Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, I have a bike when I was a child. I have a yellow bike and my mum bought it for me for going to school. I love it but I accidentally groke it when I go from school to home
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
No, I don't think bikes are very popular in my country because more people use motorbikes or car to commute. For example, many roads are designed for model vehicle and people prefer the speed and the convenience of motorbike for going to work or going to school.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 62.0建議: Câu trả lời có cấu trúc khá rõ: trả lời trực tiếp, mô tả chiếc xe và kể một kỷ niệm. Tuy nhiên, cần dùng thì quá khứ nhất quán vì câu hỏi nói về thời thơ ấu: “have” nên đổi thành “had”, “go” nên đổi thành “went”, và “groke” phải sửa thành “broke”. Cụm “for going to school” chưa tự nhiên; nên dùng “so I could go to school”. Ngoài ra, “from school to home” nên đổi thành “on my way home from school”.
範例: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was yellow, and my mum bought it for me so I could ride it to school. I loved it, but I accidentally broke it on my way home one day.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 76.0建議: Bạn trả lời trực tiếp và đưa ra lý do cùng ví dụ cụ thể, nên nội dung khá hiệu quả. Tuy nhiên, cần sửa lỗi số nhiều và cách dùng từ: “car” thành “cars”, “model vehicle” thành “motor vehicles”, và “the convenience of motorbike” thành “the convenience of motorbikes”. Có thể dùng từ nối như “Moreover” hoặc “As a result” để liên kết ý tốt hơn. Câu trả lời cũng nên tránh lặp lại “going to work or going to school” bằng cách dùng “commuting”.
範例: No, I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country because most people commute by motorbike or car. Many roads are designed for motor vehicles, and motorbikes are faster and more convenient, especially during the busy morning rush hour. As a result, people usually choose motorbikes instead of bicycles for commuting.
× Yes, I have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The question refers to a past period, so the past-tense form had is needed instead of the present-tense form have.
× I have a yellow bike and my mum bought it for me for going to school.
✓ I had a yellow bike, and my mum bought it for me so that I could go to school.
Because you are describing your childhood, use the past-tense form had instead of have. The phrase so that I could go to school clearly expresses the purpose in the past.
× I love it but I accidentally groke it when I go from school to home.
✓ I loved it, but I accidentally broke it when I went from school to home.
Use the past-tense forms loved and went because these events happened during your childhood. The correct past form of break is broke, not groke.
× No, I don't think bikes are very popular in my country because more people use motorbikes or car to commute.
✓ No, I don't think bikes are very popular in my country because more people use motorbikes or cars to commute.
The noun cars refers to vehicles in general, so it should be plural. It must agree with the plural noun motorbikes.
× For example, many roads are designed for model vehicle and people prefer the speed and the convenience of motorbike for going to work or going to school.
✓ For example, many roads are designed for motor vehicles, and people prefer the speed and convenience of motorbikes for going to work or school.
Use the plural forms vehicles and motorbikes when speaking about vehicles in general. The plural form is also more natural after the general idea of many roads and people.
× For example, many roads are designed for model vehicle and people prefer the speed and the convenience of motorbike for going to work or going to school.
✓ For example, many roads are designed for motor vehicles, and people prefer the speed and convenience of motorbikes for going to work or school.
A singular countable noun such as vehicle or motorbike normally needs an article, but these nouns are being used in a general sense, so the plural forms motor vehicles and motorbikes are more appropriate. The repeated article the is unnecessary before convenience when speed and convenience form one general idea.