Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
No, it's unpopular. Uh, I'm sometimes see people in the bike but. Now often.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 35.0Suggestion: Ответ был повторением вопроса, не даёт информации и звучит неестественно. Постарайтесь отвечать прямо, использовать вступительное предложение и при необходимости добавить одно-два уточняющих предложения с конкретными деталями. Используйте связки (for example, when, because, so) и избегайте повторов. Примерный план: короткий положительный/отрицательный ответ → уточнение с возрастом или обстоятельствами → одна деталь о том, как часто или где вы катались.
Example: Yes, I did. I had a small red bike when I was about seven, and I rode it every day after school. For example, I often cycled to the park with my friends because it was close to our houses.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 28.0Suggestion: Ответ короткий, грамматически неверный и неструктурированный; недостаточно конкретики. Говорите полными предложениями: начните с общей позиции (Yes/No/They are quite popular), затем объясните причину и приведите пример или сравнение. Используйте связующие слова (however, although, nowadays) и корректную форму слов (e.g., "unpopular" → "not very popular"). Дайте конкретную информацию о том, кто использует велосипеды и где.
Example: No, bicycles are not very popular in my country. However, some people still ride them, especially in rural areas or for short trips in the city. For instance, nowadays I sometimes see delivery workers and students using bikes to avoid traffic.
× No, it's unpopular.
✓ No, it's not popular.
The student used the adjective 'unpopular' in a contraction with 'it is' which is grammatically possible but sounds unnatural here when responding to popularity of bikes in general. Saying 'it's not popular' is a clearer, more natural negation. Suggestion: Use 'not' to negate adjectives when describing general popularity (e.g., 'It's not popular').
× Uh, I'm sometimes see people in the bike but.
✓ Uh, I sometimes see people on bikes, though.
The original sentence has incorrect pronoun/subject-verb structure: 'I'm sometimes see' mixes present continuous 'I'm' with base verb 'see'. Also 'in the bike' uses wrong preposition and article. Correct form: 'I sometimes see people on bikes' uses simple present for habitual action and the correct preposition 'on' with plural 'bikes'. Suggestion: Use simple present for habitual actions ('I sometimes see') and 'on' for riding bicycles; omit unnecessary articles for plural nouns.
× Now often.
✓ Nowadays, people ride them less often.
'Now often' is an incorrect and incomplete adverbial phrase. It fails to form a complete sentence and lacks clear tense. A clearer expression is 'Nowadays, people ride them less often' which correctly uses 'nowadays' to indicate current trends and 'less often' to compare frequency. Suggestion: Use adverbials like 'nowadays' or 'these days' and complete the sentence with a verb to express frequency.