Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had a bike when I was in child and I would regularly rode it every week surrounded in my neighbors and that time I really enjoyed riding bikes.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, I think bikes is popular in our country. For example, in our school we have a bike biking activity in Hainan and every grade 10 student, they would go to this activity which can show that it is popular in our country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Make the answer grammatically correct, more concise, and natural. Start with a direct topic sentence, correct verb tenses and articles, and add one specific detail using a linking phrase. Avoid redundancy and keep it under five sentences.
Example: Yes. I had a bike when I was a child, and I rode it regularly with my neighbors. For example, every Saturday afternoon we would cycle around the park for an hour, which was my favourite part of the week.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Correct grammar (subject-verb agreement), make the statement clearer and provide a specific, concise example. Use linking words like 'for example' or 'for instance' and avoid repetitive phrases. Keep to one topic sentence plus one supporting detail.
Example: Yes, I think bicycles are popular in my country. For example, my school organises a cycling event in Hainan every year, and all tenth-grade students participate, which shows how common cycling is among young people.
× Yes, I had a bike when I was in child and I would regularly rode it every week surrounded in my neighbors and that time I really enjoyed riding bikes.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I would regularly ride it every week with my neighbors; at that time I really enjoyed riding bikes.
Errors: 'in child' is incorrect preposition/phrase; should be 'a child' (article and noun form) — this is an article/word choice issue but corrected under past tense context. 'would regularly rode' mixes modal 'would' with past tense 'rode'; after 'would' use base verb 'ride'. 'surrounded in my neighbors' is incorrect preposition and structure; use 'with my neighbors' to show accompaniment. 'that time' is more naturally 'at that time'. Suggestions: use 'a child' for the noun phrase, after 'would' use base verb form ('would ride'), use 'with' to indicate being together, and use 'at that time' for temporal phrase. Keep past reference consistent.
× Yes, I think bikes is popular in our country.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in our country.
Error: subject-verb agreement with plural subject 'bikes' requires plural verb 'are' rather than 'is'. This is a present tense agreement issue. Suggestion: match plural subjects with plural verb forms (we/they/bikes + are).
× For example, in our school we have a bike biking activity in Hainan and every grade 10 student, they would go to this activity which can show that it is popular in our country.
✓ For example, at our school in Hainan we have a biking activity, and every grade 10 student goes to this activity, which shows that bikes are popular in our country.
Errors: awkward structure 'we have a bike biking activity in Hainan' — simplify to 'at our school in Hainan we have a biking activity'. Redundant subject 'every grade 10 student, they would go' causes a sentence structure problem; omit the extra pronoun and use simple present 'goes' for habitual action. 'would go' is permissible for past/hypothetical but conflicts with present-tense claim; use present simple 'goes'. 'which can show that it is popular' is wordy and uses singular pronoun 'it' for plural 'bikes'; change to 'which shows that bikes are popular'. Suggestions: keep consistent tense (present simple) for regular events, avoid redundant subjects, and ensure pronouns agree with the noun they refer to.