Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I remember asking my parents to buy me a bike when it was my fifth birthday. So the next day my father bought me a pink bite for me to stroll around the neighborhood. And I still keep the bike up until today.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country and because it is a safety sport that offers so many benefits to health and my country encourage cycling in the park at most cities.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Improve accuracy, clarity and sentence structure. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct vocabulary mistakes ("bite" → "bike"), avoid redundancy, and limit to about 3–4 concise sentences. Add one specific detail (e.g., where you rode it or a memorable moment) and use linking words like "so" or "after that" appropriately.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My parents bought me a pink bike for my fifth birthday, and I used to ride it around the neighborhood every afternoon. I remember racing my friends to the park, and I still keep the bike as a memento.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 58.0Gợi ý: Make the response more natural and coherent: begin with a direct statement, then give two specific reasons with linking words (e.g., "because", "for example"). Correct grammar ("is a safety sport" → unclear; use "a safe activity" or "good exercise") and improve noun-verb agreement ("my country encourage" → "my country encourages"). Keep it to 2–3 concise sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because cycling is seen as a healthy, low-cost way to get around. For example, many cities have bike lanes and parks that encourage people to cycle for exercise and leisure.
× Yes, I remember asking my parents to buy me a bike when it was my fifth birthday.
✓ Yes, I remember asking my parents to buy me a bike for my fifth birthday.
The phrase 'when it was my fifth birthday' is awkward and not the usual English expression. Use 'for my fifth birthday' to indicate the occasion something was requested. Keep past tense 'remember asked' context; using 'for' fixes prepositional usage and creates a natural past-time reference.
× So the next day my father bought me a pink bite for me to stroll around the neighborhood.
✓ So the next day my father bought me a pink bike so I could stroll around the neighborhood.
There is a spelling error 'bite' should be 'bike' and the phrase 'for me to stroll' is awkward. Use 'so I could stroll' to show purpose in the past tense. This keeps tense consistency and uses correct word choice.
× And I still keep the bike up until today.
✓ And I still have the bike to this day.
The original mixes simple present with an awkward phrase 'keep the bike up until today.' Use 'still have the bike to this day' which is a natural present perfect meaning continuing possession. This corrects idiom and tense usage.
× Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country and because it is a safety sport that offers so many benefits to health and my country encourage cycling in the park at most cities.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because cycling is a safe sport that offers many health benefits, and my country encourages cycling in parks in most cities.
Original sentence contains several problems: incorrect connector 'and because' (redundant), wrong adjective 'safety' should be 'safe' (adjective form), awkward 'benefits to health' should be 'health benefits', subject-verb agreement 'my country encourage' should be 'encourages', incorrect preposition 'in the park at most cities' should be 'in parks in most cities'. The corrected sentence fixes conjunction usage, adjective form, noun phrase order, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions to produce a clear, grammatically correct sentence.