Bike— Part 1 Report

PracticePart12026-11-02 17:11:17

Conversation

Part 1

Examiner

Did you have a bike when you were a child?

Candidate

Yes, I had a bike as a child, but I never uh, learned to ride it. So now, umm, I can not ride a bike.

Examiner

Do you think bikes are popular in your country?

Candidate

I think that they are popular in my country, uh, not as popular as in other countries, but umm, in a certain uh, cities such as Larissa, there are umm, plenty of bikes I think and that's it.

Evaluation

Overall

Overall: 5.0Fluency & Coherence: 5.0Pronunciation: 5.0Grammar: 5.0Lexical Resource: 5.0

Part 1

Did you have a bike when you were a child?

Score: 70.0

Suggestion: Απαντάς άμεσα και η αντίθεση με το «but» είναι σαφής. Για πιο φυσική και ομαλή απάντηση, περιόρισε τα γεμίσματα («uh», «umm») και πες «I can’t ride a bike» αντί για «I can not ride a bike». Μπορείς επίσης να προσθέσεις μια συγκεκριμένη λεπτομέρεια, όπως γιατί δεν έμαθες ή αν θα ήθελες να μάθεις τώρα.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, but I never learned how to ride it. I was a little afraid of falling, so I always used it like a scooter. I’d like to learn someday.

Do you think bikes are popular in your country?

Score: 55.0

Suggestion: Δίνεις άποψη και ένα σχετικό παράδειγμα, αλλά η απάντηση χρειάζεται πιο καθαρή διατύπωση και ολοκληρωμένη αιτιολόγηση. Απόφυγε τα πολλά γεμίσματα και διόρθωσε το «in a certain cities» σε «in certain cities». Αντί για το αόριστο «and that’s it», εξήγησε συγκεκριμένα γιατί οι κάτοικοι χρησιμοποιούν ποδήλατα ή σύγκρινε την πόλη με άλλες περιοχές.

Example: I’d say bikes are fairly popular in my country, although they’re less common than in some northern European countries. In cities like Larissa, many people cycle because the streets are relatively flat and it’s convenient for short journeys. However, in other areas, people tend to rely more on cars.

Grammar

1: Singular and plural issue

× ...in a certain cities such as Larissa...

✓ ...in certain cities such as Larissa...

The article a is used with a singular countable noun, but cities is plural. Remove a to make the determiner agree with the plural noun. Use a certain city for one city, or certain cities for more than one.

Vocabulary

Popular— Well-liked; Nonspecialist; Widespread; Mass
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