Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, since I was five years old, my mom bought me a bike and I usually play with my friend friends in our neighborhood. It's really fun.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Well, it is depends. For kids they always like bike because uh, the bike is something they can play for this age. But for some adult and teenager, they think bike is boring and prefer to scroll through the social media.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 69.0建議: Be more natural and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct grammar (use past tense consistently), avoid repetition, and add one specific supporting detail. Aim for 2–3 sentences and use a linking word if adding detail.
範例: Yes. I had a bike from the age of five because my mother bought it for me. I used to ride it with my neighborhood friends after school, and we would race down the hill near my house, which was always exciting.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 58.0建議: Give a clear overall opinion first, then support it with specific reasons and a linking word. Correct grammar ("it depends", plural agreement, avoid filler words). Keep it within 2–3 sentences and use varied vocabulary (e.g., popular, common, prefer).
範例: It depends on the age group. For children, bicycles are still very popular because they are fun and healthy, while many teenagers and adults prefer using phones and social media, so they cycle less.
× Yes, since I was five years old, my mom bought me a bike and I usually play with my friend friends in our neighborhood.
✓ Yes. When I was five years old my mom bought me a bike, and I usually played with my friends in our neighborhood.
The sentence mixes past time markers with present-tense verbs. 'Since I was five years old' and 'my mom bought me a bike' refer to past events, so the habitual action should be past: 'played' not 'play'. Also 'friend friends' is a duplication and plural 'friends' is required. Use 'When I was five years old' or 'Since I was five' carefully: 'since' often pairs with present perfect for actions continuing to present; here simple past 'when' is clearer. Suggestion: Keep tense consistent by using past tense for all actions that happened in childhood and remove duplicated word.
× Yes, since I was five years old, my mom bought me a bike and I usually play with my friend friends in our neighborhood.
✓ Yes. When I was five years old my mom bought me a bike, and I usually played with my friends in our neighborhood.
There is an incorrect duplication 'friend friends' and the plural form 'friends' is required because 'my friend' plus 'friends' is redundant. Use the plural 'friends' to indicate playing with more than one friend. Suggestion: Remove the duplicated word and use the correct plural form 'friends'.
× It's really fun.
✓ It was really fun.
The speaker is recounting a past experience (having a bike and playing as a child), so the adjective should match past context: 'was' instead of 'is'. Suggestion: Match verb tense to the time frame of the experience.
× Well, it is depends.
✓ Well, it depends.
The expression 'it depends' is a present simple idiom meaning 'it varies', so use the base verb form after the subject: do not combine 'is' and 'depends'. Suggestion: Use 'it depends' for conditional present meaning.
× For kids they always like bike because uh, the bike is something they can play for this age.
✓ Kids always like bikes because a bike is something they can play with at that age.
Several issues: 'kids' doesn't need 'for' before it in this context; 'always like bike' requires plural 'bikes' or an article; 'play for this age' is incorrect preposition and phrasing—use 'play with' and 'at that age'. Also 'the bike' changed to 'a bike' because speaking generally. Suggestion: Use plural or an article for countable nouns, use correct preposition 'with', and 'at that age' to refer to a general age group.
× For kids they always like bike because uh, the bike is something they can play for this age.
✓ Kids always like bikes because a bike is something they can play with at that age.
Countable noun 'bike' needs either an article ('a bike') when singular or plural form ('bikes') when speaking generally. Here both were corrected to make meaning clear. Suggestion: Use 'bikes' when generalizing about kids, or 'a bike' with proper article if referring to one.
× For kids they always like bike because uh, the bike is something they can play for this age.
✓ Kids always like bikes because a bike is something they can play with at that age.
The pronoun 'they' is acceptable for 'kids', but the sentence structure 'For kids they' is redundant. Remove 'for' and the extra subject to make the sentence concise. Suggestion: Avoid redundant subjects; start with 'Kids' then continue with 'they' only if needed later.
× But for some adult and teenager, they think bike is boring and prefer to scroll through the social media.
✓ But some adults and teenagers think bikes are boring and prefer to scroll through social media.
Plural subjects require plural nouns and verbs: 'adult and teenager' should be plural 'adults and teenagers'. 'They think bike is boring' needs 'bikes are boring'. Also 'the social media' is unnatural—use 'social media' without 'the'. Suggestion: Make nouns and verbs agree in number and omit unnecessary articles with uncountable nouns like 'social media'.
× But for some adult and teenager, they think bike is boring and prefer to scroll through the social media.
✓ But some adults and teenagers think bikes are boring and prefer to scroll through social media.
The phrase 'scroll through the social media' incorrectly uses 'the' before 'social media'. 'Social media' is a general, uncountable concept and does not need 'the'. Also 'for some adult and teenager' uses an unnecessary 'for'. Suggestion: Remove 'for' and 'the' in these contexts and use plural forms for people groups.