Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I had a beautiful bike when I was children. It was a red and white color and I wrote it to the park every weekend with my friends.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
No umm, the buy uh, the car and uh, bus is popular in my country because the bikes are very old and uh, every people like to go uh, in the car because the car is faster than bikes.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 62.0Sugerencia: Improve grammar and word choice, make the response more concise, and add a linking phrase for clarity. Correct plural/singular errors (children → child), verb mistakes (wrote → rode), and phrasing for color (red-and-white). Keep it to 2–3 sentences: a clear topic sentence plus one specific detail. For example, use a linking word like “and” or “every” to connect ideas smoothly.
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was red and white, and I rode it to the park every weekend with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 54.0Sugerencia: Reduce hesitation and false starts, correct vocabulary (buy → bike? or ‘by’? unclear), and use clearer sentence structure with linking words. Begin with a direct topic sentence stating your opinion, then give 1–2 specific reasons. Use correct quantifiers (many people) and comparative language (faster than bicycles). Avoid filler sounds like “uh” and overly long phrases.
Ejemplo: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country. Many people prefer cars or buses because public vehicles are faster and bikes are often older and less comfortable.
× Yes, I had a beautiful bike when I was children.
✓ Yes, I had a beautiful bike when I was a child.
The noun phrase 'children' (plural) does not agree with the singular subject 'I' and the time expression 'when I was'. Use 'a child' for singular first-person reference. Change 'children' to 'a child' to restore correct singular/plural agreement and article use.
× It was a red and white color and I wrote it to the park every weekend with my friends.
✓ It was red and white, and I rode it to the park every weekend with my friends.
'Red and white color' is awkward; use 'red and white' to describe appearance. More importantly, 'wrote' is incorrect verb form — the intended verb is 'rode' (past of 'ride') because one rides a bike. Also add a comma before 'and' to join independent clauses. This fixes word choice and verb usage.
× No umm, the buy uh, the car and uh, bus is popular in my country because the bikes are very old and uh, every people like to go uh, in the car because the car is faster than bikes.
✓ No, umm, the car and the bus are popular in my country because many bikes are very old, and people prefer to travel by car because cars are faster than bikes.
Multiple issues: 'buy' is a mispronunciation of 'by' or unnecessary; 'the car and uh, bus is' shows wrong article and verb agreement — use 'the car and the bus are' (plural subject requires plural verb). 'Every people' is incorrect; use 'people' or 'everyone'. 'Like to go in the car' is unnatural; use 'prefer to travel by car'. Also 'the car is faster than bikes' should be plural agreement and idiomatic: 'cars are faster than bikes' or 'a car is faster than a bike'. The correction addresses articles, subject-verb agreement, pronoun/quantifier choice, and idiomatic prepositions.