Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
I didn't have a, my own bike, but I remember when I spent, uh, summer in the countryside in my grandmother's house, uh, she had some bikes and.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Unfortunately, it's not, umm, maybe in, uh, in the countryside, but uh, in, in the cities, uh, we, we don't have facilities, uh, uh, for riding a bike and uh.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 58.0Sugestão: Be more concise and fluent. Start with a clear topic sentence, reduce hesitations and filler words, and finish the thought with a specific detail or short anecdote. Use one or two linking words to connect ideas and keep the answer within 3–4 sentences.
Exemplo: I didn't have my own bike as a child, but whenever I spent summers at my grandmother's countryside house I borrowed one of her bicycles. For example, I used to cycle to the nearby pond every morning, which helped me feel independent and enjoy the fresh air.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 52.0Sugestão: Provide a clear direct answer first, then support it with specific reasons and use linking words like 'however' or 'because'. Avoid repetitions and hesitations; give one concrete example (e.g., lack of bike lanes, traffic) to strengthen your point.
Exemplo: I don't think bikes are very popular in my country overall. However, they are more common in rural areas because traffic is lighter; in cities, people rarely cycle because there are few bike lanes and traffic is heavy, which makes cycling unsafe.
× I didn't have a, my own bike, but I remember when I spent, uh, summer in the countryside in my grandmother's house, uh, she had some bikes and.
✓ I didn't have my own bike, but I remember spending summers in the countryside at my grandmother's house; she had some bikes.
The original sentence has disfluent fillers and an incorrect structure: 'I remember when I spent, uh, summer' is awkward. Use a gerund ('remember spending') to refer to a past habitual action. Remove unnecessary commas and fillers and connect clauses clearly. Also change 'summer' to 'summers' because the meaning implies repeated occasions.
× Unfortunately, it's not, umm, maybe in, uh, in the countryside, but uh, in, in the cities, uh, we, we don't have facilities, uh, uh, for riding a bike and uh.
✓ Unfortunately, bikes are not very popular in cities; maybe they are more popular in the countryside, but in cities we don't have facilities for riding bikes.
The original uses the pronoun 'it' ambiguously ('it's not'), which does not clearly refer to 'bikes.' Replace 'it' with the clear subject 'bikes' and make number consistent ('bikes... are'). Also fix plural agreement ('facilities for riding bikes') and remove fillers. Reorder clauses for clarity and coherence.