Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yeah, definitely when I was a kid, I, I had not only I used to have two bikes, so really grateful and it fascinated me. Uh, no. However, uh, nowadays I have not been, uh, reading a back bike not as much as I'd like to do uh, back in 2020 it was also.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
To my way of thinking, I'm confident saying that back is really popular in my country. Uh, it's one of the most popular, uh, scene, uh, in my country, uh, because of everyone interested in it and, uh, it's catching on in my muscle and.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 46.0Sugestão: Be concise, coherent and directly answer the question with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details. Avoid hesitations, repetitions and unclear phrases. Use linking words (e.g., “but”, “so”, “however”) correctly and keep to at most five sentences.
Exemplo: Yes. I had two bikes when I was a child and I loved riding them. However, I don’t cycle as often now because I moved to a busy city where cycling is less convenient. I still try to ride occasionally on weekends to relax.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 48.0Sugestão: Answer directly and use clearer vocabulary; state your opinion then give specific reasons or examples. Remove filler words (“uh”, “um”) and avoid unclear phrases. Use linking words like “because”, “for example” or “therefore” to make your response logical and concise.
Exemplo: Yes, I think biking is very popular in my country because many people use bicycles for commuting and exercise. For example, cities have dedicated bike lanes and there are community cycling events every year, which encourages more people to ride.
× Yeah, definitely when I was a kid, I, I had not only I used to have two bikes, so really grateful and it fascinated me.
✓ Yeah, definitely. When I was a kid, I used to have two bikes, so I was really grateful and they fascinated me.
The original sentence has repetition and incorrect sentence structure (Grammar Problem Type 26). 'I, I had not only I used to have two bikes' is ungrammatical and redundant. Correct structure: 'I used to have two bikes' expresses a past habitual action. 'So really grateful' needs a subject and correct tense: 'I was really grateful'. 'It fascinated me' should agree with plural 'bikes' so use 'they fascinated me'. Suggest breaking into two clauses and using past tense consistently.
× Uh, no. However, uh, nowadays I have not been, uh, reading a back bike not as much as I'd like to do uh, back in 2020 it was also.
✓ No. However, nowadays I haven't been riding a bike as much as I'd like. Back in 2020 I rode more often.
This sentence has tense and verb form errors (Grammar Problem Type 6). 'I have not been reading a back bike' uses wrong verb 'reading' and wrong noun order. Use the verb 'ride' and the progressive perfect: 'haven't been riding' or simple past 'rode'. 'Not as much as I'd like to do' is wordy; use 'as I'd like'. 'Back in 2020 it was also' is incomplete; clarify 'Back in 2020 I rode more often.' Suggest using present perfect continuous for a recent trend and simple past for a specific past time.
× To my way of thinking, I'm confident saying that back is really popular in my country.
✓ In my view, I'm confident saying that biking is really popular in my country.
The phrase 'To my way of thinking' is awkward; 'In my view' or 'I think' is natural (Grammar Problem Type 11). 'back' is incorrect word choice — likely meant 'bikes' or 'biking'. Use the noun 'biking' or 'cycling' to refer to the activity. Suggest using clear phrasing: 'In my view' and correct noun 'biking'.
× Uh, it's one of the most popular, uh, scene, uh, in my country, uh, because of everyone interested in it and, uh, it's catching on in my muscle and.
✓ It's one of the most popular activities in my country because many people are interested in it, and it's catching on everywhere.
This sentence is ungrammatical and contains incorrect word choices (Grammar Problem Type 26). 'Scene' is the wrong noun; 'activity' or 'sports' fits. 'Because of everyone interested in it' should be 'because many people are interested in it' to be grammatical. 'Catching on in my muscle and' is nonsensical; likely meant 'catching on everywhere' or 'in my area'. Suggest replacing unclear phrases with standard expressions and ensure subject-verb structures are complete.