Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I do. I remember, uh, when I was like six to seven years old, my parents brought me a bicycle and they bring me down to our playground near our home and uh, they teach me how to bike and I learn within like one hour and.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Umm, I think it's quite popular because we have some uh, trail for bicycle user, uh, near the road and, uh, I think bicycle is uh, quite good, uh, activity in Hong Kong, especially near Satin, uh, Thai way and.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Answer in the past tense because the question asks about your childhood: say “Yes, I did.” Use past-tense verbs such as “took,” “taught,” and “learned.” Replace “bike” with the more natural phrase “ride a bike,” reduce fillers, and finish with a complete sentence rather than ending with “and.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. When I was about six, my parents bought me a bike and took me to the playground near our home. They taught me how to ride it, and I learned within about an hour.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 50.0Gợi ý: Give a clear answer first, then support it with a specific reason. Use plural forms such as “bikes,” “trails,” and “cyclists,” and say “cycling is a popular activity” rather than “bicycle is a good activity.” Name the locations clearly (for example, Sha Tin and Tai Wai), reduce fillers, and end with a complete thought.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in Hong Kong. There are cycling trails near the roads, especially around Sha Tin and Tai Wai, so people can enjoy cycling for exercise or leisure.
× Yes, I do.
✓ Yes, I did.
The question asks about a past situation, so the answer should use the past-tense auxiliary did rather than the present-tense do. Match the tense of your answer to the tense of the question.
× My parents brought me a bicycle and they bring me down to our playground near our home and they teach me how to bike and I learn within like one hour.
✓ My parents brought me a bicycle and took me down to our playground near our home. They taught me how to ride a bike, and I learned within about one hour.
The sentence describes events that happened when you were a child, so the verbs should be in the past tense: bring becomes took, teach becomes taught, and learn becomes learned. Use the past tense consistently when recounting a completed event.
× We have some trail for bicycle user near the road.
✓ We have some trails for bicycle users near the road.
Some refers to more than one trail here, and the trails are for more than one user in general. Use the plural forms trails and users. When a plural meaning is intended, check that the related countable nouns also use plural forms.
× I think bicycle is quite good activity in Hong Kong.
✓ I think cycling is quite a good activity in Hong Kong.
The singular countable noun activity needs the article a. The revised sentence also uses cycling to refer naturally to the activity. Remember that singular countable nouns usually need an article or another determiner.