Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes I did. I know uh, how to control uh, bicycle bicycle so early, uh, when I was uh, four and my grandparents give me a 2 wheel bicycle.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think so. Cycling is very brilliant in Vietnam and there's many people use cycle as a main transportation.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Improve fluency and accuracy: remove fillers (uh), correct grammar (use past tense consistently), and make the answer more concise and natural. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details (age, who gave it, a short memory). Use linking words like “and” or “so” sparingly and appropriately.
Ví dụ: Yes, I did. I learned to ride a bicycle when I was four, after my grandparents gave me a two‑wheeled bike. I remember practicing in the park near our house until I felt confident enough to ride on the street.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 60.0Gợi ý: Improve word choice, grammar and specificity: replace awkward words (‘brilliant’) with appropriate vocabulary (popular/widespread), correct subject–verb agreement, and give a brief reason or example. Begin with a clear opinion, then support it with a specific reason or example using a linking phrase like “because” or “for example.”
Ví dụ: Yes, I do. Bicycles are still quite popular in Vietnam because many people use them for short trips and daily commuting. For example, students and market vendors often ride cycles to get around busy neighbourhoods.
× I know uh, how to control uh, bicycle bicycle so early, uh, when I was uh, four and my grandparents give me a 2 wheel bicycle.
✓ I learned how to control a bicycle very early, when I was four, and my grandparents gave me a two-wheel bicycle.
Problems: incorrect tense and verb form ('know' should be past action 'learned'); repeated word 'bicycle bicycle'; use of present tense 'give' instead of past 'gave'; article and number formatting ('a bicycle', 'two-wheel'). Suggestion: Use past simple for past events, remove repetition, include appropriate article 'a', spell out numbers under ten, and hyphenate compound adjective 'two-wheel'. Relevant grammar types addressed: past tense issue (5), verb in the past participle form (9) and article errors (22).
× Cycling is very brilliant in Vietnam and there's many people use cycle as a main transportation.
✓ Cycling is very popular in Vietnam and many people use bicycles as a main means of transport.
Problems: 'brilliant' is inappropriate adjective collocation here; 'there's many people' combines contraction 'there's' (there is) with plural noun 'many people' causing number agreement; 'use cycle' is incorrect noun form and article; 'main transportation' is awkward — prefer 'a main means of transport' or 'the main form of transportation'. Suggestions: Use 'popular' not 'brilliant'; match 'there are' with plural; use plural 'bicycles' or 'biking' and include article 'a'; prefer 'means of transport' or 'form of transportation'. Relevant grammar types addressed: incorrect use of adjectives or adverbs (13), singular and plural issue (1), incorrect use of prepositions/articles (11 and 22).