Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
I had a lot of bikes, so when I was a child I used to cycling with my family on Sunday, every Sunday. It was like a family tradition. I had a lot of bikes and the colors are different. For example, I had a red bike, blue bike, green bike, and each color is.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I think bikes are increasingly popular nowadays. People start to care about uh, their health habits, uh, they uh, bike a they are biking every day to stay fit. Also they want to be eco friendly.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Ответ звучит понятно, но есть проблемы с грамматикой, повторениями и связностью. Постарайтесь: 1) использовать правильные формы глаголов (например, «used to cycle», а не «used to cycling»); 2) избегать тавтологии («a lot of bikes» повторяется) — дайте одну чёткую мысль; 3) строить ответ в 2–3 предложениях: топик‑предложение + одно-два уточняющих деталей; 4) использовать связки для плавности («for example», «also», «because»). Практикуйте короткие вариативные фразы о воспоминаниях и уточняйте конкретные детали (когда, с кем, почему это было важно).
Example: Yes. I used to cycle with my family every Sunday as a kind of tradition. We each had different bikes — mine was red — and we would ride for about an hour in the park because it was a good way to spend time together and stay active.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: Хорошая идея и релевантный ответ, но заикающиеся фразы («uh») и грамматические ошибки снижают естественность. Улучшите: 1) убирайте вокализмы («uh»); 2) используйте точные формы (например, «People are starting to care more about their health» или «they bike every day»); 3) добавьте конкретные примеры или статистику для убедительности; 4) применяйте связки («because», «for example», «so») для логики. Тренируйтесь произносить короткие уверенные предложения без заполнителей.
Example: Yes, I think cycling has become more popular recently. People are more health conscious and many commute by bike to stay fit, and, for example, city bike‑sharing schemes have increased in my town so more people choose bikes to be eco‑friendly and avoid traffic.
× I had a lot of bikes, so when I was a child I used to cycling with my family on Sunday, every Sunday.
✓ I had a lot of bikes, so when I was a child I used to cycle with my family on Sundays.
The phrase 'used to' should be followed by the base form of the verb, not the -ing form. Use 'used to cycle' to express a habitual past action. Also, use 'on Sundays' to indicate a repeated weekly activity rather than 'on Sunday, every Sunday' which is redundant.
× It was like a family tradition.
✓ It was a family tradition.
The original sentence is grammatical but 'like' is unnecessary and weakens the statement. Use 'It was a family tradition' for clarity and conciseness in past tense narrative.
× I had a lot of bikes and the colors are different.
✓ I had many bikes, and their colors were different.
Use 'many' with countable nouns in past narrative rather than 'a lot of' for slightly more formal/accurate phrasing. 'The colors are different' mixes present tense with past context; change to past tense 'were different' and use 'their' to refer to the bikes.
× For example, I had a red bike, blue bike, green bike, and each color is.
✓ For example, I had a red bike, a blue bike, and a green bike; each had a different color.
Original sentence fragments and missing articles cause sentence structure problems. Add 'a' before each countable noun, and complete the idea by stating 'each had a different color' to finish the sentence clearly.
× I think bikes are increasingly popular nowadays.
✓ I think bikes are becoming increasingly popular nowadays.
'Are increasingly popular' is understandable but awkward. Use 'are becoming increasingly popular' to show an ongoing change in the present.
× People start to care about uh, their health habits, uh, they uh, bike a they are biking every day to stay fit.
✓ People are starting to care about their health habits; they bike every day to stay fit.
Use present continuous 'are starting' to indicate a current trend. Remove filler words. Fix pronoun repetition and verb forms: 'they bike every day' (simple present) describes habitual action, or 'they are biking every day' for ongoing action; choose one form and keep consistent.
× Also they want to be eco friendly.
✓ Also, they want to be eco-friendly.
Add a comma after 'Also' for clarity and hyphenate 'eco-friendly' when used as a compound adjective. In context, keep present tense 'want' to describe current attitudes.