Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I had. I had a buy when I was six years old. That was my first one.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, I do. I think buys in my country are very popular because I from Thailand, which is the country that is very hot. So in my country when I was child, every student usually go for a bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 52.0Sugestão: Be natural and correct grammar, start with a direct topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Correct vocabulary (bike, not buy), use past tense consistently, and avoid repetition. Keep it within 3–4 sentences.
Exemplo: Yes, I did. I got my first bike when I was six years old, and it was a small red bicycle with training wheels. Because my parents lived near a park, I practiced there every weekend and soon learned to ride without the trainers.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 48.0Sugestão: Answer directly, then give specific reasons and use linking words to connect ideas. Fix grammar (I am from Thailand; because it is hot), correct vocabulary (bikes), use plural agreement and tense consistency, and avoid vague statements. Provide a clear example or statistic if possible.
Exemplo: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in Thailand. Mainly because the weather is often hot and traffic can be heavy, many people prefer cycling for short trips; for example, when I was a child most students rode bikes to school because it was cheap and convenient.
× Yes, I had. I had a buy when I was six years old.
✓ Yes, I did. I bought one when I was six years old.
The student used 'had' where the auxiliary 'did' is required to answer a past simple yes/no question, and used 'had a buy' which is incorrect vocabulary and tense. Use 'did' for short answers in past simple (Did you have...? Yes, I did.) and 'bought' is the past tense of 'buy'. Suggestion: answer short past questions with 'did' and use correct past verb forms (buy -> bought).
× I think buys in my country are very popular because I from Thailand, which is the country that is very hot.
✓ I think bikes are very popular in my country because I am from Thailand, which is a very hot country.
Multiple errors: 'buys' is a misspelling of 'bikes' (vocabulary), and the phrase 'I from Thailand' is missing the verb 'am' (copula) which is a present tense linking verb. 'Which is the country that is very hot' is awkward; use 'which is a very hot country'. Suggestion: include the verb 'am' when stating origin (I am from...), place adjectives before nouns and use 'a' for 'a very hot country'.
× So in my country when I was child, every student usually go for a bike.
✓ So in my country when I was a child, every student usually went by bike.
Several tense and article errors: 'when I was child' needs the article 'a' before 'child'. 'Every student usually go' has a past-reference 'when I was a child' so the verb should be past simple 'went' not present 'go'. Also native phrasing for using bicycles is 'went by bike' or 'rode a bike'. Suggestion: match the verb tense to the time adverbial and include articles where required.