Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
When I were a child, I don't have bike but my parents gift me a toy bike that was very beautiful and expensive and it is very beautiful thing in my childhood.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because all young people are preferred to use the bike and if we have a bike we can do travel easily with our friends and family and we enjoy the travelling the bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: Answer the question directly in the past tense. Use “When I was a child” instead of “When I were a child,” “I didn’t have a bike” instead of “I don’t have bike,” and “my parents gave me” instead of “my parents gift me.” Avoid repeating “beautiful” and make the contrast between a real bike and a toy bike clearer. A linking word such as “however” can improve coherence.
Example: No, I didn’t have a real bike when I was a child. However, my parents gave me a beautiful toy bike, which was quite expensive. I loved playing with it, and it remains a memorable part of my childhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Begin with a clear answer and use correct grammar: say “young people prefer to use bikes,” not “are preferred,” and “we can travel easily,” not “we can do travel.” Use the plural “bikes” when speaking generally. Avoid repeating “bike” and “travel”; instead, explain specific benefits, such as convenience, exercise, or spending time with family. Break the long sentence into two or three shorter sentences for greater clarity.
Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country, especially among young people. They are a convenient and affordable way to travel, particularly in busy cities. People also use them to exercise or enjoy outdoor activities with their friends and family.
× When I were a child, I don't have bike but my parents gift me a toy bike that was very beautiful and expensive and it is very beautiful thing in my childhood.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike, but my parents gave me a toy bike that was very beautiful and expensive. It was a very beautiful thing from my childhood.
The question asks about the past, so use the past forms was, didn't have, and gave instead of were, don't have, and gift. With the subject I, the correct past form of be is was.
× When I were a child, I don't have bike but my parents gift me a toy bike that was very beautiful and expensive and it is very beautiful thing in my childhood.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike, but my parents gave me a toy bike that was very beautiful and expensive. It was a very beautiful thing from my childhood.
Singular countable nouns require an article. Use a before bike and thing because these nouns are mentioned as non-specific singular items.
× Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because all young people are preferred to use the bike and if we have a bike we can do travel easily with our friends and family and we enjoy the travelling the bike.
✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because all young people prefer to use bikes. If we have a bike, we can travel easily with our friends and family, and we enjoy travelling by bike.
Are preferred is an incorrect passive construction because young people actively choose to use bikes. Use the active form prefer.
× Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because all young people are preferred to use the bike and if we have a bike we can do travel easily with our friends and family and we enjoy the travelling the bike.
✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because all young people prefer to use bikes. If we have a bike, we can travel easily with our friends and family, and we enjoy travelling by bike.
After the modal verb can, use the base form of the main verb directly. Therefore, can travel is correct, not can do travel.
× Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because all young people are preferred to use the bike and if we have a bike we can do travel easily with our friends and family and we enjoy the travelling the bike.
✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because all young people prefer to use bikes. If we have a bike, we can travel easily with our friends and family, and we enjoy travelling by bike.
The verb enjoy is followed by a gerund, or verb + -ing form. Therefore, enjoy travelling is correct. Do not use the unnecessary article the before travelling in this expression.
× Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because all young people are preferred to use the bike and if we have a bike we can do travel easily with our friends and family and we enjoy the travelling the bike.
✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because all young people prefer to use bikes. If we have a bike, we can travel easily with our friends and family, and we enjoy travelling by bike.
Use the preposition by to describe the means of transportation: travelling by bike. The phrase travelling the bike is incorrect.