Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
No, I have no bike in my childhood because I'm a girl and I have no interest about this bike. But umm, I'm feeling.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yeah, I think bike like is very popular in our country because most of the people use it in their daily life and they feel very and I think by make their life very easier.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 38.0Suggestion: Give a direct, natural response and avoid irrelevant or unclear reasons. Start with a clear topic sentence, then briefly explain why, using coherent linking words. Keep it concise (no more than 3–4 sentences) and correct basic grammar (past tense for childhood).
Example: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. I wasn't interested in cycling at that time and my parents focused on other activities for me. As a result, I never learned to ride regularly, although I sometimes rode a friend's bike for fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 50.0Suggestion: Answer directly and provide specific supporting details with clear linking words. Use accurate grammar (present tense) and avoid vague phrases like "they feel very." Give examples of who uses bikes and why, and keep sentences coherent and limited to 3–4 sentences.
Example: Yes, I think bicycles are very popular in my country because many people use them for commuting and short trips. For example, students and market vendors often cycle to save money and avoid traffic. Therefore, bikes make daily life easier and more affordable for a lot of people.
× No, I have no bike in my childhood because I'm a girl and I have no interest about this bike.
✓ No, I didn't have a bike in my childhood because I was a girl and I had no interest in bikes.
Tense and verb form: the sentence refers to the past, so use past tense verbs (didn't have, was, had). Preposition and noun form: use 'interest in' not 'interest about', and use the plural 'bikes' or 'this bike' consistently. Suggestion: Use past simple for past situations and correct preposition: 'I didn't have a bike in my childhood because I was a girl and I had no interest in bikes.'
× But umm, I'm feeling.
✓ But umm, I didn't feel interested.
The original fragment 'I'm feeling' is incomplete and uses present continuous incorrectly for a past context. It lacks an object or complement. Use past tense to match previous sentence and provide a clear adjective: 'I didn't feel interested.' Suggestion: Use a complete verb phrase with correct tense and a clear complement.
× Yeah, I think bike like is very popular in our country because most of the people use it in their daily life and they feel very and I think by make their life very easier.
✓ Yeah, I think bikes are very popular in our country because most people use them in their daily lives and they think they make life much easier.
Multiple issues: noun number and subject-verb agreement (use plural 'bikes' with 'are'), incorrect word order ('bike like' incorrect), unnecessary 'the' in 'most of the people' (better 'most people'), pronoun agreement ('them' for bikes), incorrect phrase 'they feel very' is incomplete, and awkward clause 'by make their life very easier' should be 'they make life much easier.' Also use present simple for general facts. Suggestion: Use plural nouns, correct subject-verb agreement, proper pronouns, complete adjective/adverb phrases, and simple present tense for general truths.