Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
That's a really good question that made me remind my childhood memories. And that's a really good thing. Actually. I can remember that when I was five years old, uh, because of my birthday, one of my relatives give me a, a red bug, I think, and I really like it and, uh, I couldn't write it and, uh, I think my dad learned me how to write a bike and.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
As I can remember a few years ago, they were really popular and uh, all of my friends used to write their books, bikes to go to different places as school or I don't know, something like bakery or shops. But these days, uh, they usually use uh, motorbikes or uh, mostly they use uh, their parents car to go around so.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 46.0Sugestão: Keep answers focused and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence that directly answers the question, then add one or two specific supporting details. Avoid repetition and filler words (e.g., “uh,” “I think,” “actually”). Use correct verb forms and vocabulary (e.g., 'gave me a red bike', 'I couldn't ride it', 'my dad taught me'). Aim for 2–4 sentences and include a linking word when adding detail.
Exemplo: Yes. I had a bike when I was five. For my birthday a relative gave me a small red bike, but I couldn't ride it at first. Fortunately, my dad taught me to ride in the park the next weekend, and I remember feeling very proud when I finally could.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 54.0Sugestão: Answer directly and give clear contrast with specific reasons. Use linking words such as 'however' or 'nowadays' to show change over time. Correct common errors (e.g., 'used to ride their bikes', 'to go to school or shops'). Provide concrete examples and a short explanation for the change (e.g., traffic, affordability, convenience). Keep it to 2–4 sentences.
Exemplo: A few years ago many people rode bicycles regularly, especially children who used them to go to school or to the shops. However, nowadays bicycles are less common because families prefer motorbikes or cars for safety and convenience in busy city traffic.
× That's a really good question that made me remind my childhood memories.
✓ That's a really good question; it made me remember my childhood memories.
The original uses 'made me remind' which is incorrect verb pattern. 'Remind' is usually used with an object (something reminds me) or reflexively 'remember'. The correct phrasing is 'it made me remember' or simply 'it reminds me of my childhood memories.' Use 'made me remember' to show the cause-effect relationship. Suggestion: use 'made me remember' or 'reminded me of'. Use a semicolon or conjunction to connect related clauses.
× Actually. I can remember that when I was five years old, uh, because of my birthday, one of my relatives give me a, a red bug, I think, and I really like it and, uh, I couldn't write it and, uh, I think my dad learned me how to write a bike and.
✓ Actually, I can remember that when I was five years old, because of my birthday one of my relatives gave me a red bike, I think, and I really liked it, and I couldn't ride it, and I think my dad taught me how to ride a bike.
Multiple errors corrected according to allowed types: 'give' should be past tense 'gave' (past tense issue), 'like' should be past 'liked' to match past time frame (past tense issue), 'write' is incorrect verb; context requires 'ride' (sentence structure/word choice but treated here by correcting verb forms), 'couldn't write' becomes 'couldn't ride' and 'learned me' is incorrect: 'teach' is transitive with object 'taught me' (past participle/past tense). Use consistent past tense when recounting past events. Suggestions: keep verbs in past tense for past narratives and use correct verb 'teach/tell' pairs: 'my dad taught me' not 'learned me.'
× As I can remember a few years ago, they were really popular and uh, all of my friends used to write their books, bikes to go to different places as school or I don't know, something like bakery or shops.
✓ As I remember, a few years ago they were really popular, and all of my friends used to ride their bikes to go to different places such as school or, I don't know, the bakery or shops.
Problems: 'As I can remember a few years ago' is awkward; 'As I remember' or 'I remember that' is better. 'Write their books, bikes' is incorrect: 'ride their bikes' is intended. 'as school' should be 'such as school' or 'to school'. Also include articles where needed: 'the bakery'. Suggestion: simplify to 'I remember that a few years ago they were popular; my friends used to ride their bikes to school or the shops.'
× But these days, uh, they usually use uh, motorbikes or uh, mostly they use uh, their parents car to go around so.
✓ But these days they usually use motorbikes, or mostly they use their parents' car to get around.
Errors: 'parents car' needs possessive form 'parents' car' (incorrect use of apostrophe - treated as pronoun/possessive issue). Also 'to go around' is better expressed as 'to get around.' Ensure plural possessive for parents. Suggestion: 'their parents' car' and use 'get around' for idiomatic expression.