Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I did have a bike. My parents buy me one when I was 12 years old and I've been practicing since then until now.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because it's always sunny and people always use them to go to work as well as to meet their friends or go to the gym.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Mejora la corrección gramatical y la naturalidad. Usa tiempos verbales consistentes (por ejemplo, pasado simple para acciones completadas). Evita frases repetitivas y añade detalles específicos breves (cómo era la bici, qué aprendiste). Usa hasta 3–4 oraciones claras.
Example: Yes, I did. My parents bought me a red bicycle when I was 12, and I learned to ride it in our neighborhood park. I practiced almost every afternoon, which helped me become confident and independent on the road.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Haz la respuesta más precisa y natural añadiendo datos o ejemplos concretos y conecta ideas con palabras de enlace. Evita absolutismos como “always”; usa adverbios más apropiados y una breve comparación o razón adicional.
Example: Yes, I think so. Because we have many sunny days and flat roads, many people cycle for short commutes. For example, commuters often ride to work or students cycle to university, and some people use bikes to get to the gym or meet friends on weekends.
× Yes, I did have a bike. My parents buy me one when I was 12 years old and I've been practicing since then until now.
✓ Yes, I did have a bike. My parents bought me one when I was 12 years old and I've been riding it since then.
The verbs 'buy' and 'practicing' are incorrect for the past context. 'Bought' is the simple past form of 'buy' and should be used because the action happened at a specific time in the past ('when I was 12 years old'). 'Practicing' is vague and collocationally odd here; 'riding' is the correct verb to describe using a bike. Also 'since then until now' is redundant; 'since then' already implies continuity to the present when used with present perfect ('I've been riding'). Suggestions: use simple past for completed past events (bought) and use the continuous present perfect with a suitable verb (I've been riding since then).
× Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because it's always sunny and people always use them to go to work as well as to meet their friends or go to the gym.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because it is often sunny and people often use them to go to work, meet their friends, or go to the gym.
The original uses contractions and adverbs inconsistently: 'it's always sunny' and 'people always use them' are absolute statements that may be unlikely; 'often' is more natural. Also parallelism: use a consistent list 'to go to work, meet their friends, or go to the gym.' Maintain simple present for habitual actions. Suggestions: prefer 'often' instead of 'always' unless you mean an absolute truth; keep verbs parallel in lists and use full form 'it is' for formality.