Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I have a bike when I was child in front of my house, but I can bike very well.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, I tend because it's what easy to transportation for worker.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 46.0Suggestion: Be clear with tense and sentence structure, give a direct topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Keep it natural and concise (no more than 5 sentences). Focus on past tense for childhood and correct word order (e.g., “I had a bike” not “I have a bike when I was child”).
Example: I had a bike when I was a child and I kept it in front of my house. Because I practised every day, I became quite good at cycling and could ride to nearby parks and shops by the time I was ten.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 38.0Suggestion: Answer directly, give a clear reason and a specific example. Use correct grammar and linking words (for example, “Yes, I think so because…”). Avoid vague phrases like “I tend” and correct noun/verb forms (e.g., “an easy form of transport for workers”).
Example: Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because they are an affordable and convenient way to commute. For example, many factory workers and students cycle short distances to save money and avoid traffic.
× Yes, I have a bike when I was child in front of my house, but I can bike very well.
✓ Yes, I had a bike in front of my house when I was a child, and I could ride it very well.
Problems: wrong tense and word choice. The student used present tense 'have' but the question asks about the past ('when you were a child'), so use past 'had' (Grammar Problem Type ID 6). Also missing article before 'child' — should be 'a child' (Article errors, ID 22). 'Can bike' is unnatural: use 'could ride it' to express past ability (Past tense issue, ID 5). Suggestions: match verb tense to the time reference (use past for past events), include necessary articles ('a child'), and use common collocations ('ride a bike').
× Yes, I tend because it's what easy to transportation for worker.
✓ Yes, I think so because it is an easy way for workers to travel.
Problems: 'tend' is incorrect verb choice; likely intended 'think' (Sentence structure / word choice, ID 26). 'Because it's what easy to transportation' is ungrammatical: 'what' is unnecessary and 'transportation' is a noun used incorrectly; use 'an easy way to travel' or 'easy for transportation' (Incorrect use of prepositions, ID 11; Incorrect use of nouns/adjectives, ID 13). 'For worker' needs plural and article: 'for workers' (Singular and plural issue, ID 1). Also contraction 'it's' is fine but expand in formal answer to 'it is'. Suggestions: use 'think' to express opinion, structure the clause as 'because it is an easy way for workers to travel', pluralize 'worker', and avoid unnecessary words like 'what'.