Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I had a bike, my dad surprised me with it for my 8th birthday and I used to ride it every day around the neighborhood and I go to school on my bike every day.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, I think vibes are popular because they are. Affordable to use for everyone and they have less maintenance and it is easy to go anywhere on bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 78.0Sugerencia: Answer the question directly, then organize the details into two or three clear sentences. Avoid repeating “every day,” and keep the verb tense consistent when describing the past: use “went” instead of “go.” Use a linking word such as “also” to connect the additional detail naturally.
Ejemplo: Yes, I did. My dad surprised me with a bike for my eighth birthday, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood every day. I also rode it to school, which was both convenient and enjoyable.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 68.0Sugerencia: State your opinion clearly and correct the word “vibes” to “bikes.” Avoid the sentence fragment after “because they are,” and use more natural expressions such as “inexpensive to maintain” and “easy to ride.” Support your answer with a specific reason or example, and use linking words to make the ideas flow logically.
Ejemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because they are affordable and inexpensive to maintain. In addition, they are convenient for short journeys, especially in crowded cities where traffic is often heavy.
× Yes, I had a bike, my dad surprised me with it for my 8th birthday and I used to ride it every day around the neighborhood and I go to school on my bike every day.
✓ Yes, I had a bike. My dad surprised me with it for my 8th birthday, and I used to ride it around the neighborhood every day. I also went to school on my bike every day.
The original answer contains several independent ideas joined with commas and conjunctions, making the sentence too long and structurally unclear. Separate the ideas into complete sentences and use commas before coordinating conjunctions when joining independent clauses.
× Yes, I had a bike, my dad surprised me with it for my 8th birthday and I used to ride it every day around the neighborhood and I go to school on my bike every day.
✓ Yes, I had a bike. My dad surprised me with it for my 8th birthday, and I used to ride it around the neighborhood every day. I also went to school on my bike every day.
The answer describes a past childhood experience, so go should be changed to went. Keep the verb tense consistent when talking about past events. The expression used to ride already correctly describes a repeated past action.
× Yes, I think vibes are popular because they are. Affordable to use for everyone and they have less maintenance and it is easy to go anywhere on bike.
✓ Yes, I think vibes are popular because they are affordable for everyone, require little maintenance, and make it easy to go anywhere on a bike.
There is an incorrect full stop after are, which separates the verb from its adjective and creates an incomplete sentence beginning with Affordable. Keep are and affordable together in the same clause. The ideas can then be connected in a parallel structure: are affordable, require little maintenance, and make it easy.
× Yes, I think vibes are popular because they are. Affordable to use for everyone and they have less maintenance and it is easy to go anywhere on bike.
✓ Yes, I think vibes are popular because they are affordable for everyone, require little maintenance, and make it easy to go anywhere on a bike.
The singular countable noun bike normally needs an article when referring to one unspecified bike. Use a bike rather than on bike. Alternatively, you can say by bike, which does not require an article.