Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
I used to have a bike when I was in grade 2. I remember riding a bicycle with all of my friends and a neighbor, uh, in the evening after finishing our homework.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
For the past few years, I think bikes are gaining regaining their popularity, especially to young adults and middle-aged people. They develop a habit of riding a bicycle every morning and even join in different races related to bicycles. Uh.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 78.0建議: Your answer is clear and relevant, but it has minor hesitations and could be slightly more natural and cohesive. Keep the response concise (max 5 sentences) and remove fillers like “uh.” Start with a direct topic sentence, then add one specific supporting detail using a linking word to improve coherence. Also vary vocabulary a little (e.g., “class” instead of “grade,” “evenings” or “after school”).
範例: Yes — I had a bike when I was in second grade. After school I often rode around the neighborhood with my friends and a nearby neighbor, which became our usual evening routine. Riding together helped us stay active and made the evenings more fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 72.0建議: Good idea and content, but there are repetition and grammar issues. Remove duplicate words (e.g., “gaining regaining”), correct prepositions (say “popular among”), and avoid fillers. Begin with a clear opinion, then use a linking word to add a specific reason or example (e.g., health, commuting, cycling events). Use more precise vocabulary such as “commuting” or “cycling events.”
範例: Yes, I think bicycles have become more popular in recent years, especially among young and middle-aged adults. This is because many people use bikes for commuting and fitness, and there has also been an increase in local cycling events and races.
× I remember riding a bicycle with all of my friends and a neighbor, uh, in the evening after finishing our homework.
✓ I remember riding a bicycle with all of my friends and a neighbor in the evening after finishing our homework.
Remove the filler interjection 'uh' because it interrupts the sentence flow and is not needed in a written answer. This is not a grammatical inflection error but improving fluency in writing: keep the present participle 'riding' which correctly follows 'remember'. Suggestion: avoid using fillers in formal responses.
× For the past few years, I think bikes are gaining regaining their popularity, especially to young adults and middle-aged people.
✓ For the past few years, I think bikes have been regaining their popularity, especially among young adults and middle-aged people.
Several issues: 'For the past few years' requires a present perfect continuous or present perfect passive structure to show an action that started in the past and continues to now; 'have been regaining' fits. The duplicated word 'gaining regaining' is an error; choose 'regaining'. Preposition 'to' is incorrect with 'popular' or 'among' is appropriate for groups. Suggestion: use 'have been regaining' and 'among' for correct tense and preposition.
× They develop a habit of riding a bicycle every morning and even join in different races related to bicycles.
✓ They have developed a habit of riding a bicycle every morning and even join different bicycle races.
Tense mismatch: context 'For the past few years' implies a change that has occurred, so present perfect 'have developed' is appropriate. 'Join in' is acceptable but 'join different bicycle races' is more natural. Also 'related to bicycles' is wordy; 'bicycle races' is concise. Suggestion: align tense with prior sentence and prefer concise phrasing.