Bike— Part 1 Report
Conversation
Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father gave me and I was riding a bike in the garden of our big house. That was a really good time. Uh I was really enjoy when I'm doing it. Uh yeah. I don't know what to say about it because you know I
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
I live in Turkey in Istanbul, so I think that bikes are not that popular in my city because of the traffic. Cars are really heavy on the traffic, so there is no space for the bikers. That's why they're not too popular in my country. But uh in the
Evaluation
Overall
Part 1
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 48.0Suggestion: Answer directly, then add one or two clear details about the bike or how you used it. Correct the grammar: say “My father gave it to me” and “I really enjoyed riding it.” Avoid filler words and do not trail off; a concise answer of two or three sentences is enough.
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father gave it to me, and I used to ride it in the garden of our big house. I really enjoyed it because it made me feel free.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 55.0Suggestion: Give a direct answer, then support it with a specific reason or contrast. Since you refer to Istanbul, distinguish the situation in your city from the rest of Turkey rather than generalizing about the whole country. Use natural phrasing such as “traffic is very heavy” and “there isn’t much space for cyclists,” and finish your answer instead of trailing off.
Example: Bikes aren’t very popular in Istanbul, mainly because the traffic is heavy and there are few safe places for cyclists. However, they may be more common in smaller towns or in areas with dedicated bike lanes.
Grammar
× My father gave me.
✓ My father gave me a bike.
The verb gave needs an object indicating what was given. Add a bike to complete the sentence.
× Uh I was really enjoy when I'm doing it.
✓ I was really enjoying it when I was doing it.
After was, use the present participle form of the verb: enjoying, not enjoy. Enjoy also needs an object here, such as it.
× Uh I was really enjoy when I'm doing it.
✓ I was really enjoying it when I was doing it.
The speaker is describing a past experience, so the past progressive was doing is needed instead of the present progressive I'm doing. Keep the verb tenses consistent when narrating past events.
× Cars are really heavy on the traffic, so there is no space for the bikers.
✓ Traffic is really heavy, so there is no space for bikers.
Heavy does not naturally describe cars as being on the traffic. To express that there is a lot of traffic, say traffic is really heavy. Use this phrase directly rather than adding the incorrect preposition on.
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