Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yeah, of course I have a bike. When I was a kid I was very hard to learn how to ride this bike correctly, but I'm lucky I have done.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yeah, I mean in my country is China. China has a so many people and for many years ago we haven't many car, you know. So yeah, we have a lot of bikes.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 54.0Suggestion: Improve grammar and sentence structure, make the response more natural and concise, and add one specific supporting detail. Start with a clear topic sentence, then briefly explain a difficulty and a positive result using linking words. Avoid unnecessary words and correct past tense usage.
Example: Yes, I did. I had a small red bike when I was about seven. At first I found it hard to balance, but after a few weeks of practice with my father I learned to ride confidently.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Work on accuracy, clarity and coherence. Start with a direct answer, then give two concise reasons linked with connectors (for example, because / so). Correct grammar (use present/past appropriately) and avoid filler phrases like 'you know'. Provide a specific example or comparison to support your point.
Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in China. Because there are so many people and car ownership was low until recently, many people used bicycles for daily travel. For example, in many cities you can still see large numbers of commuters riding bikes or using shared bikes.
× Yeah, of course I have a bike.
✓ Yeah, of course I had a bike.
The question asks about the past ('Did you have a bike when you were a child?'), so the verb should be in the past tense. 'Have' is present tense; use 'had' to match the past time frame. Suggestion: Use past tense verbs to refer to past situations (e.g., 'I had a bike').
× When I was a kid I was very hard to learn how to ride this bike correctly, but I'm lucky I have done.
✓ When I was a kid I found it very hard to learn to ride the bike correctly, but luckily I did.
Several problems: 'was very hard' is incorrect because 'hard' describes the action, not the subject—use 'found it very hard' or 'it was very hard for me'. 'To learn how to ride this bike' should be 'to learn to ride the bike' for natural phrasing. 'I'm lucky I have done' mixes present perfect with a past context; use simple past 'I did' or 'I managed to' to match the past narration. Suggestion: Use 'found it very hard' and simple past for completed past actions (e.g., 'I found it very hard to learn to ride the bike, but I did').
× Yeah, I mean in my country is China.
✓ Yeah, I mean, my country is China.
Word order is wrong: 'in my country is China' places the subject after a prepositional phrase incorrectly. The correct structure is subject + verb + complement: 'my country is China'. Suggestion: Keep the normal English subject-verb order (e.g., 'My country is China').
× China has a so many people and for many years ago we haven't many car, you know.
✓ China has so many people, and many years ago we didn't have many cars, you know.
Multiple quantifier and auxiliary errors: 'has a so many people' is wrong—use 'has so many people' or 'has a lot of people'. 'For many years ago' is ungrammatical; use 'many years ago'. 'We haven't many car' mixes present tense negative contraction with singular noun; the past context requires 'didn't have many cars'. Also plural 'cars' is needed. Suggestion: Use 'so many' or 'a lot of' correctly, place time expressions like 'many years ago' properly, and use past simple negative 'didn't have' with plural 'cars' when referring to the past.