Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, definitely uh, no, my first bike have a red color and uh it has four wheel uh, because when I was a child, I don't know how to ride a UH-2 wheel bike.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, definitely my country is now is now uh, real more community facility so that people can ride a bike around that facility and which can reduce the, uh, pollution.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Be concise and grammatically correct. Start with a direct topic sentence (Yes, I did), then add one or two clear supporting details using correct tense and articles. Use linking words (because, so) appropriately and avoid filler sounds (uh). Correct common errors: say “my first bike was red” and “it had four wheels” and use past simple for past facts.
Example: Yes, I did. My first bike was red and had four wheels because I hadn’t yet learned to ride a two-wheeler. As a result, it helped me feel more confident while I practised balance.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 56.0Suggestion: Give a clear opinion followed by specific reasons and a linking phrase. Correct grammar and remove repetitions. Use precise vocabulary (infrastructure, cycling lanes, reduce pollution). Keep answers to 2–3 sentences and avoid hesitation sounds.
Example: Yes, I think so. In recent years our cities have built more cycling infrastructure such as bike lanes and shared paths, so many people use bikes for short trips, which helps reduce traffic and pollution.
× Yes, definitely uh, no, my first bike have a red color and uh it has four wheel uh, because when I was a child, I don't know how to ride a UH-2 wheel bike.
✓ Yes, definitely. No, my first bike had a red color and it had four wheels, because when I was a child I didn't know how to ride a two-wheel bike.
This sentence contains multiple issues: 1) 'have' should be 'had' to match past tense (Past tense issue, ID 5) and third person singular in past is 'had'; 2) 'has four wheel' should be 'had four wheels' (Singular and plural issue, ID 1 and Past tense issue, ID 5); 3) 'I don't know' should be 'I didn't know' to match past time frame (Past tense issue, ID 5). Corrections: use past tense verbs consistently for events in childhood; use plural 'wheels' for countable noun; use 'two-wheel' rather than 'UH-2 wheel' which appears to be an incorrect transcription. Suggestions: when referring to past experiences, use past simple (had, didn't know); ensure noun number agreement (wheel -> wheels); avoid filler sounds and unclear labels (UH-2) in formal answers.
× Yes, definitely my country is now is now uh, real more community facility so that people can ride a bike around that facility and which can reduce the, uh, pollution.
✓ Yes, definitely. My country now has many more community facilities so people can ride bikes around those facilities, which can reduce pollution.
Problems: 1) Repetition 'is now is now' and incorrect verb phrase 'is now uh, real more community facility' — needs present simple with correct verbs (Present tense issue, ID 6); 2) 'real more' is incorrect adjective/adverb usage (Incorrect use of adjectives or adverbs, ID 13); 3) 'facility' should be plural 'facilities' to match 'more' (Singular and plural issue, ID 1); 4) 'ride a bike around that facility' better as 'ride bikes around those facilities' for general statement and number agreement (Singular and plural issue, ID 1); 5) 'which can reduce the, uh, pollution' should be 'which can reduce pollution' — remove article 'the' when speaking about pollution generally (Article errors, ID 22). Corrections: use 'has many more community facilities', plural nouns, remove filler words, and use correct article usage. Suggestions: use concise present simple structures for general facts (My country now has...), pair quantifiers with plural nouns (many facilities), and avoid unnecessary articles before uncountable nouns like 'pollution'.