Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yeah, and I enjoyed writing it.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Not really because in my country we have a hot weather the whole year so it's difficult to go on bike daily and but it's good to do like working out on bike or having a tour in your neighborhood.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Correct the verb choice: “writing” means producing text, while “riding” means using a bicycle. Answer directly with a complete sentence and add one specific detail, such as when you used the bike or where you rode it.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I really enjoyed riding it. I usually rode it around my neighborhood after school, especially at the weekends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 52.0Suggestion: Use a clearer structure and avoid combining “and” and “but” in the same sentence. Say “the weather is hot all year round” instead of “we have a hot weather,” and use “ride a bike” rather than “go on bike.” Support your opinion with a specific reason and a balanced example.
Example: Not really. Although some people ride bikes for exercise or short trips, cycling is not very popular because the weather is hot all year round. It can be uncomfortable to cycle during the day, although riding in the evening around the neighborhood is quite enjoyable.
× Not really because in my country we have a hot weather the whole year so it's difficult to go on bike daily and but it's good to do like working out on bike or having a tour in your neighborhood.
✓ Not really because in my country we have hot weather the whole year, so it's difficult to go on a bike daily, but it's good to do things like working out on a bike or having a tour in your neighborhood.
Weather is an uncountable noun when referring to general weather conditions, so we do not use the indefinite article a before hot weather. However, bike is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article: a bike. The same rule applies to a bike in working out on a bike.
× Not really because in my country we have a hot weather the whole year so it's difficult to go on bike daily and but it's good to do like working out on bike or having a tour in your neighborhood.
✓ Not really because in my country we have hot weather the whole year, so it's difficult to go on a bike daily, but it's good to do things like working out on a bike or having a tour around your neighborhood.
The preposition around is more appropriate than in when describing movement during a tour of a neighborhood. We commonly say take or have a tour around a place. Also, go on a bike is the appropriate prepositional expression when referring to riding a bike.
× Not really because in my country we have a hot weather the whole year so it's difficult to go on bike daily and but it's good to do like working out on bike or having a tour in your neighborhood.
✓ Not really because in my country we have hot weather the whole year, so it's difficult to go on a bike daily, but it's good to do things like working out on a bike or having a tour around your neighborhood.
And and but should not be used together in this sentence. Use but alone to contrast the difficulty of cycling with the benefits of cycling. Also, use so after the first clause to show the result of having hot weather.
× Not really because in my country we have a hot weather the whole year so it's difficult to go on bike daily and but it's good to do like working out on bike or having a tour in your neighborhood.
✓ Not really because in my country we have hot weather the whole year, so it's difficult to go on a bike daily, but it's good to do things like working out on a bike or having a tour around your neighborhood.
Do like is incomplete and does not correctly introduce examples. Use do things like followed by gerund phrases, such as working out or having a tour. This creates a clearer and more grammatical sentence structure.