Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yeah, actually, I had the bike back then. I was a child and I really enjoyed riding. I went to different places. I can say I literally explore through every single St. in every single alley of my city was actually not a very, very big one. It was a small town.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I can't say they are unpopular, but they could be more popular than they already are because when you use bikes, they give you this opportunity to save a lot of money and also they help the environment to be less polluted. One of the main problems that we've got these days in our cities is pollution, and if people considerately use bikes, they're going to.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 64.0Sugerencia: Improve clarity, grammar and conciseness. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct tense and sentence structure, avoid redundancy and limit to five sentences. Add one specific supporting detail (where you rode or a memorable moment) and use linking words to connect ideas.
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I loved riding it and often explored the streets and alleys near my home. Because my town was small, I could ride to many places quickly, such as the park and the market. For example, I remember cycling to the riverbank every weekend with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 68.0Sugerencia: Be more concise and finish your ideas. Begin with a direct opinion, then give two specific reasons with linking words. Use precise vocabulary (e.g., reduce traffic, lower emissions) and end with a clear conclusion or prediction. Avoid unfinished sentences.
Ejemplo: I think bikes are moderately popular, but they could be used much more. Firstly, bikes help people save money on fuel and public transport. Secondly, they reduce traffic congestion and lower emissions, which improves air quality. If more cities build safe bike lanes, I believe many more people would choose to cycle.
× Yeah, actually, I had the bike back then.
✓ Yeah, actually, I had a bike back then.
The original uses the definite article 'the' implying a specific bike already known, but context requires an indefinite article 'a' to indicate one of possibly many. This is an article/word choice with past-tense context; use 'a bike' to correctly refer to a nonspecific item. Suggestion: use 'a' with singular countable nouns when introducing them (I had a bike).
× I can say I literally explore through every single St. in every single alley of my city was actually not a very, very big one.
✓ I can say I literally explored every street and every alley of my city, which was actually not very big.
Multiple issues: verb tense should be past ('explored') to match 'I was a child'; 'explore through' is incorrect—use 'explored' or 'went through'; 'St.' is informal/abbreviated and should be 'street'; the sentence is run-on and needs a relative clause 'which was' to describe the city. Suggestion: keep past tense consistent and simplify phrasing (I explored every street and alley...).
× I was a child and I really enjoyed riding.
✓ When I was a child, I really enjoyed riding.
The original is understandable but awkward in sequence; beginning with 'When I was a child' clearly sets the time frame. This improves flow and links the clause to the activity. Suggestion: place time expressions at the start for clarity.
× I went to different places.
✓ I went to different places.
Sentence is grammatically correct; no change needed. It correctly uses plural 'places' to indicate multiple locations.
× I can't say they are unpopular, but they could be more popular than they already are because when you use bikes, they give you this opportunity to save a lot of money and also they help the environment to be less polluted.
✓ I can't say they are unpopular, but they could be more popular because when you use bikes, they give you the opportunity to save a lot of money and they also help reduce pollution.
Minor issues: 'this opportunity' is awkward—'the opportunity' is clearer; 'help the environment to be less polluted' is unidiomatic—use 'help reduce pollution'. Also 'could be more popular than they already are' is wordy; simplify to 'could be more popular'. Suggestion: prefer concise, idiomatic expressions (help reduce pollution).
× One of the main problems that we've got these days in our cities is pollution, and if people considerately use bikes, they're going to.
✓ One of the main problems we have these days in our cities is pollution, and if people used bikes considerately, it would help.
The original ends abruptly ('they're going to' what?). Also 'we've got' is informal; use 'we have'. Conditional structure: use a clear result clause ('it would help' or 'pollution would decrease'). Suggestion: complete the conditional with a clear outcome and use more formal phrasing (if people used bikes considerately, pollution would decrease).