Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had a bike when I was child. It was very cute little bike and I usually was cycling in the park that nearby my home.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I think no, because in my country there is a lot of private cars and public, you know, transportation. That's why most of people are not preferring to use bike because of the traffic or because of the dangerous to use it.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: Cevabınız soruya doğrudan yanıt veriyor ve bisikletinizi betimleyerek destekleyici ayrıntı ekliyorsunuz. Ancak “when I was child” yerine “when I was a child”, “very cute little bike” yerine “a very cute little bike” ve “the park that nearby my home” yerine “the park near my home” kullanılmalıdır. “I usually was cycling” doğal değildir; alışkanlıkları anlatırken “I usually cycled” veya “I used to cycle” demelisiniz. Cevabı daha akıcı hâle getirmek için ayrıntıları “and” veya “because” gibi bağlaçlarla birleştirebilirsiniz.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a very cute little bike, and I usually cycled in the park near my home. I have fond memories of riding it with my friends at the weekend.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 64.0Suggestion: Fikrinizi ve nedeninizi belirtmeniz olumlu; ancak “I think no” yerine “I don’t think so” daha doğaldır. “There is a lot of private cars” yerine “there are many private cars”, “most of people” yerine “most people” ve “use bike” yerine “ride bikes” kullanılmalıdır. “People are not preferring” yerine genel bir durumu anlatmak için “people do not prefer” veya “people tend not to ride bikes” kullanın. Ayrıca “public transportation” ifadesini doğru ve net biçimde kullanarak, trafik ve güvenlik sorunlarını daha doğal bir cümleyle açıklayın; “because of the dangerous” yerine “because it is dangerous” veya “because of safety concerns” deyin.
Example: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country. There are many private cars and a well-developed public transportation system, so people do not need to cycle very often. In addition, heavy traffic and safety concerns discourage many people from riding bikes on the roads.
× Yes, I had a bike when I was child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The singular countable noun child requires the indefinite article a in this expression. Use a before a singular countable noun when referring to one person or thing in a general sense.
× It was very cute little bike.
✓ It was a very cute little bike.
The singular countable noun bike requires the indefinite article a. The correct structure is a + adverb + adjective + noun.
× I usually was cycling in the park that nearby my home.
✓ I usually cycled in the park near my home.
Use the simple past cycled for a repeated or habitual activity in the past. The past continuous was cycling is normally used for an action in progress at a particular past time.
× I usually was cycling in the park that nearby my home.
✓ I usually cycled in the park near my home.
Near is the correct preposition before a noun phrase such as my home. Nearby is usually used as an adverb or adjective and is not normally followed directly by a noun in this structure.
× I usually was cycling in the park that nearby my home.
✓ I usually cycled in the park near my home.
The phrase that nearby my home is incomplete because that introduces a relative clause, but the clause has no verb. Use the simpler prepositional phrase near my home.
× I think no, because in my country there is a lot of private cars and public, you know, transportation.
✓ I do not think so, because there are a lot of private cars and public transportation in my country.
I think no is not the natural structure for expressing disagreement. Use I do not think so. The sentence is also clearer when the introductory phrase is placed after the main clause.
× In my country there is a lot of private cars and public transportation.
✓ In my country, there are a lot of private cars and public transportation.
In a there be construction, the verb agrees with the noun that follows it. Because cars is plural, use there are rather than there is.
× That's why most of people are not preferring to use bike.
✓ That is why most people do not prefer to use bikes.
Use most people when speaking about people in general. Most of must be followed by a determiner, such as the, my, or these. For a general meaning, use most people.
× That's why most of people are not preferring to use bike.
✓ That is why most people do not prefer to use bikes.
Prefer is generally a stative verb, so it is not normally used in the continuous form. Use the present simple do not prefer to describe a general preference.
× That's why most of people are not preferring to use bike.
✓ That is why most people do not prefer to use bikes.
The sentence refers to bicycles in general, so the plural noun bikes is more appropriate than the singular noun bike.
× They are not preferring to use bike because of the traffic or because of the dangerous to use it.
✓ They do not prefer to use bikes because of the traffic or because it is dangerous to use them.
Dangerous is an adjective and cannot be used as a noun in the phrase the dangerous. Use the adjective after the linking verb is in the structure it is dangerous.
× They are not preferring to use bike because of the traffic or because of the dangerous to use it.
✓ They do not prefer to use bikes because of the traffic or because it is dangerous to use them.
The pronoun must agree with the plural noun bikes. Replace it with them when referring to multiple bikes.