Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I did have a bike when I were a child or when I was a child. Uh, my father bought it for me as a gift and I liked it. I liked it very much. It was a small bike color pink with.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, especially in my neighborhood, because all of us cousins, all of my cousins, when we were little, we used to ride bikes like all of us, all of us have. All of us had bikes when we were little. And yes.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: Improve grammar, sentence structure and fluency. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct tense and subject-verb agreement ("I had a bike when I was a child"). Give one or two specific supporting details using linking words (e.g., "It was a small pink bike because..." or "My father bought it for me as a gift, so..."). Avoid repetition and finish the description in one or two concise sentences. Keep answers natural and within 3–4 sentences.
Ví dụ: I had a bike when I was a child. My father bought it for me as a gift, and it was a small pink bike with training wheels. I loved riding it around the neighborhood with my friends, and it helped me feel independent.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 68.0Gợi ý: Make the response more concise and avoid repetition. Begin with a direct statement ("Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country"). Then give a clear reason and a specific example using a linking word (e.g., "for example" or "because"). Limit to 2–3 sentences and use varied vocabulary (e.g., "common", "neighborhood", "children").
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among children. For example, all my cousins had bikes when we were young and we often rode them together around the neighborhood.
× Yes, I did have a bike when I were a child or when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child.
The verb 'to be' in the past for first person singular is 'was', not 'were'. Using 'were' with 'I' is incorrect in standard declarative past tense. Use 'I was' for singular first person. Also remove redundant alternative phrasing to make the sentence natural.
× It was a small bike color pink with.
✓ It was a small pink bike.
The original phrase uses incorrect word order and prepositional structure ('color pink with'). Adjectives should precede the noun ('small pink bike'). Remove unnecessary words to produce a concise, grammatically correct description.
× Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, especially in my neighborhood, because all of us cousins, all of my cousins, when we were little, we used to ride bikes like all of us, all of us have.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, especially in my neighborhood, because all of my cousins and I used to ride bikes when we were little.
The original sentence repeats and misorders pronouns ('all of us cousins, all of my cousins') and ends with an incomplete clause ('all of us have'). Use a clear subject-pronoun structure: 'all of my cousins and I' or 'my cousins and I'. Place the time clause 'when we were little' at the end or after the verb phrase for clarity. Remove redundant repetitions.
× All of us had bikes when we were little.
✓ All of us had bikes when we were little.
This sentence is grammatically correct in past tense and needs no change. It correctly uses past simple 'had' with the time expression 'when we were little' and maintains subject-verb agreement.