Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had a bike with four wheels. I wrote that bike but I couldn't try the bike with the two wheels so.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, the bike is popular in Korea. Many people ride the bicycle in park and sometimes they use the bike when they go to school or work.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: 문법과 표현의 정확성을 높이고, 응답을 더 자연스럽고 논리적으로 연결하세요. 예를 들어 시제와 동사의 선택을 바로잡고, 부가 설명은 연결어를 사용해 간결하게 제시해야 합니다. 또한 문장 길이를 2~3문장으로 유지하고 핵심 정보를 먼저 말한 뒤 이유나 추가 정보를 덧붙이세요. 구체적 개선 포인트: 1) 'wrote'는 문맥에 맞지 않으므로 적절한 동사('owned', 'had', 'remembered')로 바꾸세요. 2) ‘bike with four wheels’는 'balance bike'나 'training-wheels'를 의미하려면 정확히 표현하세요(‘a bike with training wheels’). 3) 이유나 상황 설명 시 연결어(‘but’, ‘so’, ‘because’)를 정확히 사용하고 문장을 나눠 명확히 하세요.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It had training wheels because I wasn't confident riding on two wheels, so I used it mainly in my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 78.0Suggestion: 표현을 더 자연스럽고 다양하게 만들고, 구체적인 예시나 빈도를 추가해 설득력을 높이세요. 관사 사용과 단어 선택을 교정하고, 연결어를 사용해 문장을 자연스럽게 이어주세요. 구체적 개선 포인트: 1) 'the bike' 대신 복수형이나 일반적 표현인 'bikes' 또는 'cycling'을 사용하세요. 2) 장소와 상황을 더 구체적으로 제시하세요(예: 공원, 출퇴근 길, 학생들의 통학 등). 3) 빈도나 이유를 덧붙여 답변을 풍부하게 만드세요(‘often’, ‘especially’, ‘because’ 등).
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in Korea. Many people often cycle in parks for exercise, and some also commute to school or work by bike because it is convenient and eco-friendly.
× I wrote that bike but I couldn't try the bike with the two wheels so.
✓ I rode that bike but I couldn't try the bike with two wheels, so.
The student wrote 'wrote' which is the past tense of 'write' but the intended meaning is the past of 'ride' (to ride a bike). Use 'rode' for past tense of 'ride'. Also 'the two wheels' is unnatural here; use 'two wheels' or 'a two-wheeled bike'. The clause order and use of 'so' at the end is awkward; placing a comma before 'so' clarifies the reason. Suggestion: replace 'wrote' with 'rode', remove 'the' before 'two wheels', and place 'so' correctly.
× Yes, the bike is popular in Korea.
✓ Yes, bikes are popular in Korea.
The student used the singular definite noun 'the bike' to refer to bikes in general. When speaking about a general class, use the plural form without an article: 'bikes are popular' or use 'the bicycle is popular' for the general idea. Suggestion: use 'bikes are' to indicate general popularity.
× Many people ride the bicycle in park and sometimes they use the bike when they go to school or work.
✓ Many people ride bicycles in parks, and sometimes they use bikes when they go to school or work.
There are multiple article and number issues: 'the bicycle' and 'the bike' sound specific; to talk generally, use plural nouns without articles: 'bicycles' and 'bikes'. Also 'in park' needs an article or plural: use 'in parks'. Added a comma and 'and' to join clauses. Suggestion: use plural nouns and correct prepositional phrases: 'ride bicycles in parks' and 'use bikes'.