Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, when I was a child, my dad bought me a bike for my 6th birthday and he taught me how to ride the bike during weekends and I actually have talent in riding a bike. And yeah.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think they are very popular in my country because the, my classmates usually ride bikes to school and uh, in front of my, there's a park in front of my house and some children also, uh, ride bikes there. So yeah, I see them every often there.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Trim redundancy, use a clear topic sentence, add one or two specific details, and use linking words for flow. Avoid filler phrases like "and yeah." Aim for 2–4 sentences, e.g. state when you got the bike, who taught you, and a brief detail about how you learned or how it felt.
Ví dụ: Yes. My father bought me a red bike for my sixth birthday and taught me to ride on weekends. Because he was patient and gave me clear instructions, I learned quickly and felt proud when I could ride without help.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Start with a concise topic sentence, then give two specific observations with linking words. Remove hesitations and repetitions. Use precise adverbs (e.g. "often") and combine related ideas into one coherent sentence.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bicycles are very popular in my country. For example, many of my classmates ride to school, and there is a park near my house where children often cycle in the afternoons.
× Yes, when I was a child, my dad bought me a bike for my 6th birthday and he taught me how to ride the bike during weekends and I actually have talent in riding a bike.
✓ Yes, when I was a child my dad bought me a bike for my 6th birthday, and he taught me how to ride it on weekends; I actually had a talent for riding a bike.
The sentence mixes past actions with a present-stative claim. The events of receiving the bike and being taught took place in the past, so verbs should be past tense (bought, taught). The phrase 'have talent' should be past 'had a talent' to match the time frame. Also 'during weekends' is non-idiomatic; 'on weekends' is the correct prepositional use. Replace repetitive 'the bike' with pronoun 'it' for naturalness and use 'talent for riding a bike.' Use commas and a semicolon to separate clauses for clarity.
× Yes, I think they are very popular in my country because the, my classmates usually ride bikes to school and uh, in front of my, there's a park in front of my house and some children also, uh, ride bikes there.
✓ Yes, I think they are very popular in my country because my classmates usually ride bikes to school, and there is a park in front of my house where some children also ride bikes.
Remove filler 'the,' and ensure correct subject-verb structure: 'there's a park in front of my house' is fine but repeating 'in front of my' is incorrect. Use 'where' to connect the park and the children who ride bikes. Use present simple consistently for habitual actions (think, usually ride, are). Also avoid fillers 'uh' for clear spoken responses.
× So yeah, I see them every often there.
✓ So yeah, I see them there very often.
The adverb phrase 'very often' should come after the verb or at the end of the clause: 'I see them there very often.' 'Every often' is not grammatical; use 'very often' or 'quite often.' Placing 'there' before the adverb yields the natural English word order.