Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, there was. I didn't have a bike when I was growing up or in my neighborhood where I grew up from. There was nothing like a bike in the community. Nobody rides a bike in the in the neighborhood where I grew up.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Not really. Oh buys another popular in my country. Oh it is very very rare for you to see people riding a bike. Bike are not that popular in my country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 38.0Gợi ý: Answer directly and avoid the contradictory opening, “No, there was.” Use the past tense consistently when describing your childhood, and remove repeated phrases such as “where I grew up.” Add one clear reason or detail to support your answer. Aim for two or three fluent sentences.
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. In the neighborhood where I grew up, hardly anyone rode one, so cycling wasn’t part of our daily life.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 30.0Gợi ý: State your opinion clearly in the first sentence, then explain it with a specific observation or reason. Avoid repeating that bikes are not popular, and check subject–verb agreement: say “bikes are,” not “bike are.” Use natural wording such as “It’s rare to see people riding bikes.”
Ví dụ: Not really. Bikes aren’t very popular in my country, and it’s rare to see people using them for everyday travel. Most people prefer to drive or take public transport.
× No, there was.
✓ No, I didn't.
There was introduces the existence of something and does not directly answer whether you had a bike. Use I didn't to answer the question about past possession.
× I didn't have a bike when I was growing up or in my neighborhood where I grew up from.
✓ I didn't have a bike when I was growing up or in the neighborhood where I grew up.
Grew up does not take from in this context. Say where I grew up, without a preposition at the end.
× Nobody rides a bike in the in the neighborhood where I grew up.
✓ Nobody rode a bike in the neighborhood where I grew up.
The sentence describes a past situation in the neighborhood where the student grew up, so use the past-tense verb rode instead of rides.
× Nobody rides a bike in the in the neighborhood where I grew up.
✓ Nobody rides a bike in the neighborhood where I grew up.
The article the is repeated after in. Use in the neighborhood, with only one the.
× Oh buys another popular in my country.
✓ Oh, bikes are not popular in my country.
As transcribed, this sentence has no clear grammatical subject and is missing the linking verb are. Based on the surrounding context, a clear version is Bikes are not popular in my country.
× Bike are not that popular in my country.
✓ Bikes are not that popular in my country.
The plural verb are requires a plural subject here. Change bike to bikes.