Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
I don't have a bike when I was a child.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I believe that bikes are popular in our country because I've seen a lot of kids, uh, not too young but not too older, who usually own a bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 45.0Sugestão: Make the answer grammatically correct, more natural and slightly expanded. Start with a clear topic sentence that answers directly, then add one or two brief supporting details (reason or memory). Keep it under five sentences and use linking words if you add details.
Exemplo: Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. I got it as a birthday present when I was eight, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood every afternoon. Because my parents lived near a park, I often practiced there with my friends and gradually learned to ride without training wheels.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 65.0Sugestão: Make the statement more concise and natural, correct awkward phrasing, and add a specific reason or example. Use linking words (for example, because, so) to connect ideas and avoid hesitations like 'uh'. Keep to under five sentences.
Exemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because many families buy them for children as their first mode of transport. For example, I often see schoolchildren cycling to school in the mornings, and local parks are full of families riding bikes at weekends.
× I don't have a bike when I was a child.
✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child.
The student used the present tense 'don't have' together with the past time marker 'when I was a child'. This is a tense inconsistency. Use the past tense 'didn't have' to match the past time reference. Suggestion: use past simple for states in the past (I didn't have...).
× not too young but not too older
✓ not too young but not too old
The phrase mixes comparative form 'older' with a modifier 'too' that requires the base adjective 'old' after 'too'. 'Too older' is ungrammatical; use 'too old' or 'older' depending on structure. Suggestion: use 'not too young but not too old' or 'neither very young nor very old'.
× who usually own a bike.
✓ who usually own bikes.
The noun 'a bike' after 'who usually own' is less natural when referring to children in general. Use the plural 'bikes' to indicate that many children each own one. Suggestion: use plural nouns after general plural subjects (kids ... own bikes).