Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had to bake when I was a child. It was a small red bisque with training well and my parents bought it for my 7th birthday so I spent a lot of time reading around the neighborhood.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
No, I don't think that because, because my city of my country when I, uh, birth is, uh, not a big city And, uh, we have and not, and, and we have, we have not, uh, circulation, a lot of circulation.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 40.0Suggestion: Corrigez les erreurs d'expression et organisez votre réponse. Soyez précis sur l'objet (bike), utilisez le vocabulaire correct (bike, bicycle, training wheels), et évitez les fautes comme ‘‘bake’’ ou ‘‘bisque’’. Structurez en une phrase principale suivie d'une ou deux phrases de détails en utilisant des connecteurs simples (for example, because, so). Conservez au maximum 3–4 phrases et donnez des détails concrets (âge, couleur, où vous faisiez du vélo).
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bicycle with training wheels that my parents bought for my seventh birthday. I used to ride it around the neighborhood every afternoon, which helped me make friends and feel independent.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 30.0Suggestion: Clarifiez votre opinion directement, utilisez des phrases complètes et éliminez les hésitations. Donnez une raison précise et un exemple local en une ou deux phrases liées par un connecteur (because, although, however). Évitez les répétitions et soyez cohérent (par exemple: ‘not a big city’ → ‘a small town’).
Example: I don't think bicycles are very popular in my country. Because I grew up in a small town where most people prefer cars, there are few bike lanes and not much cycling culture, so few people choose bikes for daily transport.
× Yes, I had to bake when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The student used the verb 'bake' which is incorrect in context and changes meaning. The correct past-tense form 'had' is fine, but the noun should be 'bike'. Suggestion: use the correct noun that matches the question; proofread for typos that change words.
× It was a small red bisque with training well and my parents bought it for my 7th birthday so I spent a lot of time reading around the neighborhood.
✓ It was a small red bike with training wheels, and my parents bought it for my 7th birthday, so I spent a lot of time riding around the neighborhood.
Multiple word choice and form errors: 'bisque' is a wrong noun (should be 'bike'), 'training well' should be the plural noun 'training wheels', and 'reading' is incorrect verb form for riding. Also run-on sentence issues were fixed by adding a conjunction and punctuation. Suggestion: choose correct vocabulary (bike, wheels, ride) and break long sentences into clear clauses.
× No, I don't think that because, because my city of my country when I, uh, birth is, uh, not a big city And, uh, we have and not, and, and we have, we have not, uh, circulation, a lot of circulation.
✓ No, I don't think so because the city where I was born is not a big city, and we don't have a lot of traffic.
This sentence has poor word order, repetitions, and incorrect phrases. 'My city of my country when I birth is' should be 'the city where I was born'. 'We have not circulation' is ungrammatical; use 'we don't have a lot of traffic'. Suggestion: simplify the structure: state the main clause, then provide the reason using correct relative clause and negation (was born, don't have, a lot of traffic).