Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
When I was child, I have one bike and I used to ride it to the park around me. I have a good time with my friend and also have a good time with my family. We ride it and travel around with the bike. It's a very good memory for me.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, it is. I would say that it is quite famous because we have the rental bike around our city and also you can not only rent it in the city, you can also rent it or return it in the other cities. So it's really convenient for us to ride the bicycle around our country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Improve grammar (past tense consistency and articles), tighten responses to be more natural, and add one specific detail using linking words. Keep answer under five sentences and start with a clear topic sentence. For example, say you had a bike, how often you rode it, who you rode with, and one specific memory. Use linking words like "often", "sometimes" or "for example."
Example: Yes, I did. I had a small red bike that I often rode to the park near my house. I usually went with my friends on weekends, and sometimes my parents joined us for a longer ride. For example, I remember riding to the river with my brother and stopping for ice cream afterward, which was one of my happiest childhood memories.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Make the response more concise and natural, correct subject-verb agreement, and provide one specific reason or statistic if possible. Use linking words such as "because" or "for example" and avoid repetition. Keep it to two or three sentences.
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because many cities offer bike-sharing systems. For example, you can rent a bike in one city and return it in another, which makes cycling a convenient option for short trips and commuting.
× When I was child, I have one bike and I used to ride it to the park around me.
✓ When I was a child, I had one bike and I used to ride it to the park near my home.
The sentence mixes past timeframe 'When I was a child' with present tense 'have'. Use past tense 'had' for consistency (Grammar problem type ID 6). Also 'a child' needs the article 'a' (article error, but primary issue is tense). 'Around me' is unnatural; 'near my home' is clearer.
× When I was child, I have one bike and I used to ride it to the park around me.
✓ When I was a child, I had one bike and I used to ride it to the park near my home.
Missing indefinite article 'a' before 'child' (Grammar problem type ID 22). Use 'a child'. Also adjust other parts as above for naturalness.
× I have a good time with my friend and also have a good time with my family.
✓ I had a good time with my friends and also with my family.
The time reference is past, so 'have' should be past 'had' (Grammar problem type ID 6). Also 'friend' should be plural 'friends' if referring generally; keep parallel structure 'with my friends and with my family'.
× I have a good time with my friend and also have a good time with my family.
✓ I had a good time with my friends and also with my family.
If speaking about general repeated experiences, use plural 'friends' (Grammar problem type ID 1). Also change 'have' to past 'had' for tense consistency.
× We ride it and travel around with the bike.
✓ We rode it and traveled around on the bike.
Past timeframe requires past tense verbs 'rode' and 'traveled' instead of present 'ride' and 'travel' (Grammar problem type ID 6). Use 'on the bike' or 'with the bike' but 'on' is more natural.
× It's a very good memory for me.
✓ It's a very good memory for me.
This sentence is acceptable; 'It's' (it is) can be used to describe a present feeling about a past memory. No change needed (Grammar problem type ID 6).
× Yes, it is.
✓ Yes, they are.
Question asked 'Do you think bikes are popular...?' which uses plural subject 'bikes'. The correct short answer agrees in number: 'Yes, they are.' (Grammar problem type ID 27).
× Yes, it is. I would say that it is quite famous because we have the rental bike around our city and also you can not only rent it in the city, you can also rent it or return it in the other cities.
✓ Yes, they are. I would say that they are quite popular because we have rental bikes around our city, and you can not only rent them in the city but also rent or return them in other cities.
Pronouns and references should match plural 'bikes' so use 'they' and 'them' (Grammar problem type ID 12). Also change 'is quite famous' to 'are quite popular' to match meaning and number, and adjust 'the rental bike' to 'rental bikes'.
× we have the rental bike around our city
✓ we have rental bikes around our city
Use plural 'rental bikes' and avoid 'around' with 'our city' awkwardly; 'around our city' is acceptable but 'in our city' is clearer. Primary issue is pluralization and article (Grammar problem type ID 11).
× also you can not only rent it in the city, you can also rent it or return it in the other cities.
✓ you can not only rent them in the city, but also rent or return them in other cities.
Structure 'not only... but also...' should be used; ensure pronoun number matches plural 'them' and remove extra 'it' and 'the' before 'other cities' (Grammar problem type ID 4).
× or return it in the other cities.
✓ or return them in other cities.
Do not use 'the' before 'other cities' in this general statement; use plural pronoun 'them' to match 'rental bikes' (Grammar problem type ID 22).
× So it's really convenient for us to ride the bicycle around our country.
✓ So it's really convenient for us to ride bicycles around our country.
Use plural 'bicycles' or 'to use bicycles' since speaking generally; 'it's' is acceptable here as present general truth (Grammar problem type ID 6).