Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I didn't have any bake when I was sold because I have been raised in a video class family and my father used to umm ride umm scooty because it was quite convenient and it was cheaper than the bike.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, it is definitely one of the popular vehicles in my country because it is quite cheaper than the cars and people preferred because it is flexible and it can go long term rather than car.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 42.0Gợi ý: Answer directly, then give one clear reason. Correct the likely word-choice and grammar errors: say “bike,” “when I was younger,” and “I was raised in a middle-class family.” Use the past simple for childhood habits (“my father used to ride”) and make the comparison clear. Avoid fillers such as “umm.”
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. I was raised in a middle-class family, so my father usually rode a scooter because it was more affordable and convenient for our family.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: Give a direct answer and support it with a specific reason or example. Use “bikes are” rather than “it is,” and say “cheaper than cars,” not “quite cheaper than the cars.” Use the present simple (“people prefer”) and replace “go long term” with a natural expression such as “travel longer distances” or “get through traffic more easily.”
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. They’re cheaper to buy and maintain than cars, and they’re easier to maneuver through heavy traffic. Many people use them for their daily commute.
× because I have been raised in a video class family
✓ because I was raised in a video class family
The speaker is describing a completed part of their childhood, so the simple past passive, was raised, is appropriate. Have been raised is present perfect passive and does not fit this past-time context.
× my father used to umm ride umm scooty
✓ my father used to ride a scooter
Scooter is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article such as a. The filler words are omitted for clarity.
× Yes, it is definitely one of the popular vehicles in my country
✓ Yes, bikes are definitely among the popular vehicles in my country
The question asks about bikes in general, which is plural. It therefore does not agree with the plural topic. Use bikes or they rather than it.
× one of the popular vehicles in my country
✓ one of the most popular vehicles in my country
To identify something as belonging to the highest-ranking group, use one of the most + adjective + plural noun.
× it is quite cheaper than the cars
✓ it is much cheaper than cars
Quite does not naturally modify the comparative adjective cheaper in this construction. Use much cheaper, or simply cheaper. Cars is also the more natural generic comparison here.
× people preferred
✓ people prefer
The speaker is describing people's general current preference, so use the simple present prefer rather than the past tense preferred.
× people preferred because it is flexible
✓ people prefer bikes because they are flexible
The verb prefer needs an object in this sentence; people cannot prefer because without saying what they prefer. Add bikes as the object. Because the topic is plural, use they are to refer back to bikes.