Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It's red and I feel passionate and exciting when riding it. I used it to commute from school to home daily and I rode it for fun for at least two times per week.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, definitely. I mean many people commute on bikes from like and they commute from work to home and the opposite way but in recent years, I guess this number must have been fallen because people use like electric bicycles.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Answer the question directly, then add specific details about the bike and how you used it. Correct the adjective choice: “exciting” describes the bike ride, while “excited” describes your feeling. Also, say “ride it at least twice a week” instead of “rode it for fun for at least two times per week.” Avoid repeating the same idea about using the bike every day and for fun unless you clearly distinguish the two purposes.
Example: Yes, I had a red bike when I was a child. I felt really excited whenever I rode it because cycling gave me a sense of freedom. I used it to get home from school every day, and I also rode it for fun at least twice a week.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: Give a clear answer and organize your explanation with a linking word such as “however.” Avoid fillers and incomplete phrases such as “from like” and “use like.” Use “the number of people cycling may have fallen” rather than “this number must have been fallen.” Be precise about your meaning: electric bicycles are still bikes, so explain whether people are switching from traditional bicycles to e-bikes or using other forms of transport. Adding a specific reason, such as convenience or longer commuting distances, would make the answer more effective.
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in cities. Many people cycle to work or use bicycles for short trips because they are affordable and convenient. However, some people have switched from traditional bikes to electric bicycles, which make longer journeys and uphill routes easier.
× It's red and I feel passionate and exciting when riding it.
✓ It was red, and I felt passionate and exciting when riding it.
The question asks about a bike the student had during childhood, so the description should use the past tense. Use was and felt rather than is and feel when referring to that past period.
× It's red and I feel passionate and exciting when riding it.
✓ It's red and I feel passionate and excited when riding it.
Excited describes the person's feeling, while exciting describes something that causes excitement. Therefore, use excited after I feel. For example, I feel excited when I ride my bike.
× I used it to commute from school to home daily and I rode it for fun for at least two times per week.
✓ I used it to commute from school to home daily, and I rode it for fun at least twice a week.
When expressing frequency, twice is the natural word for two times. Also, for at least twice a week is more concise and idiomatic than for at least two times per week.
× Yes, definitely. I mean many people commute on bikes from like and they commute from work to home and the opposite way but in recent years, I guess this number must have been fallen because people use like electric bicycles.
✓ Yes, definitely. Many people commute by bike, for example, from home to work and back. However, in recent years, I guess this number must have fallen because people use electric bicycles.
The original sentence contains an incomplete phrase, from like, and combines several ideas with unclear coordination. Separate the ideas into clear sentences and use from home to work and back to express both directions naturally.
× Yes, definitely. I mean many people commute on bikes from like and they commute from work to home and the opposite way but in recent years, I guess this number must have been fallen because people use like electric bicycles.
✓ Yes, definitely. Many people commute by bike, for example, from home to work and back. However, in recent years, I guess this number must have fallen because people use electric bicycles.
Fall is an intransitive verb, so it does not take the passive form been fallen in this sentence. After must have, use the past participle fallen directly: must have fallen. The verb phrase describes a change in the number, not an action done to the number.