Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. I lived in the small apartment without much space, so I usually borrowed bike from my friend when we wanted to ride together.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because many people use them for short daily committees. These are affordable and convenient for getting the heavy traffic. So many families own at least one motorcycle or bicycle.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 74.0Suggestion: Be more natural and precise: start with a clear topic sentence, correct minor grammar errors, add one specific supporting detail and link it coherently. Keep it under five sentences. For example, correct "borrowed bike" to "borrowed a bike" and mention an example of where you rode. Use a linking word to connect reasons.
Example: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. Because we lived in a small apartment with little storage space, my family couldn't keep one. Instead, I usually borrowed a bike from a neighbor when we wanted to ride together around the park near my home.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 70.0Suggestion: Make vocabulary and accuracy improvements and be more specific. Replace incorrect words like "committees" with "commutes" and avoid repetition. Provide a clear topic sentence, then one or two specific reasons or examples joined with linking words (e.g., "because," "for example").
Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because many people use them for short daily commutes. They are affordable and practical in heavy traffic; for example, office workers and students often use scooters or bicycles to travel quickly and save on transport costs.
× I usually borrowed bike from my friend when we wanted to ride together.
✓ I usually borrowed a bike from my friend when we wanted to ride together.
The noun 'bike' is countable and singular here, so it requires an article. Use 'a' before a singular countable noun. Improvement: include 'a' before single countable nouns (e.g., 'a book', 'a car').
× I lived in the small apartment without much space, so I usually borrowed bike from my friend when we wanted to ride together.
✓ I lived in a small apartment without much space, so I usually borrowed a bike from my friend when we wanted to ride together.
Use the indefinite article 'a' before 'small apartment' rather than the definite article 'the' unless a specific apartment already introduced. Also 'borrowed bike' needs 'a' as noted. Improvement: use 'a' for non-specific singular nouns and 'the' for specific ones already known.
× Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because many people use them for short daily committees.
✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because many people use them for short daily commutes.
The word 'committees' is incorrect in this context; the intended noun is 'commute' (a noun meaning daily travel). 'Commute' as a noun takes plural 'commutes' or the uncountable 'commuting'. Use 'daily commutes' or 'daily commuting'. Improvement: choose the correct noun for 'travel to work/school'.
× These are affordable and convenient for getting the heavy traffic.
✓ They are affordable and convenient for getting through heavy traffic.
The phrase 'getting the heavy traffic' is ungrammatical. Use 'get through heavy traffic' to express moving across or past traffic, and 'they' is a more natural subject referring to bikes. Improvement: use appropriate verb+preposition combinations (phrasal verbs) like 'get through' or 'avoid' with 'traffic'.
× So many families own at least one motorcycle or bicycle.
✓ So many families own at least one motorcycle or bicycle.
This sentence is grammatically acceptable as written; no change needed. It correctly uses 'one' with singular nouns. Note: could be stylistically smoothed to 'at least one motorcycle or bicycle each' but not required.