Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I do have a bag.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, because in China we have more population and many people go to school, go to work by bags.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 28.0Sugerencia: Content is incorrect and unnatural: the student answered about a bag instead of a bike and used present tense. Give a direct, relevant topic sentence, use past tense for childhood, and add one or two brief supporting details using linking words. Keep the response under five sentences.
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child. It was a red mountain bike that I used to ride to my friend’s house every afternoon. Because the neighborhood was safe and close, I often rode with my brother, which helped me become more confident on the road.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 42.0Sugerencia: The answer is relevant but has mistakes in word choice and grammar, and lacks specific supporting details. Use clear linking words (for example, because/so) and correct vocabulary (people go to school/work by bike). Provide one or two specific reasons or examples and keep it concise.
Ejemplo: Yes, I think bicycles are still popular in China because they are inexpensive and convenient for short trips. For instance, many students ride to school and workers use shared bikes for commuting, especially in crowded cities where traffic and parking are problems.
× Yes, I do have a bag.
✓ Yes, I did.
The examiner asked about the past ("Did you have a bike when you were a child?"). The student replied with a present-tense statement using an incorrect noun (bag) instead of referring to the bike. This is a pronoun/reference/content error and a tense mismatch. Correction: use past tense auxiliary 'did' and respond concisely 'Yes, I did.' If adding detail, say 'Yes, I had a bike.' Avoid introducing unrelated nouns (bag).
× Yes, because in China we have more population and many people go to school, go to work by bags.
✓ Yes, because China has a large population, and many people go to school or to work by bicycle.
Multiple errors: 'have more population' is unidiomatic — use 'has a large population' or 'has more people'. 'Go to school, go to work by bags' uses the wrong noun and preposition; 'by' is fine but the method should be 'bicycle' not 'bags'. Also parallel structure needs 'or' between activities. The corrected sentence uses proper noun-verb agreement ('China has'), correct collocations ('large population'), correct vehicle noun ('bicycle'), and clearer conjunctions ('and many people go to school or to work by bicycle').