Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes are popular on our country because teenagers love bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Your answer is clear and directly answers the question, but it is too brief to develop the conversation. Add a short detail, such as whether you wanted a bike or how you usually travelled as a child.
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. I usually walked to school, although I sometimes borrowed a friend’s bike for fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: You give an answer and a reason, but correct the preposition to “in our country” and use the plural “bikes.” Make the reason more specific by explaining who uses bikes or what they use them for.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among teenagers. Many of them ride bikes to school or use them to meet up with friends.
× Yes, bikes are popular on our country because teenagers love bike.
✓ Yes, bikes are popular in our country because teenagers love bike.
Use in, not on, when referring to a country as a location. A more natural version of the full sentence is: Yes, bikes are popular in our country because teenagers love bikes.
× Yes, bikes are popular on our country because teenagers love bike.
✓ Yes, bikes are popular on our country because teenagers love bikes.
Bike is used as a general plural count noun here, so it should be bikes. Use the plural form when talking about teenagers liking bikes in general.