Bike— Part 1 Report
Conversation
Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, bikes are actually popular in my country. I actually got my first bike when I was at the age of seven. Yes, my dad got it for me and I. They are very, very popular. I think among my peers, all of us had one, so we rode together.
Evaluation
Overall
Part 1
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 5.0Suggestion: Answer the examiner’s question directly instead of repeating it. Give a clear yes or no, then add one relevant detail, such as when you got the bike or who gave it to you.
Example: Yes, I did. My dad gave me my first bike when I was seven, and I loved riding it around our neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Your answer is relevant and includes a personal example, but it repeats “actually” and “very,” and “my dad got it for me and I” is incomplete. State your opinion once, then support it with a clear reason or example. Use more natural phrasing, such as “when I was seven” and “most of my friends had one.”
Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among children. I got my first bike when I was seven, and most of my friends had one too. We often rode together after school.
Grammar
× Yes, my dad got it for me and I.
✓ Yes, my dad got it for me.
The object of the preposition for should be an object pronoun. Use me, not I. The sentence is complete without and I.
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