Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had a bike when I was in elementary school. Probably I was 9 or 10 years old at that point. I was learning how to ride a bike from my dad.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I think bikes are popular in my country because recently there are many bike roads in the street all around the country, so we can really use the road and ride a bike wherever you want.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: 답변은 자연스럽고 기본 구조를 잘 따랐습니다. 다만 더 구체적인 세부사항(예: 자전거 종류, 장소, 감정 또는 배운 과정의 구체적 순간)을 추가하면 답변의 신뢰성과 흥미도가 상승합니다. 또한 연결어를 사용해 문장들 간 흐름을 더 매끄럽게 하고, 문장 수를 3~4문장으로 간결히 유지하세요. 예를 들어 ‘when I was about 9 or 10’ 대신 정확히 하나의 표현으로 통일하고, ‘my dad taught me’ 뒤에 어떻게 가르쳤는지 한두 가지 구체적 묘사를 덧붙이세요.
Example: Yes, I had a small blue bicycle when I was in elementary school. I was about nine years old, and my dad taught me to ride it in the park near our house. He held the seat at first and ran beside me until I could balance on my own, which made me feel proud and independent.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 답변의 주장은 명확하지만 근거가 한 가지(자전거 도로 증가)로 제한되어 있어 설득력이 다소 떨어집니다. 연결어(예: moreover, for example)를 사용해 추가 이유나 예시(도시별 인기도, 통근용 사용, 환경적 이유 등)를 덧붙이세요. 또한 ‘you’ 같은 일반적 표현 대신 ‘people’ 또는 ‘many people’로 표현을 통일하면 더 자연스럽습니다. 문장을 둘 이상으로 나눠 가독성을 높이세요.
Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. Recently, many cities have built dedicated bike lanes, which makes cycling safer and more convenient. Moreover, more people are choosing bikes for short commutes to avoid traffic and reduce pollution.
× Probably I was 9 or 10 years old at that point.
✓ I was probably 9 or 10 years old at that time.
In this sentence, word order and choice of time expression can be improved. 'Probably' is an adverb that should come before the verb or before the phrase it modifies: placing it after 'I' or before the age phrase is more natural. Also 'at that point' is grammatically acceptable but 'at that time' is more idiomatic when referring to age in the past. 수정 제안: 'I was probably 9 or 10 years old at that time.'
× I was learning how to ride a bike from my dad.
✓ I learned how to ride a bike from my dad.
The original uses past continuous 'was learning', which suggests a continuous action in progress; however the intended meaning is a completed skill acquisition in the past, so simple past 'learned' is more appropriate. Use 'was learning' only if you want to emphasize the ongoing process at a specific past time. 수정 제안: 'I learned how to ride a bike from my dad.'
× I think bikes are popular in my country because recently there are many bike roads in the street all around the country, so we can really use the road and ride a bike wherever you want.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country because recently many bike lanes have been built across the country, so people can use them and ride bikes wherever they want.
Multiple issues: 'in the street' is incorrect preposition/phrase choice and 'bike roads' is not natural — 'bike lanes' or 'cycle paths' are better (preposition issue: ID 11). The sentence mixes present simple with 'recently' requiring present perfect for recent changes: 'have been built' (present perfect issue: ID 6). 'so we can really use the road' is awkward; use 'people can use them' and 'ride bikes wherever they want' for natural pronoun and plurality. The correction uses present simple 'I think' plus present perfect 'have been built' to reflect recent developments. 수정 제안: 'I think bikes are popular in my country because recently many bike lanes have been built across the country, so people can use them and ride bikes wherever they want.'