Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I had a bike when I was a when I was a child, I used I often used like not only go to going to school but also exca but also excursion with my friends.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Jeff Henry, yes, a lot of people use bike to go to go to office and more other things. Bike is very good for environment because it don't emit the carbon, the carbon.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: 質問に直接答えられていますが、言い直しや途中で止まる箇所が多く、文の意味が伝わりにくくなっています。まず「Yes, I did.」と簡潔に答え、その後は「通学に使った」「友人と出かけるときにも使った」のように、過去形を使って具体的な用途を説明しましょう。言葉に詰まった場合は、文を最初から言い直すより、短い文で続けると自然です。
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I often rode my bike to school, and I also went on rides with my friends at the weekend.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 48.0Gợi ý: 「Yes」と立場を示し、環境への利点を理由として挙げている点はよいです。ただし、「a lot of people use bike」は「a lot of people use bikes」、「it don't」は「they don't」または「a bike doesn't」とする必要があります。また、「Jeff Henry」の部分は質問への回答として意味が不明瞭なので省きましょう。通勤以外の使い道を一つ加え、理由を簡潔に説明すると、より自然で具体的な回答になります。
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country. Many people ride them to work or use them for short trips around town. They are convenient and don't produce exhaust emissions.
× Yes, I had a bike when I was a when I was a child, I used I often used like not only go to going to school but also exca but also excursion with my friends.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I often used it not only to go to school but also to go on excursions with my friends.
The sentence contains incomplete and repeated phrases, and the not only...but also construction is not parallel. Use matching infinitive phrases: not only to go to school but also to go on excursions.
× Yes, I had a bike when I was a when I was a child, I used I often used like not only go to going to school but also exca but also excursion with my friends.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I often used it not only to go to school but also to go on excursions with my friends.
Excursion is a countable noun, and the sentence refers to outings in general. Use the plural form excursions, or use a singular form such as an excursion.
× Jeff Henry, yes, a lot of people use bike to go to go to office and more other things.
✓ Yes, a lot of people use bikes to go to the office and for other things.
Bike is a countable noun used to describe what people generally use, so it should be plural: bikes. Avoid repeating go to, and use the parallel phrase for other things.
× Jeff Henry, yes, a lot of people use bike to go to go to office and more other things. Bike is very good for environment because it don't emit the carbon, the carbon.
✓ Yes, a lot of people use bikes to go to the office and for other things. A bike is very good for the environment because it does not emit carbon.
Use the before office and environment in these expressions. Use a before the singular countable noun bike when referring to a bike in general. Do not use the before carbon when referring to the substance generally.
× Bike is very good for environment because it don't emit the carbon, the carbon.
✓ A bike is very good for the environment because it does not emit carbon.
The subject it is third-person singular, so the negative form must be does not, not do not. The main verb after does not stays in its base form: emit.