Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. My father gifted me when I was 8 years old, if I remember it correctly. Yeah, and he taught me how to ride the bicycle and it was very ethereal feeling.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I would say yes, bikes are popular in my country because as my country believes that children should learn new, new things rather than being iPad kids. No offence to them, but yeah, they want the children, the children to go out and do adventurous things, be sporty, be active and yeah.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 72.0Sugerencia: Answer directly and add a clear personal detail about learning to ride. Use natural collocations such as “gave me a bike” or “bought me a bike” instead of “gifted me,” and replace “ethereal feeling,” which is unnatural in this context, with “an exciting experience” or “a wonderful feeling.” Avoid repeating “bike” and “bicycle” unnecessarily.
Ejemplo: Yes, I did. My father gave me a bike when I was eight, and he taught me how to ride it in our neighborhood. At first, I was nervous because I kept losing my balance, but I gradually improved. Learning to ride was an exciting and memorable experience for me.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 65.0Sugerencia: Start with a clear topic sentence and explain the popularity of bikes using natural grammar. Replace “my country believes” with “many parents in my country believe,” avoid repeating words such as “new” and “the children,” and avoid the unfinished phrase “because as.” Use linking words such as “in addition” or “as a result,” and give a specific example, such as children riding in parks or families cycling at weekends.
Ejemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among children. Many parents encourage their children to ride bikes because they want them to spend less time on electronic devices and stay active. In addition, cycling is an affordable way for families to enjoy the outdoors, so many children ride in parks or around their neighborhoods.
× Yeah, and he taught me how to ride the bicycle and it was very ethereal feeling.
✓ Yeah, he taught me how to ride the bicycle, and it was a very ethereal feeling.
The singular countable noun feeling requires an article. Use a before very ethereal feeling because the noun is mentioned for the first time and refers to one feeling.
× I would say yes, bikes are popular in my country because as my country believes that children should learn new, new things rather than being iPad kids.
✓ I would say yes. Bikes are popular in my country because people believe that children should learn new things rather than be iPad kids.
Because and as should not be used together to introduce the same reason. Use only one conjunction. Here, because correctly introduces the reason. Also, rather than should be followed by the base form be to keep the structure parallel with learn.