Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
I had a bike when I was child and my father taught me how to ride a bike. He held on my seat and ran alongside with me until I mastered the bike and I felt proud of it.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
In my country bikes are popular. Uh, in my country there are a lot of electric bikes so many students and also others use it when they have to go somewhere fast.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 구체성을 늘리고 문법·연결 표현을 다듬으세요. 예를 들어 시제와 관사 사용을 정확히 하고, 경험의 시간과 감정을 더 명확히 설명하세요. 또한 문장 사이에 연결어를 사용해 흐름을 부드럽게 만드세요. 예시로 ‘When I was a child’로 시작하고 ‘because’나 ‘so’ 같은 접속사를 활용해 결과나 이유를 덧붙이세요.
Example: When I was a child, I had a small red bike and my father taught me how to ride it. He ran alongside me and held the seat until I could balance on my own, so I felt very proud when I finally mastered it.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 76.0Suggestion: 중복을 줄이고 구체적 예시나 비교를 추가해 답변을 풍부하게 하세요. ‘Uh’ 같은 말버릇은 줄이고, 전치사·관사 사용을 정확히 하며 연결어로 이유와 예시를 자연스럽게 연결하세요. 예를 들어 도시와 교외에서의 이용 차이나 전기자전거의 장단점을 한두 문장으로 덧붙이세요.
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially electric ones. For example, many students and office workers prefer e-bikes because they are faster than regular bicycles and are convenient for short commutes in crowded cities.
× I had a bike when I was child and my father taught me how to ride a bike.
✓ I had a bike when I was a child and my father taught me how to ride it.
'was child' is missing the article 'a' before 'child' in English; correct phrase is 'was a child'. Also 'ride a bike' is repetitive after 'I had a bike' so using the pronoun 'it' is more natural. Suggestion: include articles where needed and use pronouns to avoid repetition.
× He held on my seat and ran alongside with me until I mastered the bike and I felt proud of it.
✓ He held onto my seat and ran alongside me until I mastered the bike, and I felt proud of it.
'held on my seat' should be 'held onto my seat' (phrasal verb 'hold onto' means to grasp). 'ran alongside with me' is incorrect because 'alongside' does not take 'with'; use 'ran alongside me'. Also add a comma before 'and' for clarity. Suggestion: learn correct phrasal verbs and preposition patterns (hold onto, alongside someone).
× In my country bikes are popular.
✓ In my country, bikes are popular.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable but needs a comma after the introductory phrase 'In my country' for natural written English. Suggestion: place a comma after introductory adverbial phrases.
× Uh, in my country there are a lot of electric bikes so many students and also others use it when they have to go somewhere fast.
✓ Uh, in my country there are a lot of electric bikes, so many students and other people use them when they have to go somewhere quickly.
'use it' is incorrect because 'electric bikes' is plural, so the pronoun must be plural 'them' (pronoun agreement). 'also others' is awkward; 'other people' is clearer. 'fast' as an adverb is acceptable but 'quickly' is more formal. Suggestion: ensure pronouns agree in number with their antecedents and choose clearer noun phrases and adverbs.