Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I have a back when I was a child and, uh, that was uh, from my father because that was one of my birthday gifts from my father.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I mean, yes, it's really popular and because in my hometown, uh, China and China is a really popular city and a lot of people are preferred to riding back to go to work or school because that was a good way to like protect the environment.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 45.0Sugerencia: Be concise, correct grammar, avoid fillers, and use a clear past tense. Start with a direct topic sentence, then add one specific detail. Replace hesitations and repetitions with smooth linking. For example, use: “Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father gave it to me as a birthday present, and I used it every day to ride around the neighborhood.”
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father gave it to me as a birthday present, and I used it every day to ride around the neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 40.0Sugerencia: Answer directly, correct grammar, avoid vague phrases and repetitions, and use linking words to explain reasons. Give one clear reason and a brief specific example. For instance say: “Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. One reason is that they are cheap and convenient for short trips; many people cycle to work or school to save money and reduce pollution.”
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. One reason is that they are cheap and convenient for short trips; many people cycle to work or school to save money and reduce pollution.
× Yes, I have a back when I was a child and, uh, that was uh, from my father because that was one of my birthday gifts from my father.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and it was from my father because it was one of my birthday gifts.
The student used incorrect pronouns and wrong verb tense. 'I have a back' contains wrong words: 'back' should be 'bike' (vocabulary) and the past tense 'had' is required because the question asks about the past. Repeating 'from my father' is redundant; replace the second instance with the pronoun 'it'. Also change 'that was one of my birthday gifts from my father' to 'it was one of my birthday gifts' for clarity. Suggestion: use past tense for past events ('had'), use correct noun ('bike'), and use pronouns ('it') to avoid repetition.
× I mean, yes, it's really popular and because in my hometown, uh, China and China is a really popular city and a lot of people are preferred to riding back to go to work or school because that was a good way to like protect the environment.
✓ I mean, yes, they're really popular in my hometown, China; many people prefer to ride bikes to go to work or school because it is a good way to protect the environment.
Multiple tense and word-choice issues: 'it's really popular' should agree with 'bikes' (plural), so use 'they're really popular' or 'bikes are really popular' (subject-verb agreement). 'A lot of people are preferred to riding back' is incorrect: use the active verb 'prefer' plus the infinitive or gerund: 'prefer to ride' or 'prefer riding'. 'back' is wrong word; should be 'bike'. 'Because that was a good way to like protect the environment' mixes past tense and filler 'like' unnecessarily; use present tense 'is a good way to protect the environment'. Also remove redundancy 'China and China is a really popular city' and correct 'city' to 'country' if meaning country; kept as 'China' and clarified. Suggestion: match plural subjects with plural verbs, use 'prefer' with correct verb form, avoid filler words like 'uh' and 'like', and keep consistent present tense for general facts.