Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I thought I was taught how to ride the bicycle from my mother in front of our building and I sometimes I tripped a few times, but I became umm, I became riding the bike.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yes, I think UMM bike is very popular in Japan in the country, because Japan's land is really small and the road is narrow, so many people use bicycle or other transportation like bus or subway.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 65.0建議: Improve clarity and grammar, be more concise, and use linking words to organize the sequence of events. Avoid filler words (umm) and repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give one or two specific supporting details (who taught you, where, a brief result).
範例: Yes — I had a bike as a child. My mother taught me to ride in front of our apartment building; I fell a few times at first, but after practicing for a week I could ride confidently.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 70.0建議: Make sentence structure natural and remove hesitations. Use linking words to give cause and specific examples or a brief comparison. Correct articles and word order (e.g., 'bikes are popular in my country') and avoid unnecessary repetition.
範例: Yes, bikes are very popular in Japan because cities are compact and many streets are narrow. As a result, people often use bicycles for short trips, while buses and subways are used for longer journeys.
× I thought I was taught how to ride the bicycle from my mother in front of our building and I sometimes I tripped a few times, but I became umm, I became riding the bike.
✓ I was taught how to ride a bicycle by my mother in front of our building, and I sometimes tripped a few times, but I eventually learned to ride the bike.
The original sentence mixes incorrect past-tense constructions. 'I thought I was taught' implies uncertainty and is unnecessary; use simple past passive 'I was taught' to state a past event. 'How to ride the bicycle' is more natural as 'how to ride a bicycle'. The phrase 'I sometimes I tripped' duplicates the subject; remove the extra 'I'. 'I became umm, I became riding the bike' is ungrammatical — use 'I eventually learned to ride the bike' to express progress in the past. Suggestion: keep consistent simple past tense for past events, avoid duplicating subjects, and use 'learned to' + base verb to express acquiring a skill.
× Yes, I think UMM bike is very popular in Japan in the country, because Japan's land is really small and the road is narrow, so many people use bicycle or other transportation like bus or subway.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are very popular in Japan because the country is small and the roads are narrow, so many people use bicycles or other transportation like buses or the subway.
The sentence has several issues: 'UMM' is a filler and should be removed. 'Bike' should be plural 'bikes' to match 'many people' and general statement (singular/plural agreement). 'Japan in the country' is redundant; use 'in Japan' or 'the country' but not both. 'Japan's land is really small' is awkward; say 'the country is small'. 'The road is narrow' should be plural 'the roads are narrow' when speaking generally. 'Use bicycle' should be 'use bicycles' or 'use a bicycle'; 'bus or subway' should be plural or use articles: 'buses or the subway'. Suggestion: remove fillers, ensure noun number matches general statements, and use consistent pluralization for modes of transport.