Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
When I was a child, I uh, had a bike, uh, and uh, I really love uh, for my umm, bike.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I think that's, uh, yes, uh, it could be, uh, bikes are popular in my country, uh, because, uh, I believe that's uh, uh, a lot, a lot of people use, uh, a lot of people have.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 35.0Suggestion: Soruyu doğrudan yanıtlıyorsunuz, ancak “I really love for my bike” ifadesi dil bilgisi açısından doğal değil. Geçmişteki duygunuzu anlatmak için “I loved my bike” veya “I was very fond of my bike” kullanın. Dolgu seslerini azaltın ve cevabı bir somut ayrıntıyla geliştirin; örneğin bisikletinizi nerede sürdüğünüzü söyleyin.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I loved it. I often rode it around my neighborhood after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 25.0Suggestion: Görüşünüzü belirtmeye çalışıyorsunuz, ancak “I think that’s yes” ve “it could be” ifadeleri cevabı kararsız ve doğal olmayan bir hâle getiriyor. Önce net bir yanıt verin (“Yes, I think they are popular”), ardından tek ve açık bir neden ekleyin. “A lot of people use” ifadesinden sonra ne için veya nerede kullandıklarını belirterek yanıtı daha somut hâle getirin; tekrarlardan ve dolgu seslerinden kaçının.
Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. Many people use them to commute short distances, especially in busy city centers.
× When I was a child, I uh, had a bike, uh, and uh, I really love uh, for my umm, bike.
✓ When I was a child, I had a bike, and I really loved my bike.
The verb love takes a direct object, so for is unnecessary before my bike. Say love my bike, not love for my bike.
× When I was a child, I uh, had a bike, uh, and uh, I really love uh, for my umm, bike.
✓ When I was a child, I had a bike, and I really loved my bike.
The speaker is describing a past experience from childhood, so the past-tense form loved is needed instead of love. Keep the verbs in the answer consistent with the past-time context.
× I think that's, uh, yes, uh, it could be, uh, bikes are popular in my country, uh, because, uh, I believe that's uh, uh, a lot, a lot of people use, uh, a lot of people have.
✓ I think so. Bikes are popular in my country because a lot of people use and own them.
The original answer joins several incomplete or awkwardly connected clauses, including I think that's yes and a lot of people have. Use a complete response such as I think so, and include an object after have or replace it with a verb that clearly expresses the intended meaning, such as own.