Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, when we I was a child, I have a bike. It was a gift which my dad present to my birthday and my bike in a pink color and had was very little. I very I was very happy when I had this kid.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, definitely bikes in my country is popular especially among young generation. I think one of the most important reason why bikes in our country popular is they are very cheaper and convenient.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 45.0Suggestion: Исправьте грамматические ошибки во времени и согласовании: используйте “When I was a child, I had a bike”, а не “when we I was” и “I have”. Правильно скажите “my dad gave it to me for my birthday” вместо “my dad present to my birthday”. Также избегайте повторов и неестественных фраз вроде “my bike in a pink color” и “when I had this kid”. Ответ уже содержит основную информацию, но его можно сделать более связным с помощью “It was...”, “because” и одного конкретного описания.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small pink bike that my dad gave me for my birthday, so I was extremely happy. I rode it around my neighborhood every day.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Используйте правильное согласование: “bikes ... are popular”, “the younger generation” и “one of the most important reasons”. Не говорите “very cheaper”; достаточно “much cheaper” или “very affordable”. Улучшите структуру ответа: сначала дайте прямой ответ, затем объясните две причины через “because” и “also”. Для большей конкретности добавьте пример, например, кто именно ездит на велосипедах и почему.
Example: Yes, definitely. Bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among the younger generation, because they are affordable and convenient. They are also useful for short journeys, so many students ride them to school or university.
× Yes, when we I was a child, I have a bike.
✓ Yes, when I was a child, I had a bike.
The subject contains two pronouns, we and I, but only I is appropriate because the student is talking about their own childhood. Use I when referring to yourself.
× Yes, when we I was a child, I have a bike.
✓ Yes, when I was a child, I had a bike.
The question asks about the past, so have must be changed to its past form, had. The verb was is also correctly used for the past time expression when I was a child.
× It was a gift which my dad present to my birthday.
✓ It was a gift that my dad gave me for my birthday.
The verb present should be in the past tense because the gift was given in the past. The natural past-tense verb is gave. Use for with the expression for my birthday.
× It was a gift which my dad present to my birthday.
✓ It was a gift that my dad gave me for my birthday.
The preposition to is incorrect before a birthday in this context. Use for to show the occasion or purpose: for my birthday.
× It was a gift which my dad present to my birthday and my bike in a pink color and had was very little.
✓ It was a gift that my dad gave me for my birthday. My bike was pink and very small.
The original sentence joins several incomplete and incorrectly connected ideas. Separate the ideas into two complete sentences, each with a clear subject and verb.
× It was a gift which my dad present to my birthday and my bike in a pink color and had was very little.
✓ It was a gift that my dad gave me for my birthday. My bike was pink and very small.
The story is about a past event, so use gave and was. Do not combine had and was before the adjective small; use was small.
× It was a gift which my dad present to my birthday and my bike in a pink color and had was very little.
✓ It was a gift that my dad gave me for my birthday. My bike was pink and very small.
Pink can directly describe the bike, so in a pink color is unnecessarily awkward. The adjective small should follow the linking verb was: was very small.
× I very I was very happy when I had this kid.
✓ I was very happy when I had this bike.
The sentence contains a repeated and incorrectly placed subject, I very I. Use one subject followed by the verb: I was. The sentence should also refer to the bike, not a kid.
× Yes, definitely bikes in my country is popular especially among young generation.
✓ Yes, definitely. Bikes in my country are popular, especially among the younger generation.
Bikes is plural, so the sentence should use the plural verb are, not is. The plural noun bikes must agree with its verb.
× Yes, definitely bikes in my country is popular especially among young generation.
✓ Yes, definitely. Bikes in my country are popular, especially among the younger generation.
This sentence does not have a third-person singular subject. Because bikes is plural, use are. Also, separate Yes, definitely from the main sentence with punctuation.
× Yes, definitely bikes in my country is popular especially among young generation.
✓ Yes, definitely. Bikes in my country are popular, especially among the younger generation.
Generation is a singular countable noun referring to a specific group, so it needs an article. The natural expression is the younger generation.
× I think one of the most important reason why bikes in our country popular is they are very cheaper and convenient.
✓ I think one of the most important reasons why bikes are popular in our country is that they are very cheap and convenient.
After one of the, use a plural noun because one item is selected from a group: one of the most important reasons.
× I think one of the most important reason why bikes in our country popular is they are very cheaper and convenient.
✓ I think one of the most important reasons why bikes are popular in our country is that they are very cheap and convenient.
The clause why bikes in our country popular is missing the verb are. Also, the structure is is that, which correctly introduces the explanation after is.
× I think one of the most important reason why bikes in our country popular is they are very cheaper and convenient.
✓ I think one of the most important reasons why bikes are popular in our country is that they are very cheap and convenient.
Very cannot normally be used with the comparative form cheaper in this meaning. Use very cheap because the student is describing bikes, not comparing them with something else.
× I think one of the most important reason why bikes in our country popular is they are very cheaper and convenient.
✓ I think one of the most important reasons why bikes are popular in our country is that they are very cheap and convenient.
The subject bikes is plural, so the verb must be are: bikes are popular. Do not omit the verb in this clause.