Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I have a bike when I was a child and I remembered it is it has four rounds and I used to ride it to because it's 4 rounds, it's not the normal bike. So I use it as the assistance assistance level and then I replace the four round small one.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Well, not really I guess because umm, China is more big compared to the Netherlands, another country and people usually use the public transport such as bus or trams.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: Structure your answer with a clear topic sentence, then give specific supporting details using linking words. Correct grammar (past tense) and use clearer vocabulary to describe the bike (e.g., ‘tricycle’ and ‘training wheels’). Keep it concise (2–4 sentences). For example, start: “Yes, I did. I had a small tricycle when I was a child.” Then add why it was useful and what you did with it.
Example: Yes, I did. I had a small tricycle when I was about four, which had three wheels so it was very stable. Because of the extra wheel, I could ride it confidently around my neighborhood, and later my parents replaced it with a proper bicycle when I got older.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Give a direct opinion first, then support it with specific, relevant reasons and linking words. Avoid vague comparisons and fillers (umm). Use accurate vocabulary (public transport, cycling culture, urban transport). Keep it to 2–3 sentences and correct grammar.
Example: Not very popular in large Chinese cities. People mainly rely on public transport like buses and subways because the cities are crowded and cycling can be inconvenient, although bicycles are more common in smaller towns and for short trips.
× Yes, I have a bike when I was a child and I remembered it is it has four rounds and I used to ride it to because it's 4 rounds, it's not the normal bike.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and I remember it had four wheels and I used to ride it because it had four wheels; it was not a normal bike.
Errors: incorrect present tense 'have' and 'remembered' should be past to match 'when I was a child'; 'is it has' is ungrammatical and mixes tenses; 'rounds' is incorrect word choice for 'wheels'. Suggestions: Use past simple for past events (had, remembered/remember), use 'had' for possession in the past, and use the correct noun 'wheels'. Replace 'rounds' with 'wheels' and simplify the clause: 'I used to ride it because it had four wheels.'
× So I use it as the assistance assistance level and then I replace the four round small one.
✓ So I used it as an assistance level and then I replaced it with a smaller four-wheeled one.
Errors: 'use' and 'replace' are present tense but the context is past; use past 'used' and 'replaced'. 'Assistance assistance level' is repetitive and unclear; 'the four round small one' has wrong word order and vocabulary. Suggestions: Keep past tense for past habits, avoid repetition, use 'smaller' before noun and 'four-wheeled' as a compound adjective: 'a smaller four-wheeled one.'
× Well, not really I guess because umm, China is more big compared to the Netherlands, another country and people usually use the public transport such as bus or trams.
✓ Well, not really, I guess, because China is much bigger than the Netherlands and people usually use public transport such as buses or trams.
Errors: 'is more big' is incorrect comparative form; should be 'much bigger' or 'bigger'. 'Compared to the Netherlands, another country' is redundant and awkward. 'the public transport' should be 'public transport' (no article) and 'bus' should be plural 'buses' to match 'trams'. Suggestions: Use correct comparative adjectives ('bigger' with 'much' or 'far' for emphasis), remove unnecessary phrases, and use plural nouns when referring generally (buses, trams). Ensure consistent punctuation for clarity.