Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Not really. I used to be little when my father bought me A2 bicycle, but now I am currently 18 and now still I don't have any bike because my father think riding a bike must be very dangerous at this time because in our context of Nepal it is very dangerous.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, it is really popular because of the upcoming social medias influence and nowadays people are really engaging to add bike in their life and and they are also convenient to the traffic rules and they think that bike is cheaper than the car usually.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 52.0Sugerencia: Answer the question more directly and avoid repetition. There are several grammar problems, including “a bicycle,” “my father thinks,” and “I still don’t have a bike.” Use a clear structure: give a direct answer, explain what happened in your childhood, and add one specific reason. Avoid repeating “now,” “currently,” and “dangerous,” and replace “in our context of Nepal” with the more natural phrase “in Nepal.”
Ejemplo: Not really. My father bought me a bicycle when I was very young, but I did not use it much. I still do not own a bike because my father thinks cycling can be dangerous in Nepal, especially on busy roads.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 55.0Sugerencia: Begin with the plural subject “bikes,” so use “they are popular,” not “it is popular.” Explain popularity with accurate and natural reasons, such as affordability, convenience, and traffic congestion. Avoid unclear phrases like “upcoming social media’s influence,” “add bike in their life,” and “convenient to the traffic rules.” Use linking words such as “because,” “also,” or “as a result,” and remove repeated words such as “and.”
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in Nepal, particularly among young people. They are more affordable than cars and are convenient for travelling through busy traffic. In addition, social media has encouraged many people to see bikes as both practical and fashionable.
× my father bought me A2 bicycle
✓ my father bought me an A2 bicycle
The abbreviation A2 begins with a vowel sound when pronounced as ay two, so it requires the article an, not a.
× now still I don't have any bike
✓ I still don't have a bike
Still is normally placed before the main verb in a negative sentence. The word order now still is unnatural, and a bike is more appropriate when referring to one unspecified bike.
× my father think riding a bike must be very dangerous
✓ my father thinks riding a bike must be very dangerous
The subject my father is third-person singular, so the present-tense verb think must take the -s form: thinks.
× in our context of Nepal
✓ in the context of Nepal
The standard preposition and noun phrase are in the context of Nepal. The article the is needed because the phrase refers to a specific context.
× Yes, it is really popular
✓ Yes, they are really popular
The noun bikes is plural, so it must be replaced by the plural pronoun they and the plural verb are.
× social medias influence
✓ social media's influence
Social media is generally treated as an uncountable noun when referring to social networking platforms collectively. Its possessive form is social media's, not social medias.
× people are really engaging to add bike in their life
✓ people are really engaging in adding bikes to their lives
The verb engage is followed by the preposition in and an -ing form: engage in doing something. Because people and their lives are plural, bikes and lives should also be plural.
× and and they are also convenient
✓ and they are also convenient
The conjunction and is repeated unnecessarily. Use it only once to connect the two clauses.
× convenient to the traffic rules
✓ convenient for navigating traffic
Convenient is followed by for when describing something that makes an activity easier. Convenient for navigating traffic is grammatically and logically appropriate here.
× cheaper than the car usually
✓ usually cheaper than cars
Usually is more naturally placed before the adjective phrase. Cars should be plural because the sentence makes a general comparison between bikes and cars.