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 child and I love it. It was my favorite way to be active. I often rode with my friends to the park and felt a great sense of freedom while cycling.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I think yes bikes are popular in my country because people in my country physically activity there love cycling bike and if you will walk through the city center, you can often see numerous cyclists using bikes for commuting and leisure.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 88.0Gợi ý: Ответ хорошо организован: вы сразу отвечаете на вопрос и добавляете конкретные детали о том, как использовали велосипед и что чувствовали. Однако следует согласовать времена: вместо “I love it” лучше сказать “I loved it”, поскольку речь идёт о детстве. Также выражение “my favorite way to be active” звучит немного формально; более естественный вариант — “my favorite way to exercise” или “my favorite outdoor activity”.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I loved it. It was my favorite way to exercise, so I often rode to the park with my friends. Cycling made me feel independent and free.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 52.0Gợi ý: Основная идея понятна, но ответ содержит много грамматических ошибок и повторов. Используйте естественную конструкцию “Yes, I think bikes are quite popular” вместо “I think yes”, а “people ... physically activity there love cycling bike” замените на “many people enjoy cycling as a form of physical activity”. Не повторяйте “in my country” дважды; вместо ошибочного “if you will walk” используйте “if you walk”. Для логичности разделите длинную фразу на 2–3 предложения и добавьте связку “For example” перед конкретным наблюдением.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because many people enjoy cycling as a form of physical activity. For example, if you walk through the city center, you can see numerous cyclists commuting to work or riding for leisure. Their popularity is also increasing because cycling is both healthy and environmentally friendly.
× Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and I love it.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and I loved it.
The question asks about the past, and the student is describing a childhood bike. Therefore, the past-tense form loved should be used instead of the present-tense form love.
× I think yes bikes are popular in my country because people in my country physically activity there love cycling bike and if you will walk through the city center, you can often see numerous cyclists using bikes for commuting and leisure.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country because people there are physically active and love cycling. If you walk through the city center, you can often see numerous cyclists using bikes for commuting and leisure.
The original sentence contains several ideas joined in an unclear and grammatically incorrect structure. Use I think bikes are popular instead of I think yes bikes are popular, and divide the long sentence into two sentences to make the meaning clearer.
× People in my country physically activity there love cycling bike.
✓ People in my country are physically active and love cycling.
People is a plural subject, so it must be followed by the plural verb are. Physically activity is also incorrect because activity is a noun; the adjective active is needed after are. The phrase cycling bike is incorrect in this context, so cycling is the natural form.
× If you will walk through the city center, you can often see numerous cyclists using bikes for commuting and leisure.
✓ If you walk through the city center, you can often see numerous cyclists using bikes for commuting and leisure.
In a general conditional sentence, the if-clause normally uses the present simple, not will. Use if you walk because this describes what people generally see when they walk through the city center.