Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
In my country the Pulsar 220 is the very popular vehicles in our bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 10.0Gợi ý: Answer the examiner's question directly instead of repeating it. Use a clear topic sentence such as “Yes, I did” or “No, I didn’t,” and then add one or two specific details, such as when you got the bike, where you rode it, or who gave it to you. Keep the response to two or three natural sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. My parents gave me a small blue bike when I was about seven, and I often rode it around my neighborhood with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 30.0Gợi ý: Give a direct opinion about whether bikes are popular in your country. The original answer focuses on one motorcycle model and contains grammar errors: use “a very popular vehicle” for one model, or “very popular vehicles” for several models. Also, “in our bike” is incorrect; say “among bikes” or “in the motorcycle market.” Support your opinion with a reason or example, and use linking words such as “because” or “for example.”
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and convenient in heavy traffic. For example, models such as the Pulsar 220 are common among young people and commuters.
× In my country the Pulsar 220 is the very popular vehicles in our bike.
✓ In my country, the Pulsar 220 is a very popular bike.
The singular subject, the Pulsar 220, requires a singular noun after the linking verb is. Therefore, vehicles must be changed to the singular noun vehicle. However, bike is more natural here because the sentence refers to a specific motorcycle model.
× In my country the Pulsar 220 is the very popular vehicles in our bike.
✓ In my country, the Pulsar 220 is a very popular bike.
The preposition in is incorrect in the phrase in our bike. A bike is not a place in which another bike is located. The sentence should describe the Pulsar 220 as a popular bike, so the unnecessary prepositional phrase should be removed.
× In my country the Pulsar 220 is the very popular vehicles in our bike.
✓ In my country, the Pulsar 220 is a very popular bike.
Use the indefinite article a before a singular countable noun when introducing it generally. Therefore, a very popular bike is correct. The definite article the is used before the model name because it refers to a specific motorcycle model.