Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes and I had a bike uh, I think when I was 5 and my dad uh, lured me. How can I read it and uh, generally in summer, umm, I rode a bike with my friends and my cousins and I think that's.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I don't think so because, uh, in today's, I think nowadays everybody has their own cars and they generally use this, uh, for transportation to go from one place to another, such as their schools or work.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: Cevap daha düzenli, akıcı ve net olmalı. Önce doğrudan kısa bir konu cümlesiyle başlayın (ör. "Yes, I had a bike when I was five."). Ardından bağlantı ifadeleri kullanarak (for example, during summers, with my friends) spesifik detaylar verin. Gereksiz dolgu kelimelerinden (uh, umm) kaçının ve cümlenin sonunu tamamlayın; yarım kalan ifadeler puanınızı düşürür. Ayrıca ‘‘lured me’’ yerine doğru fiili (e.g. taught me, helped me learn) kullanın. Maksimum 3-4 cümleyle cevap verin.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was five. My father taught me how to ride it and I practiced a lot. During the summers I often cycled with my friends and cousins to the park and around the neighborhood. Those rides were my favorite childhood memories.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: Cevap net bir görüşle başlamalı (ör. "Not really, no.") ve ardından bağlaçlarla gerekçeyi belirtmelisiniz (because, therefore, for example). Gereksiz tekrarlardan ve dolgu kelimelerinden kaçının. Daha spesifik veri veya örnek verin (örn. daha çok şehir merkezlerinde vs., veya gençler arasında popüler olabilir). 2-3 cümle yeterli ve mantıksal akış korunmalı.
Example: Not really. Most people in my city prefer using cars because public transport is limited and driving is seen as more convenient. However, bikes are becoming more common among young people for short trips or exercise.
× Yes and I had a bike uh, I think when I was 5 and my dad uh, lured me. How can I read it and uh, generally in summer, umm, I rode a bike with my friends and my cousins and I think that's.
✓ Yes, I had a bike. I think I got it when I was five and my dad bought it for me. Generally in summer I rode a bike with my friends and my cousins.
The word 'lured' is incorrect here; the intended meaning is that the father gave or bought the bike, so the correct past participle/verb choice is 'bought' or simple past 'got'. Use clear simple past verbs for past events. Suggestion: replace 'lured me' with 'bought it for me' or 'gave it to me' and split long run-on into shorter sentences for clarity.
× I don't think so because, uh, in today's, I think nowadays everybody has their own cars and they generally use this, uh, for transportation to go from one place to another, such as their schools or work.
✓ I don't think so because nowadays I think everybody has their own cars and generally uses them for transportation to go from one place to another, such as to school or to work.
Subject-verb agreement and pronoun reference issues relate to present tense: 'everybody' is singular and requires 'uses' (third person singular). 'this' is incorrect when referring to plural 'cars'; use 'them'. Also 'their schools or work' is awkward; use 'to school or to work'. Suggestion: use 'everybody... uses them' and correct mismatched pronouns and verb forms.