Part 1
Giám khảo
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Thí sinh
Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. I got it first time when I was 8 years old and that bike had two learning wheels aside it and I started learning with those learning wheels initially and I took around 1-2 months and later on after removing the wheels slowly, slowly I started learning it completely. It was an amazing.
Giám khảo
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Thí sinh
Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. When I was a child, all of my friends, including me, had bikes. So we used to ride these bikes in our colony and our nearby neighborhood and spent our childhood evenings playing with all my friends.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Điểm: 76.0Gợi ý: Shorten and organize your answer into a clear topic sentence and 2–3 supporting details. Use linking words to improve coherence and avoid repetition (for example, replace "slowly, slowly" with "gradually"). Include one specific detail (e.g., where you rode the bike or who taught you) and end with a brief comment about how you felt. Keep the response to no more than five sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I received it at age eight and it came with two training wheels, so I learned to ride using them for about one to two months. Gradually the training wheels were removed and I learned to balance on my own, usually practicing in the park near my house. I remember feeling proud and excited when I could ride without help.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Điểm: 82.0Gợi ý: Provide a direct opinion followed by specific supporting details and a brief reason or example. Use linking words (for example, "because", "for example", "so") to make your explanation logical. Avoid vague phrases like "all of my friends" — be specific about places or activities and try to give one reason why bikes are popular (e.g., affordability, convenience). Keep it within five sentences.
Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and convenient for short trips. For example, when I was a child many of us rode bikes around our housing complex and to the nearby park in the evenings. As a result, biking was a common pastime and a practical way to get around locally.
× I got it first time when I was 8 years old and that bike had two learning wheels aside it and I started learning with those learning wheels initially and I took around 1-2 months and later on after removing the wheels slowly, slowly I started learning it completely.
✓ I got it for the first time when I was eight years old. The bike had two training wheels beside it, and I started learning to ride with those wheels. It took me about one to two months, and after the wheels were removed slowly, I was able to ride it completely.
Multiple past-tense events are described, but some verb forms and expressions were incorrect or awkward. Use 'got it for the first time' to express initial acquisition, 'training wheels' is the conventional term, and 'It took me about one to two months' expresses duration in past. Use passive 'were removed' to indicate the wheels being taken off, and 'was able to ride' to show completed ability in the past. Also split the long run-on sentence into shorter sentences for clarity and correct tense consistency.
× It was an amazing.
✓ It was amazing.
The article 'an' is unnecessary before the adjective 'amazing' when used predicatively. Say 'It was amazing' to describe the experience. Removing 'an' corrects the adjective use.
× Yes, bikes are very popular in my country.
✓ Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country.
The original sentence is grammatically acceptable, but 'bikes' is informal; use 'bicycles' for slightly more formal speaking tests. No tense change required; present simple correctly expresses general fact.
× When I was a child, all of my friends, including me, had bikes.
✓ When I was a child, all of my friends and I had bicycles.
Use the correct pronoun order 'my friends and I' for the subject; 'including me' is awkward here. 'Had bicycles' correctly uses past simple to describe possession in the past. Also 'bicycles' is more formal than 'bikes.'
× So we used to ride these bikes in our colony and our nearby neighborhood and spent our childhood evenings playing with all my friends.
✓ So we used to ride them in our neighborhood and spend our childhood evenings playing with our friends.
The original sentence is long and has inconsistent pronouns and plurality. Use 'used to' plus base verbs 'ride' and 'spend' to describe habitual past actions. Replace 'these bikes' with 'them' (referring to bicycles) and 'our nearby neighborhood' with 'our neighborhood.' Use 'our friends' instead of 'all my friends' to match 'we.' This improves subject-verb consistency and clarity.