Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had when I was a child. It was blue bike and I I, I got from my uncle and it was pretty good quality. Also really uh, helpful to uh, uh, to get score from my school from my house.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I don't think so. Uh, there are few reasons that I think so, uh, firstly, uh, in my country, Japan has a lot of metro and trains and also other public transportation such as bus rather than uh, by bicycles.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 52.0Suggestion: Be more fluent and concise: start with a clear topic sentence, correct basic grammar (use articles and past tense forms), reduce hesitations and fillers, and give one or two specific supporting details (who gave it, what you used it for). Use linking words (for example, because, so) to make the answer coherent. Keep to 2–4 sentences.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a blue bicycle that my uncle gave me, and it was well made. Because it was reliable, I used it every day to ride from my house to school, which saved me time and made me more independent.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Answer directly with a clear position, then give specific reasons using linking words (firstly, also, finally). Avoid vague phrasing and repetition. Use correct comparative structures and clearer nouns (public transport, buses, trains, subways). Provide one specific example or result to support your view.
Example: I don't think bicycles are very popular in my country. Firstly, we have an extensive train and subway network, so many people prefer public transport. Also, in big cities cycling can be inconvenient because of traffic and limited bike parking, so most commuters choose trains or buses instead.
× Yes, I had when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had one when I was a child.
The sentence omits the object of 'had'. In context the student means they had a bike, so add the noun or a substitute like 'one'. Use past tense 'had' is correct; supply the missing object to complete the sentence. Suggestion: include the noun (bike) or a pronoun ('one') after 'had' to make the sentence complete.
× It was blue bike and I I, I got from my uncle and it was pretty good quality.
✓ It was a blue bike, and I got it from my uncle; it was pretty good quality.
English requires the indefinite article 'a' before a singular countable noun ('bike'). The original also omitted the pronoun 'it' after 'got' and had repeated fillers. Fix punctuation and include 'it' for clarity. Suggestion: use 'a blue bike' and 'I got it from my uncle' and remove repeated filler words.
× Also really uh, helpful to uh, uh, to get score from my school from my house.
✓ It was also really helpful for getting to my school from my house.
The original has broken structure and incorrect verb form. Use 'helpful for' plus gerund 'getting' to express purpose or function. The phrase 'to get score' is incorrect; context indicates 'getting to my school'. Suggestion: use 'helpful for getting to my school from my house' and avoid filler sounds.
× I don't think so.
✓ I don't think so.
This sentence is correct. It uses present simple appropriately to express the speaker's opinion. No change needed.
× Uh, there are few reasons that I think so, uh, firstly, uh, in my country, Japan has a lot of metro and trains and also other public transportation such as bus rather than uh, by bicycles.
✓ There are a few reasons why I think so. Firstly, in my country, Japan has a lot of metro lines, trains, and other public transportation such as buses, so people use them rather than bicycles.
Several issues: 'there are few reasons' needs the article 'a' to convey that some reasons exist ('a few reasons'). The clause 'reasons that I think so' should be 'reasons why I think so'. 'Metro and trains' is awkward; use 'metro lines and trains'. 'Bus' should be plural 'buses'. The comparative phrasing 'rather than by bicycles' is incorrect; use 'rather than bicycles' or 'rather than by bicycle'. Also improve sentence flow and parallelism. Suggestion: use 'a few reasons', 'why', plural nouns for public transport, and 'rather than bicycles'.