Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, uh, when I wanna try, my grandfather bought for me a Pink Pie and I really like it.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Uh, yes, I do because my country, uh, recently my country is uh, is growing up day by day and but the popular transport in my country is a bicycle and umm, but nowadays.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: Nên nói rõ ràng và ngắn gọn hơn, dùng thì đúng (past simple), sắp xếp câu theo cấu trúc chủ đề - chi tiết hỗ trợ, và tránh tiếng ồ ừ quá nhiều. Cụ thể: (1) Mở đầu trực tiếp trả lời câu hỏi. (2) Dùng thì quá khứ cho hành động đã xảy ra. (3) Mô tả thêm một vài chi tiết cụ thể như tuổi khi nhận xe, màu sắc/kiểu dáng, hoặc cảm xúc kèm lí do. Ví dụ câu nên trong giới hạn 2–4 câu, dùng liên từ đơn giản như “and” hoặc “because” để nối ý.
Example: Yes, I did. When I was about seven, my grandfather bought me a small pink bicycle called a “Pink Pie,” and I loved it because it made me feel independent. I practiced riding every afternoon and often rode to my friend’s house.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: Cần trả lời trực tiếp và mạch lạc, tránh lặp từ và nói lệch ý. Hãy dùng câu chủ đề rõ ràng (Yes/No + reason), rồi nêu 1–2 lý do cụ thể kèm ví dụ hoặc thay đổi theo thời gian nếu cần. Sử dụng linking words như “because”, “however” để diễn đạt so sánh hiện trạng và quá khứ/hiện tại. Tránh lặp từ như “my country” nhiều lần và giảm tiếng ngắt quãng (uh, umm).
Example: Yes, I think bicycles are still quite popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short trips. However, in recent years more people have started using motorbikes and cars as the economy grows, so bicycles are less common in big cities now.
× Yes, uh, when I wanna try, my grandfather bought for me a Pink Pie and I really like it.
✓ Yes. When I was about to try it, my grandfather bought me a pink bike and I really liked it.
Errors and reasons: 'wanna' is informal and not correct written English; use 'was about to' or 'wanted to' to express past intention (Present tense issue ID 6 and Future/intent phrasing). 'bought for me' is incorrect word order; the correct direct object structure is 'bought me' or 'bought a ... for me' (Sentence structure / verb usage, ID 26 and 27). 'Pink Pie' seems to be a typo or wrong noun; context suggests 'pink bike' (word choice, ID 13). 'I really like it' should match past narrative, so use 'I really liked it' (Past tense issue, ID 5). Suggestions: replace 'wanna' with 'was about to' or 'wanted to', use 'bought me a pink bike' or 'bought a pink bike for me', and keep past tense consistently ('liked').
× Uh, yes, I do because my country, uh, recently my country is uh, is growing up day by day and but the popular transport in my country is a bicycle and umm, but nowadays.
✓ Yes, I do. Recently my country has been developing day by day, and a popular means of transport here is the bicycle nowadays.
Errors and reasons: The original has repetition and disfluent fillers causing sentence structure errors (Sentence structure issue ID 26). 'is growing up' is unnatural for a country; use 'has been developing' or 'is developing' (Present tense/progressive issue ID 6). 'the popular transport' is incorrect article and noun choice; use 'a popular means of transport' or 'bicycles are a popular form of transport' (Article and noun usage, IDs 17 and 13). 'and umm, but nowadays' is contradictory and incomplete; remove redundant conjunctions and place 'nowadays' at sentence end for clarity (Incorrect conjunction use ID 16, Adverb placement ID 20). Suggestions: avoid filler words, do not repeat phrases, choose natural collocations like 'developing' and 'a popular means of transport', and maintain clear conjunctions.