Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I really loved it. My parents bought it for me and I learned how to ride this really really fast. I was really enjoying it. I started with the three wheel one that I went for a 2 wheel 1 and I still love riding the bike.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, I think they are. I live in Turkey and we have embankments everywhere here, so people can ride their bikes anytime and anywhere. We have a lot of cities that are close to the sea, so riding a bike in the mornings, in the evenings is very popular here.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: Ответ естественный, но есть повторения и некоторые ошибки в грамматике и словоупотреблении. Сформулируйте тему в первом предложении, затем приведите 1–2 конкретных детали, используя связки. Избегайте повторов («really» несколько раз), исправьте порядок слов и времена (например, «I learned to ride it very quickly»). Также уточните последовательность (tricycle → two‑wheeler) более ясно и корректно: «I started with a tricycle, then moved to a two‑wheeler.»
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and I loved it. My parents bought it for me, and I learned to ride it very quickly; at first I used a tricycle, and later I switched to a two‑wheeler. Riding it made me feel free and I still enjoy cycling today.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 85.0Suggestion: Ответ ясный и релевантный, хорошая структура и конкретность. Можно улучшить связность, добавив связующие слова и более точную лексику (например, «coastal cities», «promenades»). Избегайте повторов («anytime and anywhere») и уточните причину популярности (climate, infrastructure).
Example: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in Turkey. Because many coastal cities have long promenades and mild weather, people often cycle in the mornings and evenings; moreover, good infrastructure along the embankments makes cycling convenient and safe.
× I really loved it.
✓ I really loved it.
Sentence is already correct past tense; keep as is. No change needed.
× My parents bought it for me and I learned how to ride this really really fast.
✓ My parents bought it for me and I learned how to ride it really, really fast.
The phrase used 'this' is incorrect when referring back to the bike; use the pronoun 'it'. also adverbs 'really' should be separated by a comma for clarity. Use past tense 'learned' is correct.
× I was really enjoying it.
✓ I really enjoyed it.
Using past progressive 'was really enjoying' makes the action seem ongoing; simple past 'enjoyed' is more appropriate when describing a repeated or completed feeling in the past. Use simple past for habitual past states.
× I started with the three wheel one that I went for a 2 wheel 1 and I still love riding the bike.
✓ I started with the three-wheel one, then I moved to a two-wheel one, and I still love riding the bike.
Sentence has multiple issues: 'three wheel' and '2 wheel 1' need hyphenation and correct words ('three-wheel', 'two-wheel'). 'that I went for' is ungrammatical; use 'then I moved to' or 'then I went to'. Also use numerals spelled out in formal writing ('two-wheel'). Add commas to separate clauses.
× Yes, I think they are.
✓ Yes, I think they are.
Sentence is grammatically correct as a present-tense response; no change needed.
× I live in Turkey and we have embankments everywhere here, so people can ride their bikes anytime and anywhere.
✓ I live in Turkey, and we have embankments everywhere, so people can ride their bikes anytime and anywhere.
Remove redundant 'here' after 'everywhere' and add a comma after 'Turkey' for readability. Prepositions are okay; main issue was redundancy and punctuation.
× We have a lot of cities that are close to the sea, so riding a bike in the mornings, in the evenings is very popular here.
✓ We have many cities that are close to the sea, so riding a bike in the mornings and in the evenings is very popular here.
Use 'many' rather than 'a lot of' for countable 'cities'. Use parallel structure 'in the mornings and in the evenings' instead of comma separation. Keep 'here' or remove for concision; sentence otherwise correct.