Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and it was my favorite bike. It was so beautiful. It has my favorite color. It was pink. I use it when I hanged out with my friends and we rode to the river where we enjoyed our time together.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Sure, I think that bikes are popular in my country because every second person uses it as we have nature a lot in my country and everyone likes to spend time riding a bike with their friends and doing sports.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 74.0Sugerencia: Сосредоточьтесь на согласовании времен, разнообразии лексики и более короткой, связной структуре. Избегайте повторов (например, "my favorite bike/it was so beautiful/it was my favorite color"). Используйте простое прошлое для описания прошлого (например, "I used it when I hung out"). Добавьте одно или два конкретных подробных примера (например, что вы делали у реки), связав предложения союзами для плавного перехода.
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child and it was my favourite. It was bright pink, which made it easy to spot, and I used it to meet my friends every afternoon. We often rode to the river, where we would sit on the bank, eat snacks and watch the boats. Those rides were my favourite way to relax and socialise.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 68.0Sugerencia: Сделайте утверждение более точным, избегайте разговорных выражений вроде "every second person" и улучшите связность с помощью союзов. Добавьте конкретные причины и примеры (например, инфраструктура, климат, культурные привычки) и используйте разнообразную лексику вместо повторов слов "country" и "people".
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. Many people cycle because we have extensive countryside and pleasant weather, and several cities have good bike lanes. As a result, cycling is common both for leisure and commuting; for example, young people often cycle to parks at the weekend, while others use bikes to travel to work.
× It has my favorite color.
✓ It had my favorite color.
The student is describing a past situation (had a bike as a child), so the verb should be in the past tense. Using present tense 'has' creates a tense inconsistency. Suggestion: keep past tense throughout when narrating past events, e.g., 'It had my favorite color.'
× I use it when I hanged out with my friends and we rode to the river where we enjoyed our time together.
✓ I used it when I hung out with my friends, and we rode to the river where we enjoyed our time together.
The verbs should be in the simple past tense to match the past narrative. 'Use' should be 'used'. 'Hanged' is the past tense of 'hang' for execution; the correct past form for spending time is 'hung'. Also add a comma before 'and' for clarity. Suggestion: use simple past forms for all actions in the story: 'used', 'hung', 'rode', 'enjoyed'.
× every second person uses it as we have nature a lot in my country and everyone likes to spend time riding a bike with their friends and doing sports.
✓ every second person uses one because we have a lot of nature in my country, and everyone likes to spend time riding a bike with their friends and doing sports.
The sentence has awkward phrasing and a small article/order issue. 'Uses it' is acceptable but 'uses one' is clearer for 'a bike'. The phrase 'we have nature a lot' is incorrect; correct order is 'we have a lot of nature'. Keep present tense here since the question asks about general popularity. Suggestion: reorder phrases for natural English: 'every second person uses one because we have a lot of nature...'