Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, of course I used to have a pink bicycle, which I really like it since I in since I'm in primary school and I usually use it for hang out with my friends and especially to go to my friend's house because at that time we didn't have any smartphone. So that is the the.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, of course. I think that is very convenient for people to use it, especially people in my age, a teenager and some people, they usually use it to go to school or buy some stuff or just like exercise. So I think that is very popular in my country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Be more concise and correct grammar: start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Fix tense and pronoun errors, remove redundancies (e.g., “which I really like it” and repeated words). Aim for 2–4 sentences, use past tense consistently for childhood events, and give a specific example or short anecdote.
Example: Yes — I had a pink bicycle when I was a child. I owned it from primary school and used it to visit friends and explore the neighborhood. For example, every Saturday my friends and I rode to the park to play football, because we didn’t have smartphones back then.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Give a clear main statement then support it with specific examples and linking words. Avoid vague phrases and grammar mistakes (e.g., “people in my age, a teenager” → “people my age, teenagers”). Use concrete reasons and one specific example or statistic if possible. Keep to 2–4 sentences and ensure coherence with linking words like “for example” or “because.”
Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. They are convenient and affordable, especially for teenagers and commuters who use them to go to school or run errands. For example, many students cycle to class every day because it’s faster than walking and cheaper than taking public transport.
× Yes, of course I used to have a pink bicycle, which I really like it since I in since I'm in primary school and I usually use it for hang out with my friends and especially to go to my friend's house because at that time we didn't have any smartphone. So that is the the.
✓ Yes, of course. I used to have a pink bicycle, which I really liked since I was in primary school, and I usually used it to hang out with my friends and especially to go to my friend's house because at that time we didn't have any smartphones.
Several verb form and tense issues occur. 'which I really like' should be past 'liked' to match 'used to have'; 'since I in since I'm in primary school' is ungrammatical and should be 'since I was in primary school' to show past time; 'I usually use it for hang out' should be 'I usually used it to hang out' (use 'used' for past habitual and infinitive 'to hang out'); 'didn't have any smartphone' should be plural 'smartphones' for general countable reference. Suggestion: keep consistent past tenses for past habits, use correct past forms (was, liked, used), use infinitive after 'to' and pluralize countable nouns when referring generally.
× Yes, of course. I think that is very convenient for people to use it, especially people in my age, a teenager and some people, they usually use it to go to school or buy some stuff or just like exercise. So I think that is very popular in my country.
✓ Yes, of course. I think they are very convenient for people to use, especially people my age, teenagers and others; they usually use them to go to school, buy things, or just exercise. So I think they are very popular in my country.
There are pronoun-number and agreement errors. 'I think that is very convenient' is incorrect because 'bikes' is plural, so use 'they are' or 'bikes are'; 'people in my age, a teenager and some people' is awkward—use 'people my age, teenagers and others'; 'they usually use it' should be 'they usually use them' to match plural 'bikes'; 'buy some stuff' is informal —use 'buy things'. Suggestion: ensure subject and pronoun number agree (plural nouns use plural verbs/pronouns) and keep parallel structure for lists.