Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
No.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
No, I don't think. In our country, bus or taxi is probably used in our life.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: Give a direct answer but expand with a brief supporting detail to sound natural and informative. Mention a reason or brief context and use one linking word if adding extra information. Keep it under five sentences.
Ví dụ: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. Instead, I usually walked to school because my family lived nearby and we didn’t own one, so walking was more convenient.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 55.0Gợi ý: Provide a clearer opinion and support it with specific reasons or comparisons. Use a linking word (e.g., because, however, therefore) and one or two specific examples (city vs rural) to make the answer coherent and natural. Keep answers concise and avoid uncertain phrasing like “probably” without clarification.
Ví dụ: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country because public transport like buses and taxis are more convenient in cities. However, in some rural areas people still use bicycles for short trips, especially where traffic is light and distances are short.
× No, I don't think.
✓ No, I don't think so.
The original sentence is incomplete for the intended meaning. In English, when disagreeing or giving a negative opinion in response to a yes/no question, the phrase 'I don't think so' is standard. Adding 'so' completes the thought and makes the response natural and grammatically correct. Suggestion: use 'I don't think so' to express a negative opinion about a general statement.
× In our country, bus or taxi is probably used in our life.
✓ In our country, buses or taxis are probably used in daily life.
Several issues: (1) Article/number: 'bus or taxi' should be plural ('buses or taxis') when speaking generally. (2) Subject-verb agreement: plural subject requires 'are' not 'is'. (3) Word choice/phrase: 'in our life' is unnatural; 'in daily life' or 'in everyday life' is appropriate. Combined correction results in 'buses or taxis are probably used in daily life.' Suggestion: use plural nouns for general statements and match the verb form; choose natural collocations like 'daily life.'