Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, because when I was child every child has a bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: Cevabınız soruya doğrudan yanıt veriyor; ancak “Yes, I had” doğal ve dilbilgisel olarak eksik bir kullanımdır. “Yes, I did” veya “Yes, I had a bike” demelisiniz. Cevabı 2-3 cümleye çıkararak bisikletinizi ne zaman kullandığınızı, nerede sürdüğünüzü ya da bisikletinizin özelliklerini ekleyin. Böylece temel cevabınızı ilgili ve özgül bir ayrıntıyla destekleyebilirsiniz.
Example: Yes, I did. I had a small blue bike when I was about eight years old, and I often rode it around my neighbourhood with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 40.0Suggestion: Ana fikriniz anlaşılır; ancak “when I was child” yerine “when I was a child”, “every child has” yerine geçmiş zamana uygun olarak “every child had” kullanılmalıdır. Ayrıca geçmişteki kişisel deneyiminiz, ülkedeki güncel bisiklet kullanımının ne kadar yaygın olduğunu tam olarak kanıtlamıyor. Önce doğrudan genel görüşünüzü belirtin, ardından neden, örnek veya karşılaştırma ekleyin. “Moreover”, “for example” ya da “especially” gibi bağlayıcı ifadeler kullanarak cevabı 2-3 doğal cümleyle geliştirin.
Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among children and young adults. When I was a child, almost everyone in my neighbourhood had a bike, and many people still use bicycles for exercise and short trips.
× Yes, I had.
✓ Yes, I did.
The question uses the past simple auxiliary did: Did you have a bike...? In a short answer, repeat the auxiliary verb did rather than using the main verb had. Use Yes, I did. for questions beginning with Did you...?.
× Yes, because when I was child every child has a bike.
✓ Yes, because when I was a child, every child had a bike.
The singular countable noun child requires the indefinite article a. Say a child, not child. Remember to use a or an before singular countable nouns when speaking generally.
× Yes, because when I was child every child has a bike.
✓ Yes, because when I was a child, every child had a bike.
The phrase when I was a child refers to a past period, so the verb in the following clause should also be in the past simple: had, not has. Keep the verb tenses consistent when describing past events.