Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Uh, when I was a child, I, umm, have a bike. Uh, my bike's ice a green color and then 24 size. Yeah, that's the, umm, the adults bike.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yeah, I think so. The bike uh, is popular in my country because, uh, Mongolia has so many kids, umm, especially the kids like uh, the most like uh, they ride the bike in the garden and they will call the, the national, umm, Greenland.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 46.0Suggestion: Be more grammatically accurate, reduce hesitation, and organize your answer with a clear topic sentence followed by specific supporting details. Use past tense for past experiences, correct vocabulary (e.g., "was" not "have", "size 24"), and avoid fillers like "umm". Keep to 2–4 concise sentences and include one or two clear details (color, size, who used it, where you rode it).
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a green, size 24 adult bike that I borrowed from my older cousin, and I often rode it around our neighborhood park. I loved riding it on weekends because it felt fast and gave me a sense of freedom.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 42.0Suggestion: Give a clearer, more coherent opinion with specific reasons and cleaner linking words. Avoid repetition and filler words. Start with a direct statement, then add two specific reasons or examples using linking phrases ("because", "for example", "also"). Correct unclear phrases (e.g., "national Greenland" is confusing) and be concise (2–4 sentences).
Example: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country. For example, many children ride bikes in parks and open green spaces because they are affordable and good exercise. Also, in some cities people use bicycles to commute short distances, especially during the warmer months.
× 'Uh, when I was a child, I, umm, have a bike.'
✓ 'When I was a child, I had a bike.'
'The sentence mixes past time reference "when I was a child" with the present tense verb "have". Use past simple "had" to match the past time. Suggestion: use past simple for completed past states or possessions (I had).'
× 'Uh, my bike's ice a green color and then 24 size.'
✓ 'My bike was a green color and it was size 24.'
'The original uses "ice" which is incorrect and has awkward word order "24 size". Use "was" to match past tense narrative, place adjective before noun or use "was a green color", and say "size 24". Suggestion: say "My bike was green and it was size 24."'
× 'Yeah, that's the, umm, the adults bike.'
✓ 'Yes, it was an adult's bike.'
'The phrase has extra fillers and incorrect noun phrase form "the adults bike". Use the possessive form "adult's" to indicate ownership and match past tense "was". Suggestion: remove fillers and say "It was an adult's bike."'
× 'The bike uh, is popular in my country because, uh, Mongolia has so many kids, umm, especially the kids like uh, the most like uh, they ride the bike in the garden and they will call the, the national, umm Greenland.'
✓ 'Bicycles are popular in my country because Mongolia has many children; especially, children like to ride bikes in parks, which some people call the national greenland.'
'Multiple problems: tense and number agreement and word choice. Use plural "Bicycles" or "Bikes" with present simple "are popular" for general facts. "Mongolia has many children" is clearer than "so many kids". Use "children like to ride bikes" (infinitive after "like"). "Garden" is likely wrong; use "parks" or "green spaces"; "national Greenland" is unclear but kept as "national greenland" if intended as a named place. Suggestion: simplify: "Bikes are popular in my country because many children like to ride them in parks, which are sometimes called the national greenland.'