Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes. When I was little I had a bike and I learned how to drive when I was three years old. I have a little bike and now I have a big bike for adults and I really like it. I think that this is actually really good for people to know how to drive a bike.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Well, I think that bikes are popular in my country when it is summer because it is really comfortable to get to 1 point to another. And I think this is really important for us to know how to drive a bike, ride a bike. So I think it is popular in summer.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 72.0建議: Be concise, direct and natural. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct word choice (use "ride" not "drive" for bikes), avoid repetition, and add one specific supporting detail or brief example. Keep answers to at most 3–4 short sentences and use a linking word to connect ideas.
範例: Yes, I did. I learned to ride a small bike when I was three, and I still enjoy cycling now on a larger adult bike. For example, I often cycle to the park on weekends because it keeps me fit and relaxed.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 68.0建議: Give a clear direct answer first, use correct terms ("ride a bike"), avoid vague phrases like "1 point to another," and provide a specific reason with an example. Use a linking word such as "because" or "for example" to structure the response and keep it to 2–3 sentences.
範例: Yes, bikes become more popular in summer because the weather is pleasant and people prefer short trips outdoors. For example, many students and commuters ride bikes to work or to the market during the warmer months because it is cheap and convenient.
× Yes. When I was little I had a bike and I learned how to drive when I was three years old.
✓ Yes. When I was little I had a bike and I learned how to ride when I was three years old.
The verb 'drive' is used for cars; for bicycles the correct verb is 'ride'. This is a lexical choice rather than tense, but it affects past-tense verb usage: 'learned' is correct for past tense. Suggestion: use 'ride' with past tense 'learned' to describe learning to use a bike in the past.
× I have a little bike and now I have a big bike for adults and I really like it.
✓ I had a small bike when I was younger, and now I have a larger adult bike that I really like.
The original mixes past context ('when I was little' earlier) with present simple 'I have a little bike' causing inconsistency. Also 'little bike' is better as 'small bike' and 'big bike for adults' is better as 'adult bike'. Suggestion: maintain consistent timeline and use natural adjective order and noun phrases.
× I think that this is actually really good for people to know how to drive a bike.
✓ I think that it is actually really good for people to know how to ride a bike.
As above, 'drive a bike' is incorrect; use 'ride'. Also use 'it' instead of 'this' for a general statement. 'To know how to ride' is the correct infinitive structure. Suggestion: replace 'drive' with 'ride' and use 'it' for general references.
× Well, I think that bikes are popular in my country when it is summer because it is really comfortable to get to 1 point to another.
✓ Well, I think that bicycles are popular in my country in summer because it is really convenient to get from one place to another.
Use 'in summer' rather than 'when it is summer'. 'Comfortable to get to 1 point to another' is ungrammatical: correct preposition pair is 'from one place to another'. Also 'convenient' fits movement better than 'comfortable'. Suggestion: replace numeric '1' with 'one', use 'from...to', and 'place' for location.
× And I think this is really important for us to know how to drive a bike, ride a bike.
✓ And I think it is really important for us to know how to ride a bike.
Redundant phrasing 'to know how to drive a bike, ride a bike' should be simplified. Use 'ride' not 'drive' for bicycles and keep a single clear infinitive phrase. Suggestion: choose one verb and remove repetition.
× So I think it is popular in summer.
✓ So I think they are more popular in summer.
Referring to 'bicycles' requires plural agreement: 'they are'. 'More popular' clarifies seasonality compared to other times. Suggestion: use correct subject 'they' and comparative 'more popular' to express the idea.