Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
I had a bite given by my mother when I was 10. It was my first birthday present and I learned how to ride a bike with that birthday present and right now I am a good at riding a bike.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I think riding a bike is very popular in China because of the heavy traffic congestion. People ride a bike to go to work instead of driving a car and you just much cheaper and people can also treat it as an exercise by riding a bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 56.0Suggestion: Work on accuracy, clarity and conciseness. Correct key vocabulary mistakes ("bite" → "bike"), use a clear topic sentence, avoid redundancy, and limit to up to 4–5 sentences. Add a linking word to connect ideas and give one specific detail (e.g., where you learned or a memory).
Example: Yes. My mother gave me a bike for my 10th birthday, and it was my first bicycle. I learned to ride it in the park beside our house, and I remember falling a few times before I got confident. Since then I have been comfortable riding and still enjoy cycling for short trips.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Improve sentence structure and grammar, use linking words to organize reasons (e.g., "because", "also"), and provide a specific example or statistic. Replace vague phrases ("you just much cheaper") with precise language and avoid repetition.
Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in China because many cities have heavy traffic and cycling is often faster for short journeys. For example, commuters in my city use shared bikes to get to work quickly and cheaply, and many people also cycle for exercise during weekends.
× I had a bite given by my mother when I was 10.
✓ I had a bike given to me by my mother when I was 10.
The intended meaning is possession in the past and the noun is 'bike', not 'bite'. Also the passive construction requires 'given to me' to indicate the recipient; using 'given by my mother' is possible but 'given to me by my mother' is clearer. This corrects a vocabulary error and clarifies past possession.
× It was my first birthday present and I learned how to ride a bike with that birthday present and right now I am a good at riding a bike.
✓ It was my first birthday present, and I learned how to ride a bike with it. Right now I am good at riding a bike.
The original sentence is run-on and contains an article error ('a good at'). Split into two sentences for clarity. Replace 'that birthday present' with 'it' to avoid repetition. Remove the unnecessary article before 'good' ('a good' is incorrect). This fixes sentence structure and article/adjective use.
× I think riding a bike is very popular in China because of the heavy traffic congestion.
✓ I think riding bikes is very popular in China because of heavy traffic congestion.
Use the plural 'bikes' or the gerund phrase without 'a' to generalize; 'heavy traffic congestion' does not need the definite article 'the' when speaking generally. This aligns verb tense (present opinion) and noun number for general statements.
× People ride a bike to go to work instead of driving a car and you just much cheaper and people can also treat it as an exercise by riding a bike.
✓ People ride bikes to go to work instead of driving cars because it is much cheaper, and people can also treat it as exercise by riding.
Original has several issues: inconsistent number (use plural for general statements), missing subject for 'is much cheaper' (replaced 'you' with 'it' referring to riding bikes), and redundant phrasing ('riding a bike' repeated). Combine clauses with 'because' to show reason, use 'it' to refer to the activity, and remove the article before 'exercise'. This fixes sentence structure, subject reference, quantifier/use of articles, and repetition.