Bike— Part 1 Report

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Part 1

Examiner

Did you have a bike when you were a child?

Candidate

Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. I remember on my 10th birthday I came home and my mother told me to go into our garage. Went there and there was this amazing green bike with big wheels and she had to make my cousin treated for me.

Examiner

Do you think bikes are popular in your country?

Candidate

They are popular in our country sorry in my country because it's cheap for people and it makes transport easier for them. So instead of getting a motorcycle, they go for the bikes and it's the easiest and the cheapest to go for to afford.

Evaluation

Overall

Overall: 6.0Fluency & Coherence: 6.0Pronunciation: 6.0Grammar: 5.5Lexical Resource: 6.0

Part 1

Did you have a bike when you were a child?

Score: 62.0

Suggestion: Answer directly and use complete sentences throughout. Avoid the fragment “Went there”; say “When I went there.” The phrase “she had to make my cousin treated for me” is unclear and grammatically incorrect, so explain exactly what your cousin did, such as helping you learn to ride it. You can also add a specific detail about how often you used the bike or how you felt about it.

Example: Yes, I did. On my tenth birthday, my mother surprised me with an amazing green bike with big wheels. When I went into the garage, I was really excited to see it. My cousin helped me learn how to ride it, and I used it almost every day after that.

Do you think bikes are popular in your country?

Score: 68.0

Suggestion: State your opinion confidently without self-correction, and use “my country” consistently. Use plural forms correctly, such as “bikes are cheap” and “they are affordable.” Avoid repetition and awkward phrases like “the easiest and the cheapest to go for to afford.” Improve the answer by explaining one or two specific reasons, such as lower fuel costs, less traffic, or environmental benefits.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students and people who live in crowded cities. They are relatively inexpensive to buy and maintain, and they help people avoid traffic jams. Many people choose bicycles instead of motorcycles because they do not need fuel and are better for the environment.

Grammar

23: Sentence without a verb

× Went there and there was this amazing green bike with big wheels and she had to make my cousin treated for me.

✓ I went there, and there was this amazing green bike with big wheels. She had my cousin assemble it for me.

Went is a verb form, but the sentence has no stated subject. Add the subject I to form a complete sentence: I went there. The sentence is also divided into two sentences to make the ideas clearer.

9: Verb in the past participle form

× Went there and there was this amazing green bike with big wheels and she had to make my cousin treated for me.

✓ I went there, and there was this amazing green bike with big wheels. She had my cousin assemble it for me.

After have or make + object, use the base form of the verb, not a past participle. The structure is have or make + person + base verb, so assemble is correct instead of treated.

1: Singular and plural issue

× They are popular in our country sorry in my country because it's cheap for people and it makes transport easier for them.

✓ They are popular in my country because they are cheap for people and make transportation easier for them.

The subject bikes is plural, so it should be referred to with they, not it. Therefore, use they are cheap and they make transportation easier. The unnecessary repetition of our country and my country has also been removed for clarity.

12: Incorrect use of pronouns

× So instead of getting a motorcycle, they go for the bikes and it's the easiest and the cheapest to go for to afford.

✓ So, instead of getting a motorcycle, they choose bikes because they are the easiest and cheapest option to afford.

The pronoun it is singular, but the intended subject is bikes, which is plural. Use they are when referring to bikes. The phrase go for to afford is also not correctly structured; choose bikes because they are the easiest and cheapest option to afford is clearer.

26: Sentence structure errors

× So instead of getting a motorcycle, they go for the bikes and it's the easiest and the cheapest to go for to afford.

✓ So, instead of getting a motorcycle, they choose bikes because they are the easiest and cheapest option to afford.

The original sentence combines several ideas with an incomplete and unnatural phrase: the easiest and the cheapest to go for to afford. Use because to show the reason and add option after the superlative adjectives to create a complete and natural sentence.

Vocabulary

Amazing— Astonishing
Big— Large; Elder; Important; Ambitious
Cheap— Inexpensive; Poor-quality; Miserly; Despicable; Ashamed
Popular— Well-liked; Nonspecialist; Widespread; Mass
Sorry— Sad; Full of pity; Regretful; Pitiful; Apologies
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