Yeah, exactly. In my city, riding bicycles is really common. A few years ago, ordinary Korean people thought that riding a bike was very common and normal, so I think so too nowadays.
The original sentence has an unclear word order and several ideas joined together without a clear structure. Use separate sentences and place the subject before the verb. A clear pattern is subject + verb + complement, as in riding bicycles is common.
× Yeah, exactly. In my city by riding bicycle is really the common things, because the Korean order peoples the few years ago the riding a bike is very the common things and the normal so nowadays is think so too.
✓ Yeah, exactly. In my city, riding bicycles is really common. A few years ago, ordinary Korean people thought that riding a bike was very common and normal, so I think so too nowadays.
Bicycles and people are plural nouns in this context. The plural form is needed when speaking generally about more than one bicycle or about people as a group.
× Yeah, exactly. In my city by riding bicycle is really the common things, because the Korean order peoples the few years ago the riding a bike is very the common things and the normal so nowadays is think so too.
✓ Yeah, exactly. In my city, riding bicycles is really common. A few years ago, ordinary Korean people thought that riding a bike was very common and normal, so I think so too nowadays.
The subject riding bicycles is a gerund phrase and is treated as singular, so it takes is. In the past clause, ordinary Korean people is plural and therefore takes thought, not thinks.
× Yeah, exactly. In my city by riding bicycle is really the common things, because the Korean order peoples the few years ago the riding a bike is very the common things and the normal so nowadays is think so too.
✓ Yeah, exactly. In my city, riding bicycles is really common. A few years ago, ordinary Korean people thought that riding a bike was very common and normal, so I think so too nowadays.
A few years ago refers to a finished past time, so use the past forms thought and was. Use the present tense is and think for the current situation.
× Yeah, exactly. In my city by riding bicycle is really the common things, because the Korean order peoples the few years ago the riding a bike is very the common things and the normal so nowadays is think so too.
✓ Yeah, exactly. In my city, riding bicycles is really common. A few years ago, ordinary Korean people thought that riding a bike was very common and normal, so I think so too nowadays.
Do not use the before common when common is used as an adjective after the verb be. Also, general plural nouns such as bicycles and people usually do not need the.