Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child 'cause my dad never bought me a bike. We didn't afford it.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
No, I don't think so 'cause there is no bike path in my country. I'm living in Istanbul and there is just about a traffic step. Uh, because of that it is not healthy to biking in here.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: Cevabınız soruya doğrudan yanıt veriyor ve bir neden sunuyor; ancak “We didn't afford it” dilbilgisi açısından yanlıştır. Bunun yerine “We couldn't afford one” veya “My family couldn't afford to buy me one” demelisiniz. “'Cause” konuşma dilinde kullanılabilse de IELTS'te “because” daha doğal ve uygundur. Ayrıca ikinci cümlede “a bike” yerine “one” kullanarak gereksiz tekrarı önleyebilirsiniz. Cevabı kısa bir kişisel ayrıntıyla zenginleştirmeniz, örneğin bisiklet yerine ne yaptığınızı belirtmeniz, içeriği daha etkili hâle getirir.
Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child because my family couldn’t afford one. Instead, I usually played football with my friends in the neighborhood. I sometimes borrowed my cousin’s bike, though, and I really enjoyed riding it.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Ana fikriniz anlaşılabilir, ancak bazı ifadeler doğal değildir ve dilbilgisi hataları içerir. “I'm living in Istanbul” yerine genel bir durumdan bahsederken “I live in Istanbul” kullanın. “There is just about a traffic step” ifadesi anlaşılmıyor; muhtemelen “there is heavy traffic” demek istediniz. “It is not healthy to biking in here” yerine “it isn’t safe to cycle here” veya “cycling here can be dangerous” kullanmalısınız. Cevabı daha mantıklı bağlamak için “because”, “as a result” ve “although” gibi bağlaçlar ekleyin; ayrıca ülkenin tamamı hakkında kesin bir genelleme yapmak yerine İstanbul’a odaklanın.
Example: No, I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country, especially in Istanbul. There aren’t enough bike lanes, and the city has heavy traffic, so cycling can be quite dangerous. However, cycling is becoming more popular in some coastal areas where the roads are safer.
× We didn't afford it.
✓ We couldn't afford it.
Use the modal verb 'couldn't' to express inability in the past. 'Didn't afford' suggests that you chose not to pay for something, whereas 'couldn't afford' means that you did not have enough money.
× I'm living in Istanbul and there is just about a traffic step.
✓ I live in Istanbul, and there is a lot of traffic.
'A traffic step' is not a correct expression. Use the quantifier 'a lot of' with the uncountable noun 'traffic.' Also, 'I live in Istanbul' is the more natural tense for stating where you live permanently.
× Because of that it is not healthy to biking in here.
✓ Because of that, it is not healthy to bike here.
The preposition 'in' is unnecessary before 'here.' Say 'bike here,' not 'bike in here,' when referring to an activity in a particular place.
× Because of that it is not healthy to biking in here.
✓ Because of that, it is not healthy to bike here.
After the infinitive marker 'to,' use the base form of the verb: 'to bike,' not 'to biking.' The form '-ing' would be correct after a preposition, such as in 'by biking.'