Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had one bike and my grandma teach me how to use it.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, a lot especially because it's a country where the cars are very expensive so a lot of people use bikes including for delivery
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Answer directly, then add one specific detail about learning to ride. Use the past tense “taught” rather than “teach,” and say “a bike” instead of “one bike” unless you want to emphasize the number. Keep the answer natural and concise.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My grandma taught me how to ride it in the park near our house, and I used to ride it almost every weekend.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Make your main point clear with “Yes, they’re very popular.” Avoid repeating “a lot,” and use a linking phrase such as “because” or “as a result” to connect your reason and example. Give a specific example, such as delivery riders using bikes in busy cities, and add punctuation by breaking the idea into sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. Since cars are expensive, many people use bikes for short trips, and delivery riders rely on them to get around busy cities.
× Yes, I had one bike and my grandma teach me how to use it.
✓ Yes, I had one bike, and my grandma taught me how to use it.
The question asks about a time in the past, and the answer also describes a past event. The irregular verb teach has the past-tense form taught. Use taught instead of teach.