Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I do have a bike when I was a child and I enjoyed using it to run some some errands, umm go to some places and also play around the compound. It gives me joy to actually play with it.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, in my country bags are one of the road transportation means to get to places. So it is popular and it gives. You.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 57.0Suggestion: Improve grammatical accuracy, reduce hesitations and repetition, and organize into a clear short structure: a direct topic sentence + 1–2 supporting details. Use past tense for past events and avoid filler sounds. Add a specific example to make the answer more vivid.
Example: Yes — I had a bicycle when I was a child. I often used it to run small errands for my family and to visit friends in the neighborhood. For example, I would ride to the corner shop to buy bread every Saturday, which made me feel independent and happy.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 40.0Suggestion: Focus on accuracy and clarity. Correct vocabulary (bikes, not bags), give a direct opinion sentence and then add one or two specific reasons with linking words (e.g., because, therefore, for example). Keep it concise and avoid trailing off.
Example: Yes, bicycles are quite popular in my country because they are inexpensive and convenient for short trips. For example, many students and market vendors use bikes to commute daily, so you see them everywhere in towns and suburbs.
× Yes, I do have a bike when I was a child and I enjoyed using it to run some some errands, umm go to some places and also play around the compound.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and I enjoyed using it to run some errands, go to places, and play around the compound.
The sentence mixes present tense ('do have') with past time reference ('when I was a child'). Use past simple ('had') to match the time frame. Also remove repeated word ('some') and extraneous fillers for clarity, and list parallel verbs with commas and 'and'. Suggestion: use consistent past tense when describing past experiences and keep verbs in parallel form.
× Yes, in my country bags are one of the road transportation means to get to places.
✓ Yes, in my country bikes are one of the means of road transportation to get to places.
The student likely meant 'bikes' but wrote 'bags'. Also the phrase 'one of the road transportation means' is awkward: use 'one of the means of road transportation' or 'one of the road transportation options'. Ensure correct plural noun ('bikes') and natural idiomatic order. Suggestion: check nouns for typos and use 'one of the means of' for correct noun phrase structure.
× So it is popular and it gives. You.
✓ So they are popular and widely used.
The original fragment 'it gives. You.' is ungrammatical and unclear. 'Bikes' is plural, so use 'they are' and a complete predicate such as 'widely used' or 'people use them to get around'. Suggestion: ensure subject and verb agreement, avoid sentence fragments, and express the intended meaning in a complete sentence.