Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I do have a bike when I was a child.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
I think bikes are not that popular in my country since there are a lot of roads in the city. And people usually buy cars and motorcycles instead of bikes here.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 45.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar, tense consistency, and clarity. Use past tense for past events and give a brief supporting detail. Keep answer natural and concise (1–3 sentences).
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bicycle with training wheels, and I rode it around my neighborhood every day until I learned to balance on my own.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: Make the response more concise and natural, use linking words and provide a specific reason or example. Avoid starting a sentence with 'And'; combine ideas with a connector. Limit to 2–3 sentences.
Ví dụ: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country because urban roads favor cars and motorcycles. For example, most families prefer motorcycles for short trips and cars for longer journeys, so bicycles are mainly used for sport or by children.
× Yes, I do have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The sentence mixes present simple ('do have') with a past time expression ('when I was a child'). Use past tense to match the time reference. Correct to 'had' for a simple, direct past statement. Suggestion: use past simple for completed past states or possessions (I had, I owned).
× I think bikes are not that popular in my country since there are a lot of roads in the city.
✓ I think bikes are not that popular in my country because there are a lot of roads in the city.
The original uses 'since' which can mean 'because' but may be ambiguous for causal meaning; this is primarily a lexical choice rather than strict grammar. To improve clarity, replace 'since' with 'because'. Also the tense 'I think' is fine. Suggestion: use 'because' for clear causal connection in spoken answers.
× And people usually buy cars and motorcycles instead of bikes here.
✓ People usually buy cars and motorcycles instead of bikes here.
Starting with 'And' at the beginning of the sentence is unnecessary in formal responses; remove it for a cleaner sentence. Grammatically the sentence is correct regarding singular/plural. Suggestion: avoid unnecessary conjunctions at the start of short answers and keep the sentence concise.