Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Can you score? Can you score my cousin?
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
To be honest, yes, but not nowadays because uh, in the past, uh, bikes were very popular with you in, uh, in my country and it's great to find, uh, most people, uh, use bicycles to umm, to move from one position to another. That is why I think that yes, it can be.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 5.0Gợi ý: Ответ не отвечает на вопрос и поэтому почти не раскрывает тему. Сначала прямо скажьте, был ли у вас велосипед в детстве, а затем добавьте одну конкретную деталь — например, как часто вы катались или где.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I had a small blue bike and used to ride it around my neighborhood with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 35.0Gợi ý: Ответ содержит нужную тему, но мысль противоречива: вы сначала говорите, что велосипеды популярны, а затем — что не популярны сейчас. Уточните, о каком времени идёт речь, и подкрепите мнение конкретной причиной или примером. Уберите слова-паразиты и неестественные выражения вроде “with you” и “move from one position to another”; лучше сказать “get around”.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are still quite popular in my country, especially in smaller towns. They’re an affordable way to get around, and many people use them for short trips to work or the shops.
× In the past, bikes were very popular with you in my country.
✓ In the past, bikes were very popular in my country.
The phrase with you is not appropriate here. To say that something was popular in a particular country, use popular in my country. Omit with you.
× That is why I think that yes, it can be.
✓ That is why I think that, yes, they can be.
The speaker is referring to bikes, which is plural, so the plural pronoun they is needed instead of it. Match the pronoun to the noun it refers to.