Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I do have a bike when I was a child. My parents got me the bike when I was around 10 years old. I like the bike. I like to ride the bike. That's why my parents brought me the bike when I was child.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Unfortunately in my country bikes are not that much popular but so some people like to ride bikes when going in a short distance and for handing out with friends and families.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 54.0Sugestão: Be careful with tense and redundancy. Start with a clear topic sentence in past tense, then give one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Avoid repeating the same short sentences; combine ideas and add a brief reason or memory to enrich your answer.
Exemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My parents bought it for me when I was about ten, and I used to ride it every afternoon to visit my friends. Because it was sturdy and comfortable, I remember feeling very proud of it.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 60.0Sugestão: Organize your answer with a clear opinion first, then add specific reasons and an example. Use linking words (however, although, for example) and correct collocations ("not very popular", "short distances", "hanging out"). Keep it concise and avoid awkward phrasing.
Exemplo: Bikes are not very popular in my country. However, some people use them for short distances and for leisure; for example, young people often ride bikes in parks when hanging out with friends on weekends.
× Yes, I do have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
This sentence mixes present tense 'do have' with past time expression 'when I was a child'. Use past tense 'had' to match the past time frame. Suggestion: Use past simple for completed past states or possessions (I had).
× My parents got me the bike when I was around 10 years old.
✓ My parents got me the bike when I was around 10 years old.
This sentence is correct. It uses past simple appropriately for a completed past action. No change needed.
× I like the bike.
✓ I liked the bike.
Because the speaker is describing a past experience, use past tense 'liked' rather than present 'like'. If the intent is a general preference still true now, keep 'I like the bike' but context (childhood) indicates past.
× I like to ride the bike.
✓ I liked to ride the bike.
To keep tense consistent with past context, change present 'like to ride' to past 'liked to ride'. If describing a current habit, keep present. Suggestion: match verb tense to the time frame expressed.
× That's why my parents brought me the bike when I was child.
✓ That's why my parents brought me the bike when I was a child.
Missing definite article 'a' before 'child' is an error: use 'a child'. Also, 'That's why' and 'brought' are fine; ensure 'when I was a child' completes the past-time phrase.
× Unfortunately in my country bikes are not that much popular but so some people like to ride bikes when going in a short distance and for handing out with friends and families.
✓ Unfortunately, in my country bikes are not very popular, but some people like to ride bikes for short distances and to hang out with friends and family.
Multiple issues: 'that much popular' is incorrect word order and collocation—use 'very popular' or 'not that popular'. Remove extraneous 'so'. Use 'for short distances' (preposition and plural) not 'in a short distance'. 'Handing out' is wrong verb form and collocation; correct is 'hang out'. Use 'friends and family' (family uncountable/group noun) rather than 'families'. Also add comma after 'Unfortunately' for clarity.