Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I did. I did have a bike when I was a child. My parents would take me to the park every weekend along the river side, which was a great memory for me.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country. Our government set up a rental biking system in the cities for residents to use the bike from one place to another.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: Your answer is natural and relevant, but slightly repetitive and could be made more concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using a linking word. Avoid repeating phrases (e.g., “I did have a bike”).
Example: Yes, I did — I had a small blue bike when I was about eight. For example, my parents took me to the riverside park every weekend, where I learned to ride on gravel paths and race with my older cousin, which remains a fond memory.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 82.0Suggestion: Good direct answer with a relevant supporting detail. Improve by adding a linking word and one more specific example or reason (e.g., who uses the rental system, why it's popular). This will make the response more informative and cohesive.
Example: Yes, I do. In cities especially, bikes are quite popular because the government has introduced a public rental system, so commuters and students often use these bikes to travel short distances between stations and offices.
× My parents would take me to the park every weekend along the river side, which was a great memory for me.
✓ My parents would take me to the park by the riverside every weekend, which was a great memory for me.
The phrase 'along the river side' is an incorrect and awkward prepositional phrase. Use 'by' or 'along' with 'riverside' as a single word. 'Riverside' is more natural as a noun and 'by the riverside' correctly indicates location. Also combine 'river side' into 'riverside.' Suggestion: say 'by the riverside' or 'along the riverside' depending on emphasis; keep 'every weekend' placement as in corrected sentence.
× Our government set up a rental biking system in the cities for residents to use the bike from one place to another.
✓ Our government set up a rental bike system in the cities for residents to use bikes to travel from one place to another.
The original sentence has awkward word choice and number agreement: 'rental biking system' is unnatural; 'rental bike system' or 'bike rental system' is better. Also 'the bike' implies a single bike; plural 'bikes' matches 'residents.' The phrase 'to use bikes to travel from one place to another' clarifies purpose and flow. Tense 'set up' is fine (past), but phrasing and plurality needed correction. Suggestion: use 'bike rental system' or 'rental bike system' and ensure number agreement between 'residents' and 'bikes'.