Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yeah, I have a bag when I was a child and this bag is my 12th birthday gift for my father. And I think it's convenient to go to something somewhere.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yeah. I mean, I think it's popular in my country because these days people always like go outside with bike and it's convenient and it's also it's housing for our body because circling it's a healthy exercise.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 32.0Suggestion: Be clear, relevant and accurate. Start with a direct topic sentence answering the question (Yes/No), then give 1–2 specific supporting details. Avoid irrelevant words (you said “bag” and “gift for my father” which don’t match the question about a bike) and grammatical errors (use past tense: “I had”). Use linking words like “because” or “so” for coherence and keep it under 5 sentences.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small blue bicycle that my parents bought me for my 8th birthday, and I rode it to school most days. Because it was lightweight and had training wheels at first, I learned to balance quickly.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Give a clear direct answer and then support it with specific reasons and clearer vocabulary. Use correct grammar (e.g., “people often go out by bike,” “it’s good exercise”) and linking words (“because,” “also,” “for example”). Avoid awkward phrases like “housing for our body” and keep sentences concise (max 5).
Example: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because many people use them for short trips and commuting. For example, students and office workers often cycle to work since it is cheap and avoids traffic, and it is also good exercise which helps people stay healthy.
× Yeah, I have a bag when I was a child and this bag is my 12th birthday gift for my father.
✓ Yeah, I had a bike when I was a child, and this bike was a 12th birthday gift from my father.
Problems: mixed present and past tense and wrong nouns/pronouns. The speaker used 'have' (present) with 'when I was a child' (past) so tense should be past: 'had'. The original said 'bag' but the question asked about a bike, so correct noun is 'bike'. Use past 'was' for the gift and 'from my father' is the correct prepositional phrase. Suggestion: keep past tense consistent for childhood events and match noun to context. Grammar problem type ID:5
× And I think it's convenient to go to something somewhere.
✓ And I think it's convenient to go places by bike.
Problems: vague and ungrammatical phrase 'go to something somewhere' and 'it's convenient' needs a clear subject for how. Replace with 'go places by bike' to express the idea clearly and idiomatically. Suggestion: use specific prepositions or phrases such as 'go places by bike' or 'get around easily by bike.' Grammar problem type ID:26
× Yeah. I mean, I think it's popular in my country because these days people always like go outside with bike and it's convenient and it's also it's housing for our body because circling it's a healthy exercise.
✓ Yeah. I mean, I think bikes are popular in my country because these days people often like to go out by bike; it's convenient, and it's also good for the body because cycling is healthy exercise.
Multiple issues: 'it's popular' should agree with plural 'bikes' so use 'bikes are popular' (subject-verb agreement). 'like go outside with bike' is ungrammatical: use 'like to go out by bike' (infinitive and correct preposition). 'it's housing for our body' is incorrect word choice; use 'good for the body'. 'circling' is a misspelling/wrong form; use 'cycling' (noun) and 'is healthy exercise' or 'is a healthy exercise'. Suggestions: ensure subject-verb agreement, use 'like to' + verb for preference, use correct prepositions ('by bike'), and use correct noun forms ('cycling'). Grammar problem type ID:27