Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
To be honest, I don't really have uh, my own back when I was a child, but we have a like family back that was used by my mother.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
While it is really popular in my country because we have like nowadays a shared a kind of shared bags and all over the all over the cities and they have different brands that was owned by Mituan Qingju, Alipay, WeChat Pay, different companies, etcetera. People need them.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Be direct and clear: start with a concise topic sentence (Yes/No), correct vocabulary (bike, not back), and add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Reduce fillers (uh) and keep to maximum 3–4 short sentences. Also fix grammar: use past tense consistently and possessive forms (my own bike, family bike).
Example: No, I didn't have my own bike as a child. Instead, my family shared one that my mother used most of the time. Because we lived in a small neighborhood, sharing the bike was convenient and I rode it only occasionally.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Begin with a clear topic sentence (Yes, they are popular) and follow with 1–2 specific reasons linked with connectors (because, for example). Use correct terms (shared bikes) and avoid repetition. Mention concrete examples briefly (company names are fine) and keep sentences grammatical and concise.
Example: Yes, bikes—especially shared bikes—are very popular in my country. For example, many companies such as Meituan and Qingju operate dockless shared bikes, so people use them for short trips across the city because they are cheap and convenient.
× To be honest, I don't really have uh, my own back when I was a child, but we have a like family back that was used by my mother.
✓ To be honest, I didn't really have my own bike when I was a child, but we had a family bike that was used by my mother.
Grammar problem type IDs: 5 (Past tense issue), 1 (Singular and plural issue), 12 (Incorrect use of pronouns), 22 (Article errors). The student mixes present and past tenses: 'don't really have' should be past 'didn't really have' to match 'when I was a child'. 'Back' is an incorrect word choice for 'bike' (vocabulary) and 'my own' is fine but article use before 'family bike' is awkward; use 'a family bike'. 'We have...that was used by my mother' mixes present 'have' with past 'was used' — change to 'we had...that was used by my mother' for consistent past narration. Suggestions: keep past tense throughout when talking about childhood, choose correct noun 'bike', use consistent articles ('a family bike'), and keep pronouns and verbs aligned ('we had').
× While it is really popular in my country because we have like nowadays a shared a kind of shared bags and all over the all over the cities and they have different brands that was owned by Mituan Qingju, Alipay, WeChat Pay, different companies, etcetera.
✓ Bikes are very popular in my country nowadays because we have shared bikes all over the cities, and they are run by different companies and apps such as Meituan, Qingju, Alipay, and WeChat Pay.
Grammar problem type IDs: 6 (Present tense issue), 11 (Incorrect use of prepositions), 27 (Subject-verb agreement), 22 (Article errors). The original sentence uses awkward tense and structure: 'While it is really popular' should be a direct present statement 'Bikes are very popular'. 'a shared a kind of shared bags' is incorrect—use 'shared bikes'. Remove redundant phrases 'all over the all over the cities' -> 'all over the cities'. 'that was owned by' uses past passive; change to present 'are run by' or 'are owned by' to match current situation. Also correct brand name 'Mituan' to 'Meituan' and 'Qingju' as appropriate. Suggestions: use clear noun phrase 'shared bikes', keep present tense for general truths, simplify redundancy, and ensure subject-verb agreement ('they are run').
× People need them.
✓ People use them frequently.
Grammar problem type IDs: 26 (Sentence structure errors), 6 (Present tense issue). The original short sentence 'People need them.' is grammatically possible but abrupt and slightly misleading in context; 'need' implies necessity while the intended meaning is likely frequent usage or convenience. 'People use them frequently' is a clearer present-tense general statement. Suggestion: choose a verb that matches intended meaning and maintain consistent tense and register.