Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes I did had a bicycle when I was a child. I used to almost every day to ride my friends houses and to the park which helped me develop a sense of independence and happiness. For example, I remember cycling to school on weekends with my brother which was both fun and convenient way to get around.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
When I was a child bicycles were really popular, but methodics grown up and seen it's mostly like motorcycles.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 62.0Sugestão: Improve grammar and sentence structure, use a clear topic sentence, and add concise specific details with linking words. Correct verb forms (e.g., "Yes, I had a bicycle"), use articles and prepositions correctly ("to my friends' houses", "a convenient way"), and avoid redundancy. Keep answers to a maximum of 4–5 sentences and use a linking word (e.g., "because", "so", "for example") when giving a supporting detail.
Exemplo: Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child. I rode it almost every day to my friends' houses and to the park, which made me feel independent and happy. For example, I often cycled to school on weekends with my brother because it was both fun and a convenient way to get around.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 38.0Sugestão: Provide a clear topic sentence answering the question directly, then give specific, logical reasons using correct grammar and linking words. Fix tense and vocabulary errors (e.g., "As I grew up" instead of "methodics grown up"). Use comparative language and examples: mention trends, reasons (urbanization, affordability), and contrast with motorcycles. Keep it concise and coherent.
Exemplo: Bicycles used to be very popular in my country, but now motorcycles are more common. As people moved to busy cities and needed faster transport, many families chose motorcycles because they are quicker and can carry more passengers.
× Yes I did had a bicycle when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child.
The sentence incorrectly combines 'did' (past auxiliary) with the past simple 'had'. In English, when using the auxiliary did for emphasis or question formation, the main verb should be in base form. Here simply using past simple 'I had' is correct. Suggestion: remove 'did' or change structure to 'Yes, I did have a bicycle...' if emphasis is intended.
× I used to almost every day to ride my friends houses and to the park which helped me develop a sense of independence and happiness.
✓ I used to ride to my friends' houses and to the park almost every day, which helped me develop a sense of independence and happiness.
The phrase 'used to' should be followed by the base verb without 'to' before the action, and placement of 'almost every day' is awkward. Also the possessive for 'friends houses' needs an apostrophe. The clause 'which helped...' should be separated with a comma. Suggestions: use 'I used to ride' + 'to my friends' houses' and position frequency adverb near the verb.
× I used to almost every day to ride my friends houses and to the park which helped me develop a sense of independence and happiness.
✓ I used to ride to my friends' houses and to the park almost every day, which helped me develop a sense of independence and happiness.
The noun phrase 'friends houses' needs a possessive apostrophe to show ownership: 'friends' houses'. Also 'the park' is correct article use here. Suggestion: use the possessive form for plural friends and keep 'the park'.
× For example, I remember cycling to school on weekends with my brother which was both fun and convenient way to get around.
✓ For example, I remember cycling to school on weekends with my brother, which was both a fun and convenient way to get around.
The phrase 'convenient way' requires the indefinite article 'a' to be grammatically correct: 'a fun and convenient way'. Also a comma before 'which' improves clause separation. Suggestion: add 'a' and a comma.
× When I was a child bicycles were really popular, but methodics grown up and seen it's mostly like motorcycles.
✓ When I was a child, bicycles were really popular, but as people have grown up and industrialized, we've mostly seen a shift to motorcycles.
The original sentence contains several problems: 'methodics grown up' is ungrammatical and unclear; 'seen it's mostly like motorcycles' is incorrect verb and pronoun usage. The correction clarifies the intended meaning: contrast past popularity with current shift, uses present perfect 'have grown up' and a clear noun 'industrialized' or similar verb to indicate societal change, and clarifies 'we've mostly seen a shift to motorcycles'. Suggestion: express the cause and result clearly using correct verbs and pronouns.