Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, then I was child. I was a big fan about bicycle and I very like to do it with my friends.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I don't think so. I, uh, think about, uh, my country is a modern country and modern people to replace, uh, to modern car and bicycle is popular transport for, for uh, village.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 54.0Suggestion: Make the response grammatical, concise, and add one or two specific details. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give supporting details using linking words. Avoid repeating words and reduce filler. For example, say when you had the bike, who you rode with, and a short reason or memory.
Example: Yes, I did. I had a bicycle from the age of seven, and I used to ride it every afternoon with my friends. We often raced each other around the park, which helped me become more confident and fit.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 46.0Suggestion: Respond directly and organize your ideas with linking words. Make one clear opinion, then support it with specific reasons and an example. Avoid hesitations and repeated words; use vocabulary like “urban,” “rural,” and “commute” to be precise.
Example: Not very much. In urban areas most people prefer cars or public transport because they are faster and more convenient, but bicycles remain common in rural villages where distances are shorter and roads are quieter.
× Yes, then I was child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
Original sentence is missing an article and has odd word order. The student intended to confirm ownership and age. Use 'I had a bike' to show possession in the past and 'when I was a child' as a time clause. This fixes sentence structure and adds the necessary article 'a'.
× I was a big fan about bicycle and I very like to do it with my friends.
✓ I was a big fan of bicycles and I really liked riding them with my friends.
Use 'fan of' not 'fan about'. 'Bicycle' should be plural ('bicycles') when speaking generally. 'Very like' is incorrect; use 'really liked' or 'enjoyed' for past preference. 'Do it' is vague; 'riding them' is specific. Also maintain past tense 'liked' to match 'was'.
× I don't think so.
✓ I don't think so.
This sentence is grammatically correct in the present tense and matches the intended meaning, so no correction is needed.
× I, uh, think about, uh, my country is a modern country and modern people to replace, uh, to modern car and bicycle is popular transport for, for uh, village.
✓ I think my country is modern, and many people prefer modern cars, but bicycles are still a popular means of transport in villages.
Original sentence has disrupted word order, incorrect verb forms, and unclear phrases. 'Think about' is unnecessary; use 'I think'. 'Modern people to replace, to modern car' is ungrammatical — intended meaning is 'many people prefer modern cars'. Use 'bicycles are still a popular means of transport in villages' to convey that bicycles remain common in rural areas. This corrects sentence structure, verb usage, and prepositions.