Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, of course I had a bike when you are when I were tried 'cause it's helped me improve my health and strength by cycling around the city.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, of course. Like I said, bikes are really useful in my country because it's how people go to go to work or go to school without any pollution.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Clarify grammar and tense, answer directly with a clear topic sentence, and provide one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Avoid redundancy and keep it under five sentences. For example, use past tense consistently and say why the bike was important with a concrete detail (e.g., how often you rode or where).
Example: Yes, I did. I had a small red bicycle that I rode almost every day after school, which helped me stay fit and build leg strength. Because I often cycled to visit friends and run errands, I also became more confident riding in traffic.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Give a direct topic sentence and then add a specific reason with a linking word. Mention concrete examples or statistics if possible, and avoid repeating phrases. Keep it concise and natural.
Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. For instance, many people commute by bike to avoid traffic and reduce pollution, and in my city there are designated bike lanes that make cycling safer and more convenient.
× Yes, of course I had a bike when you are when I were tried 'cause it's helped me improve my health and strength by cycling around the city.
✓ Yes, of course I had a bike when I was a child because it helped me improve my health and strength by cycling around the city.
Multiple tense and form errors: 'you are when I were tried' is ungrammatical and likely intended to mean 'when I was a child' – use simple past 'was' for first-person singular. 'Tried' is incorrect and unnecessary. 'It's helped' mixes present perfect with a past time reference; use simple past 'helped' to match 'had' and the past time frame. Replace informal 'cause' with 'because' in formal correction. Suggestion: keep consistent past tense for events in the past and use clear subject reference ('I was a child').
× Yes, of course. Like I said, bikes are really useful in my country because it's how people go to go to work or go to school without any pollution.
✓ Yes, of course. Like I said, bikes are really useful in my country because they are how people go to work or go to school without causing pollution.
Pronoun 'it' is singular but refers to plural 'bikes', so use 'they' (pronoun agreement). The phrase 'go to go to' is redundant; remove the extra 'go'. 'Without any pollution' is awkward; use 'without causing pollution' or 'without producing pollution'. Suggestion: ensure pronouns agree in number with their nouns and avoid redundant verb phrases; use clear expressions like 'go to work' and 'without causing pollution'.