Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I have a one.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think so, because many students are riding bikes in order to go to school.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 40.0Gợi ý: Correct the grammar and make the answer more natural and slightly longer (1–3 sentences). Start with a clear topic sentence, then add a brief specific detail about the bike (e.g., colour, who gave it, or how you used it). Use past tense for childhood. Avoid redundancy.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bicycle my parents bought me for my seventh birthday, and I used to ride it around the neighbourhood every afternoon.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 65.0Gợi ý: Make the response more natural and concise, use present simple for regular facts, and add a linking word and a specific supporting detail (e.g., reasons, examples, or comparisons). Keep it to 1–3 sentences. Replace 'in order to' with more natural phrasing like 'to'.
Ví dụ: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because many students and workers use them to commute to school and work, especially in smaller towns where traffic is light.
× Yes, I have a one.
✓ Yes, I had one.
The question asks about possession in the past ('Did you have... when you were a child?'), so the verb should be in the past tense. Also, 'a one' is incorrect because 'one' as a pronoun does not take the indefinite article 'a'; say 'one' or use a noun ('a bike'). Correct form: 'I had one.' Use past simple to match the question and omit the unnecessary article.
× Yes, I think so, because many students are riding bikes in order to go to school.
✓ Yes, I think so, because many students ride bikes to go to school.
The present simple ('ride') is preferable for general facts or habitual actions ('bikes are popular; many students ride'). Using the present continuous ('are riding') suggests a temporary action happening now, which does not fit the general statement. Also, 'in order to go to school' is wordy; 'to go to school' is more natural. Replace present continuous with present simple for general habits and simplify the infinitive phrase.