Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, when I was a child, my father, uh, bring me go to a park and we ride the bike together and he taught me to how to ride a bike.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yeah, I think in Korea people like riding a bike and they usually go to Hong Kong Han river and they ride a bike there. All
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: 질문에 직접 답하고 구체적인 경험을 제시한 점은 좋습니다. 하지만 시제가 일관되지 않습니다(“bring” → “brought”, “ride” → “rode”). 또한 “bring me go to a park”는 “took me to a park”, “taught me to how to ride”는 “taught me how to ride”로 수정해야 합니다. 불필요한 머뭇거림(“uh”)을 줄이고, 문장을 두 문장으로 나누면 더 자연스럽고 명확합니다.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father often took me to a park, and we rode our bikes together. He taught me how to ride, so cycling became a special memory for me.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: “Yes, I think…”로 시작해 질문에 답한 점은 좋지만, 장소 이름은 “the Han River” 또는 “Hangang Park”가 자연스럽습니다. “go to Hong Kong Han river”는 잘못된 표현이므로 “go to the Han River in Seoul”로 수정해야 합니다. “and they ride a bike there”의 반복을 피하고, 인기 있는 이유나 구체적인 예를 한 가지 덧붙이세요. 마지막의 불완전한 표현 “All”은 삭제해야 하며, 문장을 2~3개의 완전한 문장으로 마무리하는 것이 좋습니다.
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in Korea, especially in Seoul. Many people cycle along the Han River because the paths are wide and the scenery is beautiful. Some people ride for exercise, while others use bikes to relax on weekends.
× Yes, when I was a child, my father, uh, bring me go to a park and we ride the bike together and he taught me to how to ride a bike.
✓ Yes, when I was a child, my father took me to a park, and we rode a bike together. He taught me how to ride a bike.
The question asks about a past childhood experience, so the past-tense forms are required. Use took instead of bring and rode instead of ride. Also, the correct expression is taught me how to ride, not taught me to how to ride.
× Yes, when I was a child, my father, uh, bring me go to a park and we ride the bike together and he taught me to how to ride a bike.
✓ Yes, when I was a child, my father took me to a park, and we rode a bike together. He taught me how to ride a bike.
The structure bring me go is not grammatical. Use the pattern take someone to a place. In addition, taught is followed directly by how to plus the verb: taught me how to ride.
× Yeah, I think in Korea people like riding a bike and they usually go to Hong Kong Han river and they ride a bike there. All
✓ Yeah, I think people in Korea like riding bikes, and they usually go to the Han River to ride bikes there.
When talking about bicycles in general, use the plural form bikes rather than the singular form a bike. The plural form is more natural because the statement refers to bicycles as a general activity.
× Yeah, I think in Korea people like riding a bike and they usually go to Hong Kong Han river and they ride a bike there. All
✓ Yeah, I think people in Korea like riding bikes, and they usually go to the Han River to ride bikes there.
Use the definite article the with the name Han River because it is the name of a specific river. River names commonly take the before the name.
× All
✓ Delete the incomplete word All.
All is not a complete sentence because it does not contain a subject and a verb. If it was an accidental repetition or unfinished thought, it should be omitted.