Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had one bike, but it bike by my father, but it's not the new brand of a bike, but actually my father bought it by in a like a garage like like a garage and he.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yeah, bikes are the transportation that very popular in my country. Actually, when the COVID-19 happened in 2019 and the price of bikes were higher rather than.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 54.0Suggestion: Be concise and use correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two brief supporting details using linking words. Correct verb forms and prepositions (e.g., 'bought it from my father' or 'my father bought it at a garage'). Avoid repetition and unnecessary fillers like 'like'.
Example: Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child. My father bought it second-hand from a garage, so it wasn't a new model, but it was sturdy and I rode it almost every day.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Give a clear direct answer, then add a specific reason or example using linking words. Use correct tense and comparative forms (e.g., 'more popular' or 'more expensive than before'). Avoid vague endings—finish your thought with a result or example.
Example: Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many people avoided public transport, so demand for bikes increased and prices became higher than before.
× Yes, I had one bike, but it bike by my father, but it's not the new brand of a bike, but actually my father bought it by in a like a garage like like a garage and he.
✓ Yes, I had one bike, but it was bought by my father. It was not a new brand; actually my father bought it in a garage.
Multiple singular/plural and sentence-structure problems: 'it bike by my father' uses incorrect noun form instead of a verb phrase; correct is 'it was bought by my father' (singular subject with past passive). 'the new brand of a bike' is awkward and uses unnecessary articles; use 'a new brand' or 'not new'. 'bought it by in a like a garage like like a garage' has wrong preposition and repetition. Suggestion: use simple, correct passive for ownership transfer ('was bought by'), use 'in a garage' for place, and remove redundant words. Ensure singular subject agrees with singular verb and proper verb phrase is used. Note: This correction follows 'Singular and plural issue' because singular noun/verb forms and article usage were incorrect and caused agreement errors.
× Yes, I had one bike, but it bike by my father, but it's not the new brand of a bike, but actually my father bought it by in a like a garage like like a garage and he.
✓ Yes, I had one bike, but it was bought by my father. It was not a new brand; actually my father bought it in a garage.
The phrase 'it bike by my father' lacks the past participle 'bought' and auxiliary to form the passive voice. Use 'was bought' (past participle 'bought' with auxiliary 'was') to indicate the bike was purchased by your father. Also remove incorrect preposition 'by in' and use 'in a garage'. Suggest practicing forming the passive: subject + was/were + past participle. Note: This addresses 'Verb in the past participle form' because the past participle was missing in passive construction.
× it's not the new brand of a bike
✓ it was not a new brand
Using 'the' before 'new brand' implies a specific brand previously mentioned; here it's a general statement so use 'a new brand'. Also 'of a bike' is redundant. Suggest simplifying to 'it was not a new brand' or 'it was not new.' Use indefinite article 'a' for non-specific nouns.
× bought it by in a like a garage like like a garage
✓ bought it in a garage
The prepositions 'by' and 'in' are misused together; 'bought by' is used when naming the buyer ('bought by my father'), while 'in' denotes location ('in a garage'). Combining them 'by in' is incorrect. Also duplicate words 'like a' are filler and unnecessary. Suggest: use 'bought it in a garage' for place, or 'was bought by my father' for passive agent.
× Yeah, bikes are the transportation that very popular in my country.
✓ Yeah, bikes are a very popular form of transportation in my country.
The original sentence has awkward structure and missing article: 'the transportation that very popular' lacks auxiliary 'are' or uses wrong article. Use 'a very popular form of transportation' to describe general popularity. Ensure present tense 'are' agrees with plural 'bikes' and include article 'a' before 'very popular form'. Suggestions: use 'Bikes are very popular in my country' or the corrected fuller phrase.
× Actually, when the COVID-19 happened in 2019 and the price of bikes were higher rather than.
✓ Actually, when COVID-19 happened in 2019, bike prices were higher than before.
'the COVID-19' can omit 'the'; 'happened in 2019' is acceptable. 'the price of bikes were' has subject-verb disagreement: 'price' (singular) with 'were' is wrong, but better to say 'bike prices were' (plural subject with 'were'). 'higher rather than' is incomplete; compare with 'before'. Suggest: 'bike prices were higher than before.' Use past tense 'were' correctly with plural noun 'prices' and complete the comparison.