Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have bake when I was a child because my parents provide all things that I want and I have to ride bicycle easily.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, because the bikes are commonly used in my society and it's popular and it is a easy way to make our play time funny.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Answer the question directly using the past tense: “Yes, I had a bike.” Correct “have bake” to “had a bike,” “provide” to “provided,” and “I have to ride” to “I could ride.” The final idea is unclear, so explain specifically how you used the bike. Use a linking word such as “because” or “so” to connect your reason and result.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My parents bought it for me because they wanted me to play outdoors. I often rode it around my neighborhood after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Begin with a clear topic sentence, such as “Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country.” Avoid repeating “popular” and “it.” Correct “a easy” to “an easy,” and replace the unnatural phrase “make our play time funny” with “make leisure time more enjoyable” or “help people have fun.” Add a specific reason or example, such as cycling for transportation, exercise, or recreation.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because they are affordable and convenient. Many people use them for exercise or to travel short distances. In addition, children often ride bicycles in parks during their free time.
× Yes, I have bake when I was a child because my parents provide all things that I want and I have to ride bicycle easily.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child because my parents provided everything I wanted, and I could ride a bicycle easily.
The question refers to your childhood, so use the past tense: had, provided, and wanted. Also, bake is corrected to bike because it is evidently a spelling error.
× Yes, I have bake when I was a child because my parents provide all things that I want and I have to ride bicycle easily.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child because my parents provided everything I wanted, and I could ride a bicycle easily.
Have to means obligation, but the intended meaning is ability. Use could to describe ability in the past: I could ride a bicycle easily.
× Yes, I have bake when I was a child because my parents provide all things that I want and I have to ride bicycle easily.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child because my parents provided everything I wanted, and I could ride a bicycle easily.
Use the indefinite article a before singular countable nouns when referring to one nonspecific item: a bike and a bicycle.
× Yes, because the bikes are commonly used in my society and it's popular and it is a easy way to make our play time funny.
✓ Yes, because bikes are commonly used in my country, they are popular, and they are an easy way to make our playtime fun.
When speaking about bikes in general, do not use the before the plural noun bikes. The definite article is normally used when referring to specific bikes.
× Yes, because the bikes are commonly used in my society and it's popular and it is a easy way to make our play time funny.
✓ Yes, because bikes are commonly used in my country, they are popular, and they are an easy way to make our playtime fun.
The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to the plural noun bikes. Use they to refer to bikes.
× Yes, because the bikes are commonly used in my society and it's popular and it is a easy way to make our play time funny.
✓ Yes, because bikes are commonly used in my country, they are popular, and they are an easy way to make our playtime fun.
A plural subject such as bikes requires the plural verb are. Therefore, say bikes are popular, not bikes is popular.
× Yes, because the bikes are commonly used in my society and it's popular and it is a easy way to make our play time funny.
✓ Yes, because bikes are commonly used in my country, they are popular, and they are an easy way to make our playtime fun.
Use an instead of a before a word beginning with a vowel sound: an easy way.
× Yes, because the bikes are commonly used in my society and it's popular and it is a easy way to make our play time funny.
✓ Yes, because bikes are commonly used in my country, they are popular, and they are an easy way to make our playtime fun.
Funny usually means amusing or strange, whereas fun describes an enjoyable activity. Use fun to describe playtime.