Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Did you have a nice day when you were a child?
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, I think it's popular in my country because it's convenient and it's cheap.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 20.0Suggestion: 質問を聞き間違えたようです。まずは相手の質問を繰り返すか要約して確認し、正しい内容に答えてください。回答は直接的なトピック文(はい/いいえ)から始め、必要なら理由や具体例を1〜2文で付け加えるとよいです。文は最大5文に抑え、冗長を避けてください。発音が原因で聞き取りにくかった場合は、落ち着いて相手の発話をもう一度聞く、あるいは“Could you repeat the question, please?”と丁寧に頼む練習をしましょう。
Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. I usually walked to school with my friends because our house was nearby. However, I sometimes borrowed a neighbour’s bike on weekends, which was fun and helped me explore the area.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: 回答は概ね適切ですが、より具体性と結束性があれば高得点になります。最初に要点を述べ(トピック文)、その後に理由を2つ程度提示し、それぞれをつなぐリンク表現(for example, furthermore, because of thisなど)を使ってください。また、“it”の指示対象を明確にし、語彙を少し広げると良いです。さらに、具体例(都市部での通勤や学生の利用など)を入れると説得力が増します。
Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are both convenient and inexpensive. For example, many people use bicycles to commute short distances in cities since traffic and parking can be difficult. Furthermore, students often prefer bikes for daily travel because they save money on transport.
× Did you have a nice day when you were a child?
✓ Did you have a bike when you were a child?
The student misunderstood the examiner's question and replied with an irrelevant sentence. Use the past tense question 'Did you have' correctly but respond with the object asked about. Suggestion: answer directly about possessing a bike in childhood, e.g., 'Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.'
× Yes, I think it's popular in my country because it's convenient and it's cheap.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country because they are convenient and cheap.
The student uses singular pronoun 'it' to refer to plural noun 'bikes', causing a subject-pronoun agreement error. Replace 'it' with 'they' to match the plural noun and use 'are' for agreement. Also omitting the second 'it's' before 'cheap' is natural: 'they are convenient and cheap.' Suggestion: ensure pronouns and verbs agree in number with their antecedents.