Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
That's a quite random question. I don't think I did when I was a child. Umm, I feel like when I was a child I spent most of the time playing with neighbors children. We didn't need a bike, we just kind of chasing around each other. That's all we did.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, yes, bikes are super popular in my country, which is China. In China, we had a program called Shared Bikes long time ago, probably 15 years ago. So you can sky the QR code from a bike and just have a ride by a really cheap price. So it was popular and now it's popular.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 64.0Sugestão: Be more concise and direct. Start with a clear topic sentence answering the question, then add one or two specific supporting details using appropriate linking words. Avoid fillers (umm, that's) and grammatical errors (e.g., plural forms and tense). Keep your response to 2–4 sentences.
Exemplo: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. Instead, I spent most of my free time playing with neighborhood children, so we mostly ran around and played games together. Because we had plenty of friends nearby, a bike wasn't necessary.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Provide a clear direct answer, then give specific, accurate details and use linking words. Avoid repetition and correct vocabulary and grammar (e.g., 'scan the QR code', 'for a long time'). Mention a brief reason or example to support your point.
Exemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in China. For example, around 10–15 years ago dockless shared bike schemes appeared, allowing users to scan a QR code to unlock a bike for a low fee, which greatly increased cycling in cities.
× That's a quite random question.
✓ That's quite a random question.
'Quite' is an adverb modifying the adjective 'random'. The extra article 'a' before 'quite' is incorrect because 'quite' already precedes the adjective. Use 'quite a random' only when 'quite' modifies the determiner plus noun (e.g., 'quite a surprise'), but for adjective phrases 'quite' goes before the adjective: 'quite random' or 'quite a random question' is acceptable; here 'quite a random question' would also be acceptable, but the original 'That's a quite random question.' is awkward. Preferred: 'That's quite a random question.' Suggestion: remove the article after 'a'/'quite' mismatch and choose 'That's quite a random question.' or 'That's a rather random question.'
× I don't think I did when I was a child.
✓ I don't think I did when I was a child.
This sentence is grammatically correct; no change needed. It uses past tense auxiliary 'did' correctly to refer to the past. No subject-verb agreement error present. Included here to indicate no correction required.
× I feel like when I was a child I spent most of the time playing with neighbors children.
✓ I feel like when I was a child I spent most of my time playing with my neighbors.
The phrase 'neighbors children' is missing the possessive and the preposition/article. Use 'my neighbors' to indicate the people I played with, and 'most of my time' is the correct collocation. Also 'neighbors' should be possessive or followed by 'and their children' depending on meaning. Suggestion: 'I spent most of my time playing with my neighbors.'
× We didn't need a bike, we just kind of chasing around each other.
✓ We didn't need a bike; we were just kind of chasing each other around.
After 'we were' the verb should be in -ing form to form the past continuous: 'were chasing'. The original omitted the auxiliary verb 'were'. Also 'chasing around each other' is awkward word order; 'chasing each other around' is natural. Suggestion: include the past continuous auxiliary and correct word order.
× That's all we did.
✓ That's all we did.
This sentence is correct and contains the verb 'did'. No correction needed; included to show it's grammatical.
× Yes, yes, bikes are super popular in my country, which is China.
✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country, China.
The original is understandable but repetitive and slightly informal. 'Super' is informal; 'very' is more neutral. 'Which is China' is an awkward relative clause; apposition 'China' after a comma is clearer. Also 'bikes are' agrees with plural subject 'bikes'. Suggestion: 'Yes, bikes are very popular in my country, China.'
× In China, we had a program called Shared Bikes long time ago, probably 15 years ago.
✓ In China, we had a program called Shared Bikes a long time ago, probably about 15 years ago.
Missing the article 'a' before 'long time ago' and adding 'about' before '15 years ago' improves naturalness. The past tense 'had' is appropriate if the program no longer exists; otherwise 'have had' or 'have' would be used. Suggestion: include 'a' and optionally 'about' for approximation.
× So you can sky the QR code from a bike and just have a ride by a really cheap price.
✓ So you can scan the QR code on a bike and just take a ride for a really low price.
'Sky' is a typo for 'scan'. The correct preposition is 'on' (scan the code on a bike). 'Have a ride by a really cheap price' is unidiomatic; use 'take a ride for a really low price' or 'for a very cheap price'. Suggestion: 'scan...on a bike' and 'take a ride for a really low price.'
× So it was popular and now it's popular.
✓ So it was popular, and it still is now.
Original repeats 'popular' awkwardly. Use 'it was popular, and it still is now' or 'it remains popular' for conciseness. Tense contrast between past and present should be clear. Suggestion: 'it was popular, and it still is.'