Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes I did. When I was trial my parents bought me a buy a blue bike. I love it very much. I spent hours writing is around my neighborhoods and checking and practicing checking with my friends.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Well, I think it depends on the area. In many rural area by are very popular because many children and adults often ride around the neighborhoods for short shift. Well, in some urban area fewer people ride.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: Correct pronunciation and grammar mistakes, make sentences concise and coherent, and add one specific detail. Begin with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two linked supporting details. Use correct verb forms and simpler vocabulary where needed.
Example: Yes, I did. My parents bought me a blue bike when I was three, and I loved it. I spent hours riding around the neighborhood with my friends, practicing turns and balancing. Because of that, I became confident riding on busy streets.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: Fix grammar (singular/plural, prepositions), improve cohesion with linking words, and give a specific contrast (why rural vs urban). Keep answer to max five sentences and use precise vocabulary (commute, recreation).
Example: I think it depends on the area. In rural regions bikes are very popular because people often use them for short trips and recreation. In contrast, in big cities fewer people cycle due to traffic and better public transport, so cycling is less common for daily commuting.
× Yes I did. When I was trial my parents bought me a buy a blue bike.
✓ Yes, I did. When I was a child, my parents bought me a blue bike.
The sentence uses the wrong word 'trial' instead of 'child' and repeats 'buy a'. This is a vocabulary/word choice error but primarily affects tense and clarity. 'Was' with 'child' is correct past tense. Remove the extra 'buy a' and add commas for clarity. Suggestion: use 'child' and write 'my parents bought me a blue bike.'
× I love it very much.
✓ I loved it very much.
The speaker is describing a past experience (having a bike as a child), so the past tense 'loved' is appropriate for consistency. Using present 'love' creates a tense inconsistency. Suggestion: keep past tense when narrating past events.
× I spent hours writing is around my neighborhoods and checking and practicing checking with my friends.
✓ I spent hours riding it around my neighborhood and practicing riding with my friends.
The original uses 'writing' instead of 'riding' and has extra words ('is', duplicate 'checking'). After a phrase like 'spent hours,' a gerund (verb + -ing) is correct: 'riding.' Also use singular 'neighborhood' for the speaker's local area and remove redundant words. Suggestion: use accurate verb and a clear gerund phrase: 'spent hours riding it around my neighborhood and practicing riding with my friends.'
× Well, I think it depends on the area. In many rural area by are very popular because many children and adults often ride around the neighborhoods for short shift.
✓ Well, I think it depends on the area. In many rural areas, bikes are very popular because many children and adults often ride around the neighborhoods for short trips.
Several errors: 'area' should be plural 'areas' to match 'many'; 'by are' is a typo for 'bikes are'; 'short shift' is incorrect collocation — use 'short trips.' Add a comma after introductory phrase and ensure subject-verb agreement: 'bikes are.' Suggestion: proofread for typos and use correct plural forms and collocations.
× Well, in some urban area fewer people ride.
✓ Well, in some urban areas, fewer people ride.
'Area' should be plural 'areas' after 'some.' Add a comma after the introductory phrase. 'Fewer people ride' is fine otherwise. Suggestion: use plural when referring to more than one area: 'urban areas.'