Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I did have bike when I were a child and I loved to riding a bike when I was child.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I think bikes in my country aren't popular, but I know in the Netherlands cycling is popular than the in Ukraine and other countries in Europe.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Ответ дан напрямую, но есть несколько грамматических ошибок: нужно сказать “I had a bike”, а не “I did have bike” в обычном утвердительном предложении; после “I” используется “was”, а не “were”; после “loved” нужен герундий “riding”. Также избегайте повторения “when I was a child”. Добавьте одну конкретную деталь, например, где или с кем вы катались.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I loved riding it. I often cycled around my neighborhood with my friends after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Основная идея понятна, но сравнение построено неправильно: используйте “more popular”, а не “popular than”. Фраза “than the in Ukraine” грамматически неверна; лучше сказать “than in Ukraine”. Уточните, почему велосипеды непопулярны в вашей стране, и свяжите противопоставление с помощью “however” или “whereas”. Не смешивайте “my country” и “Ukraine”, если речь идёт об одной и той же стране.
Ví dụ: No, bikes are not very popular in my country because the roads are often unsafe for cyclists. However, cycling is much more popular in the Netherlands, where there are many bike lanes and people often use bicycles for commuting.
× Yes, I did have bike when I were a child and I loved to riding a bike when I was child.
✓ Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child, and I loved riding a bike.
The singular countable noun bike needs the indefinite article a. Use a before a singular countable noun when mentioning one nonspecific item. Also, child needs the article a in the expression a child.
× Yes, I did have bike when I were a child and I loved to riding a bike when I was child.
✓ Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child, and I loved riding a bike.
The question asks about a past situation, so use the past-tense form was, not were, with the singular subject I. Remember: I was, you were, he/she/it was, and we/they were.
× Yes, I did have bike when I were a child and I loved to riding a bike when I was child.
✓ Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child, and I loved riding a bike.
The verb love is followed by a gerund, or verb plus -ing, when describing an activity: love riding. Do not use to before riding in this structure. You can also say loved to ride, but not loved to riding.
× I think bikes in my country aren't popular, but I know in the Netherlands cycling is popular than the in Ukraine and other countries in Europe.
✓ I think bikes are not popular in my country, but I know that cycling is more popular in the Netherlands than in Ukraine and other European countries.
The sentence compares the popularity of cycling in different places, so use the comparative form more popular, not popular than. For adjectives with two or more syllables, form the comparative with more. The comparison should be more popular in one place than in another place.
× I think bikes in my country aren't popular, but I know in the Netherlands cycling is popular than the in Ukraine and other countries in Europe.
✓ I think bikes are not popular in my country, but I know that cycling is more popular in the Netherlands than in Ukraine and other European countries.
Do not use the before Ukraine because Ukraine is normally used without an article. The phrase the in Ukraine is incorrect; use in Ukraine. The Netherlands correctly takes the definite article.