Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
When I was a child, I don't have a bike, I roll. I used it to write my brother's bike. I do practice on it and go to cycling with my friends in the neighborhood.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, bites are very quite popular in our country. People use bites especially to go nearby places and buy some groceries on it.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: Clarify tense and meaning, use a clear topic sentence and concise supporting detail, and correct vocabulary. Start with a past-tense statement, explain whether you owned or borrowed a bike, and give one specific example of where or with whom you rode, using linking words (e.g., "so", "and", "but"). Keep it to 2–3 sentences.
Example: I didn’t own a bike when I was a child, but I often borrowed my brother’s. I practised riding it in our street and went cycling with my friends around the neighbourhood every weekend.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Use correct vocabulary ("bikes" not "bites"), give a clear topic sentence and one or two specific reasons or examples. Use linking words like "because" or "for example" to connect ideas. Keep the answer concise and natural.
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short trips. For example, many people ride bikes to nearby shops or to commute short distances in busy cities.
× When I was a child, I don't have a bike, I roll.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike; I rode one.
The original mixes past time reference 'When I was a child' with present tense 'don't have' and present simple 'I roll.' Use past tense for actions in the past. 'Don't have' should be 'didn't have.' 'I roll' is incorrect for riding a bike; the past tense of 'ride' is 'rode.' Also use a semicolon or conjunction to join related clauses. Suggestion: Use past tense consistently for past events and use the correct past form of irregular verbs.
× I used it to write my brother's bike.
✓ I used it to ride my brother's bike.
The verb 'write' is incorrect in context; likely intended verb is 'ride.' This is a word choice error causing sentence meaning to be wrong. The structure 'I used it to ride my brother's bike' correctly expresses using one bike to ride another one or practice on his brother's bike. Suggestion: Choose verbs that match the intended action; here use 'ride' for bicycle activity.
× I do practice on it and go to cycling with my friends in the neighborhood.
✓ I practiced on it and went cycling with my friends in the neighborhood.
The original mixes auxiliary 'do' with present form 'practice' while referring to past time. Because the context is past, use past simple: 'practiced.' 'Go to cycling' is ungrammatical; the correct phrase is 'went cycling.' Also 'do practice' is unnecessary in past narrative. Maintain past tense consistency. Suggestion: Use past simple verbs for past routines and collocations like 'go cycling' (past: 'went cycling').
× Yes, bites are very quite popular in our country.
✓ Yes, bikes are quite popular in our country.
There is a spelling error 'bites' instead of 'bikes.' Also 'very quite' is redundant and ungrammatical; use either 'very' or 'quite.' The noun 'bikes' is plural and correctly agrees with 'are.' Suggestion: Use correct spelling 'bikes' and use a single degree modifier like 'quite popular' or 'very popular.'
× People use bites especially to go nearby places and buy some groceries on it.
✓ People use bikes, especially to go to nearby places and buy some groceries on them.
Multiple issues: 'bites' misspelling corrected to 'bikes.' The verb 'use' with purpose needs 'to' before destination: 'go to nearby places.' 'Buy groceries on it' is unnatural; use 'buy some groceries on them' if referring to bikes as plural, or better 'buy groceries using them' or 'carry groceries on them.' Pronoun must agree in number with 'bikes' (them). Also 'some' optional. Suggestion: Correct spelling, include 'to' after 'go,' and ensure pronoun agreement and natural phrasing like 'buy groceries using them' or 'carry groceries on them.'