Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Uh, well, I don't think so, because there are no good roads in my country where we can ride our bike safely, because there are cars and bikes honking all the time and they can get us into accidents sometime. So there's no clear pavement for riding bikes. So I think my country is not safe for bike riders.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: Your answer responds directly to the question, but “Yes, I did have” is slightly repetitive. Use a simpler sentence and add one brief, specific detail about the bike or how you used it.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red one, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: State your opinion clearly at the beginning, then explain the main reason without repeating “because” or restating that cycling is unsafe. Replace “clear pavement” with a more natural phrase such as “dedicated bike lanes,” and use “sometimes” rather than “sometime.” A specific example of a road-safety problem would make your explanation more effective.
Ví dụ: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country, mainly because many roads lack dedicated bike lanes. For example, cyclists often have to share narrow, busy roads with cars, which can make riding dangerous. As a result, many people choose to travel by car or bus instead.
× There are no good roads in my country where we can ride our bike safely.
✓ There are no good roads in my country where we can ride our bikes safely.
The sentence refers to people riding bikes in general, so the plural noun bikes is more appropriate than the singular bike. Use a plural noun when speaking generally about a type of vehicle.
× There are cars and bikes honking all the time and they can get us into accidents sometime.
✓ There are cars and bikes honking all the time, and they can get us into accidents sometimes.
Sometime refers to one unspecified point in time, while sometimes means on some occasions. Since the sentence describes accidents that may happen occasionally, use sometimes.