Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Riding a bike was my favorite activity to do when I was a child. When I turned 5 years old, my parents gifted me a ride a bike and I think it was my favorite gift ever because from that day on I started riding a bike bike every day in the mornings and as we live in a house, not an apartment, then we have a big yard I have the opportunity to ride as long as.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I would say yes. Even the president of my country likes to ride a bike with a lot of other people ride a bike too. But The thing is that people in Armenia, right, like to make marathons of riding a bikes. And it is very interesting and good because it's a good and healthy activity and it is just a fun activity that people like to do together, to make memories, to spend, really, really.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 64.0Sugerencia: Be more concise and avoid repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence that directly answers the question, then add one or two specific supporting details. Use linking words to organize ideas and correct small grammar issues (e.g., “gifted me a bike,” remove duplicate words). Keep the response to no more than five sentences.
Ejemplo: Yes. I had a bike from the age of five, and it quickly became my favorite toy. My parents gifted me the bike, and because we lived in a house with a large yard, I rode it every morning before school. Riding helped me make friends and gave me confidence learning new skills.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 60.0Sugerencia: Answer directly and organize reasons with clear linking words. Avoid filler phrases and repetition. Give one or two specific examples (e.g., events, numbers, locations) to support your opinion, and correct small grammar errors (‘marathons of cycling’ or ‘bike marathons’). Keep to under five sentences.
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in Armenia. Many people join organized bike marathons and community rides, and even the president participates in public cycling events. Cycling is popular because it is healthy, inexpensive, and a social activity that helps people make memories together.
× Riding a bike was my favorite activity to do when I was a child.
✓ Riding a bike was my favorite activity when I was a child.
The phrase 'activity to do' is redundant. Use the gerund 'Riding' already expresses the action; 'activity when I was a child' is concise and natural. Suggestion: Remove unnecessary infinitive phrases after 'activity' and keep the gerund phrase.
× When I turned 5 years old, my parents gifted me a ride a bike and I think it was my favorite gift ever because from that day on I started riding a bike bike every day in the mornings and as we live in a house, not an apartment, then we have a big yard I have the opportunity to ride as long as.
✓ When I turned five, my parents gave me a bike, and I think it was my favorite gift ever because from that day on I started riding every morning. Since we live in a house with a big yard, I had the opportunity to ride for a long time each day.
This sentence has multiple issues: redundancy ('gifted me a ride a bike', repeated 'bike bike'), run-on structure, incorrect verb choices, and unclear phrasing. Corrections: use 'gave me a bike' (natural phrasing), remove repeated words, split into two sentences to fix run-on, use 'every morning' instead of 'in the mornings', and 'had the opportunity to ride for a long time' for clarity and correct tense consistency. Suggestion: Break long sentences into shorter ones; remove repeated words and choose simple past verbs for past events.
× Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
✓ Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
This sentence is correct. No change needed. It uses the present simple correctly to ask about a general truth. Suggestion: None.
× I would say yes. Even the president of my country likes to ride a bike with a lot of other people ride a bike too.
✓ I would say yes. Even the president of my country likes to ride a bike, and many other people ride bikes too.
The original has a coordination problem and repetition ('ride a bike' twice). Correct by adding 'and' to connect clauses and use 'many other people ride bikes' for parallel structure and plural agreement. Suggestion: Use conjunctions to connect ideas and avoid repeating identical phrases.
× But The thing is that people in Armenia, right, like to make marathons of riding a bikes.
✓ But the thing is that people in Armenia like to organize bike marathons.
Errors: incorrect capitalization of 'The', wrong article 'a' before plural 'bikes', and awkward phrasing 'make marathons of riding a bikes'. Correction: use lowercase 'the', remove 'a' before plural, and use 'organize bike marathons' for natural expression. Suggestion: Use lowercase for mid-sentence 'the', match articles to countability, and prefer concise noun phrases like 'bike marathons'.
× And it is very interesting and good because it's a good and healthy activity and it is just a fun activity that people like to do together, to make memories, to spend, really, really.
✓ It is very interesting and healthy because it's a fun activity that people enjoy together to make memories and spend time with each other.
The sentence overuses 'and' creating a run-on and repetitive adjectives ('interesting and good', 'good and healthy'). 'To spend, really, really' is incomplete and informal. Correction: streamline by combining adjectives ('interesting and healthy' or just 'healthy and fun'), use 'enjoy' for natural phrasing, and complete the phrase as 'spend time with each other.' Suggestion: Avoid excessive conjunctions and repetition; prefer concise, complete phrases.