Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
I think yes, when I was five years old, I remember that my dad was bought me the bike. Hmm. And I remember that when I learned to ride a bike, I always failed. And now I haven't been able to ride a bike since then.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I think yes. I live in Astana and the in Astana there is clean and fresh air, so people often cycle in the evenings to relax and enjoy the breathtaking view.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: Сократите лишние слова, исправьте грамматику и стройте ответ в 2–3 предложениях: сначала кратко ответьте, затем приведите одну-две поддерживающие детали. Используйте правильные времена и простые связки (e.g., "When I was five," "However," "Since then").
Example: Yes. I had a bike when I was five — my dad bought it for me. I tried to learn to ride but kept falling, so I never became confident enough to ride it regularly.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: Сделайте утверждение более конкретным и используйте связки для плавного перехода между идеями. Добавьте конкретные примеры или сравнения (например, упомяните парки, велодорожки или время суток). Избегайте повторов слов (не говорите "in Astana" дважды подряд).
Example: Yes, I think bicycles are quite popular. In Astana many people cycle in the evenings along the parks and riverside paths to relax after work, because the air is clean and the city has good bike lanes.
× I think yes, when I was five years old, I remember that my dad was bought me the bike.
✓ I think so; when I was five years old, I remember that my dad bought me the bike.
The original sentence uses 'was bought me', which incorrectly applies passive construction to a verb that should be active in the past simple tense. Use past simple 'bought' to show that your dad performed the action. Also 'I think yes' sounds unnatural; use 'I think so' or simply 'Yes'. Suggestion: Use 'bought' for completed actions by a subject in the past (Subject + past simple verb + object).
× And I remember that when I learned to ride a bike, I always failed.
✓ I remember that when I learned to ride a bike, I always failed.
This sentence is grammatically correct in past tense and needs no change. It correctly uses past simple 'learned' and 'failed' to describe habitual past events. Suggestion: None; sentence is fine.
× And now I haven't been able to ride a bike since then.
✓ And now I haven't been able to ride a bike since then.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable: it uses present perfect 'haven't been able' with 'since then' to indicate a continuous inability from the past until now. No correction required. Suggestion: Alternatively, you could say 'I still can't ride a bike' for simplicity.
× I think yes. I live in Astana and the in Astana there is clean and fresh air, so people often cycle in the evenings to relax and enjoy the breathtaking view.
✓ I think so. I live in Astana and in Astana there is clean, fresh air, so people often cycle in the evenings to relax and enjoy the breathtaking view.
Errors: 'I think yes' is unnatural; 'I think so' is preferred. The phrase 'the in Astana' contains an extra definite article 'the' before 'in Astana' which is incorrect. Also a comma between 'clean' and 'fresh' is needed when listing adjectives. Suggestion: Remove the extra 'the', use 'I think so', and place a comma between coordinate adjectives: 'clean, fresh air'.