Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, absolutely. I have a bike when I was a child.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I think in the recent years bike is popular in my country because the reason of eh. The reason is that the price of oil is rising continuously, so that people tends to people tends to people tend to use bicycle more than a car.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Grammar and tense are incorrect and sentence is slightly redundant. Use past tense consistently and a clear topic sentence, then add one brief supporting detail if needed. Limit to 1–3 sentences and avoid repetition.
Example: Yes, I did. I had a small red bicycle that I rode around my neighborhood every afternoon after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Organize the answer with a clear topic sentence, use correct grammar (verb agreement, tense), and remove filler words. Use one linking phrase to introduce a reason and give a specific example or result. Keep it concise (2–3 sentences).
Example: Yes, I think bicycles have become more popular recently. One reason is that rising fuel prices make people choose cycling as a cheaper and healthier alternative, especially for short commutes in cities.
× I have a bike when I was a child.
✓ I had a bike when I was a child.
The sentence mixes present tense 'have' with a past time marker 'when I was a child'. Use past tense 'had' to match the past time reference. Suggestion: Use past tense consistently for past events (subject + past verb).
× I think in the recent years bike is popular in my country because the reason of eh.
✓ I think in recent years bikes have become popular in my country because...
'In the recent years' should be 'in recent years' (article unnecessary), and 'bike is popular' mixes a general present simple with a time frame implying change. Use present perfect 'have become' to describe a change over a period. Also use plural 'bikes' for general reference. Suggestion: Use 'in recent years' and present perfect to show change over time.
× I think in the recent years bike is popular in my country because the reason of eh.
✓ I think in recent years bikes have become popular in my country because...
Referring to bicycles in general requires the plural 'bikes' (or 'bicycles'). Using singular 'bike' is incorrect when speaking about a category. Suggestion: Use plural nouns for general statements about types of things.
× The reason is that the price of oil is rising continuously, so that people tends to people tends to people tend to use bicycle more than a car.
✓ The reason is that the price of oil has been rising continuously, so people tend to use bicycles more than cars.
'So that' is unnecessary here; use 'so' to indicate result. 'Rising continuously' is better expressed with present perfect continuous 'has been rising' to show ongoing change from past to present. 'People tends' is incorrect for plural subject; use 'people tend'. Also use plural 'bicycles' and 'cars' for general reference. Remove repeated phrase 'people tends to'. Suggestion: Use correct verb agreement, appropriate tense for ongoing trends, and plural nouns for general statements.