Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No, I've never had a bike. I've always used my cousin's bike or my friend's bike. But I always plan to get some, get one, get one bike one day. But I've never had a chance, I never found time to get to get a bike.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Here it is popular, but it was never popular. Like how much popular like in Europe, countries, umm, I don't know, because it's not safe. Umm, traffic is very dangerous here. People are not giving their control to the traffic and other people, so it's very dangerous.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Soruyu doğrudan yanıtlamanız ve kuzeninizin ya da arkadaşınızın bisikletini kullandığınızı belirtmeniz iyi. Ancak “get some, get one” ve “get to get” gibi tekrarları çıkarın; “get a bike” ifadesini kullanın. Geçmişten söz ederken zaman uyumuna dikkat edin: çocukken hiç bisikletiniz olmadığını, fakat başkalarının bisikletlerini kullandığınızı söyleyin. Yanıtı daha akıcı kılmak için kısa bir neden veya örnek ekleyebilirsiniz.
Ví dụ: No, I didn't have a bike of my own as a child. I usually borrowed one from my cousin or a friend. I've been meaning to buy one for years, but I haven't got around to it yet.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 42.0Gợi ý: Önce net bir görüş belirtin; örneğin bisikletlerin ülkenizde Avrupa'daki kadar yaygın olmadığını söyleyin. “Here it is popular, but it was never popular” ifadesi çelişkili ve dilbilgisi açısından hatalı; “They are not as popular here as they are in many European countries” şeklinde kullanabilirsiniz. Güvenlik gerekçeniz uygun, ancak “People are not giving their control to the traffic” doğal değil. Bunun yerine sürücülerin trafik kurallarına yeterince uymadığını veya trafiğin yoğun olduğunu açıklayın. “Because” ve “as a result” gibi bağlaçlarla fikirlerinizi ilişkilendirin.
Ví dụ: Bikes are not very popular in my country, especially compared with many European countries. One reason is that the roads can be unsafe for cyclists. Traffic is often heavy, and some drivers don't pay enough attention to people on bikes. As a result, many people prefer to travel by car or public transport.
× No, I've never had a bike.
✓ No, I never had a bike.
The question asks specifically about a completed period in the past, childhood, so the simple past is the appropriate tense. Use the present perfect for experiences when the time period extends to the present or is not specified.
× I've always used my cousin's bike or my friend's bike.
✓ I always used my cousin's bike or my friend's bike.
This describes a repeated habit during childhood, a completed period in the past. Use the simple past rather than the present perfect.
× But I've never had a chance, I never found time to get to get a bike.
✓ But I've never had a chance; I've never found time to get a bike.
The speaker describes not having found time up to the present, so the present perfect is more suitable than the simple past. The repeated get is also removed to make the sentence clearer.
× Like how much popular like in Europe, countries, umm, I don't know, because it's not safe.
✓ I don't know how popular bikes are in European countries because they aren't safe.
Popular is an adjective, so use how popular, not how much popular. Much is not used this way to modify an adjective.
× Like how much popular like in Europe, countries, umm, I don't know, because it's not safe.
✓ I don't know how popular bikes are in European countries because they aren't safe.
The original is an incomplete and disorganized sentence: the opening words do not form a complete clause, and the comparison is unclear. Put the indirect question after I don't know and state clearly what is not safe.