Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I did not have a fight when I was a child. I was having a bicycle at that time. I was travelling from that for my schools and my two sons.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes are popular in our country because we if we have to go for any job or any work or any, uh, personal work or any, uh, where to visit. So we are required to personal, we are required up by.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 25.0Gợi ý: Answer the question directly and make your meaning clear. Your first sentence says you did not have a bike, but the next sentences suggest that you did. Also, use the simple past form “I had” rather than “I was having,” and explain clearly where you rode the bike. Keep your answer to two or three connected sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child. I rode it to school most days, and I enjoyed being able to travel around my neighbourhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 30.0Gợi ý: Give a clear reason and complete your thought. Avoid repeating “any work” and using fillers such as “uh”; instead, use a linking phrase like “because” or “for example” and name a specific reason people use bikes. Make sure your final sentence is complete and natural.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because they are an affordable and convenient way to get around. For example, many people ride them to work or to nearby shops, especially when traffic is heavy.
× I was having a bicycle at that time.
✓ I had a bicycle at that time.
Have expresses possession here, so the simple past had is appropriate. The past continuous form was having is generally not used to describe possession.
× I was travelling from that for my schools and my two sons.
✓ I travelled on it to school and with my two sons.
Use on it to describe travelling by bicycle, to school to indicate the destination, and with my two sons to indicate the people accompanying you. The original prepositions do not express these relationships clearly.
× Yes, bikes are popular in our country because we if we have to go for any job or any work or any, uh, personal work or any, uh, where to visit.
✓ Yes, bikes are popular in our country because we use them when we have to go to work, run personal errands, or visit somewhere.
The phrase we if is not a grammatical clause structure. Use when to introduce the situation, and include a main clause such as we use them. The original list also mixes incomplete and differently structured phrases; use parallel verb phrases such as go, run, or visit.
× So we are required to personal, we are required up by.
✓ So we need them for personal use and for getting around.
The original repeats incomplete phrases that do not form a clear, grammatical sentence. If the intended meaning is that bikes are useful for personal travel, express that idea with a complete clause such as we need them for personal use and for getting around.