Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child and every afternoon after school I will usually go with my friends to race in the on the road and that was like one of the main nostalgic memories that I have from my childhood.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, in every household there's at least one or two bikes. Especially in an African country where kids enjoy playing outside, they are indeed popular.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 74.0Sugerencia: Your answer is relevant and personal, but it has some grammatical errors, awkward phrasing and redundancy. To improve: 1) Use correct past tense consistently (e.g., "I usually went" or "I would usually go"). 2) Remove filler phrases like "that was like" and unnecessary repetition. 3) Make sentences shorter and clearer (max 3–4 sentences). 4) Add a linking word when giving a supporting detail (e.g., "because", "so").
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. Every afternoon after school I would usually go racing on the road with my friends, and we loved competing to see who was fastest. Because we rode almost every day, those races are one of my fondest childhood memories.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 78.0Sugerencia: Good clear opinion and general statement, but the answer can be improved by correcting sentence structure and adding specific supporting details. To improve: 1) Combine sentences to avoid fragments (avoid starting with "Especially"). 2) Give a specific reason or example (e.g., transport, play, local infrastructure). 3) Use precise vocabulary (e.g., "common" or "widespread" instead of "popular").
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are very common in my country; most households own one or two. This is because children often play outside and many people use bicycles for short journeys in towns, so they are both a practical and popular form of transport.
× Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child and every afternoon after school I will usually go with my friends to race in the on the road and that was like one of the main nostalgic memories that I have from my childhood.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and every afternoon after school I would usually go with my friends to race on the road; that was one of the main nostalgic memories I have from my childhood.
The sentence mixes past simple ('did have') with a future/ habitual phrase ('will usually go') which is inappropriate for past habitual actions. Use 'had' for simple past possession. For habitual actions in the past, use 'would' or 'used to' rather than 'will'. Also remove the extra article 'the' before 'on the road' and simplify 'that was like one of the main nostalgic memories that I have' to 'that was one of the main nostalgic memories I have' to avoid redundancy. Suggestion: consistently use past tense for past events (had; would/used to) and clean extra function words.
× Yes, in every household there's at least one or two bikes. Especially in an African country where kids enjoy playing outside, they are indeed popular.
✓ Yes, in every household there are at least one or two bikes. Especially in many African countries where kids enjoy playing outside, they are indeed popular.
There are two issues: subject-verb agreement with 'there's' (contraction for 'there is') is wrong when referring to 'one or two bikes'—use 'there are' for plural reference. Also 'in an African country' sounds odd as a general statement; use 'in many African countries' to indicate a general fact. Suggestion: match the verb to the implied plural subject ('there are') and use appropriate plurality when making generalizations ('many African countries').