Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yeah, and it was with a bank collar and I learned with it and I love biking because it's made me feel breath in and very confident.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yeah, it is. Maybe because in my country the weather is really good. It is not very hot and in some cities and in some cities it is really, really hot. You can't biking.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 55.0Sugerencia: Answer directly with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific details. Correct the unclear phrase “bank collar” by describing the bike’s color or appearance, and use natural expressions such as “it helped me learn to ride” and “it made me feel free and confident.” Avoid joining too many ideas with “and.”
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bright blue bike when I was a child. I learned to ride on it with my father’s help, and I really enjoyed cycling around my neighborhood. It made me feel free and more confident.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 48.0Sugerencia: Begin with a direct answer using the plural form: “Yes, they are.” Explain popularity with a clear reason and avoid repeating “in some cities.” Improve the grammar in “You can’t biking” by saying “people can’t cycle comfortably” or “it is difficult to ride a bike.” Make the weather comparison logical and use a linking word such as “however.”
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in cities with mild weather. They are a convenient and inexpensive way to travel, and they also help people stay healthy. However, cycling is less common in extremely hot cities because it can be uncomfortable.
× Yeah, and it was with a bank collar and I learned with it and I love biking because it's made me feel breath in and very confident.
✓ Yeah, and it was with a bank collar. I learned to ride it, and I love biking because it makes me feel breathless and very confident.
The phrase learned with it is not the correct structure for describing learning how to ride a bike. Use learned to ride it. The phrase breath in is also incorrect in this context; breathless is the appropriate adjective after feel.
× Yeah, and it was with a bank collar and I learned with it and I love biking because it's made me feel breath in and very confident.
✓ Yeah, and it was with a bank collar. I learned to ride it, and I love biking because it makes me feel breathless and very confident.
After feel, use the adjective breathless to describe an emotional or physical condition. Breathe in is a verb phrase meaning to inhale, so it does not fit the intended meaning here.
× Yeah, it is.
✓ Yeah, they are.
The subject bikes is plural, so the answer must use the plural pronoun they and the plural form of be, are.
× Yeah, it is.
✓ Yeah, they are.
Bikes is plural, so it must be replaced by the plural pronoun they, not the singular pronoun it.
× Maybe because in my country the weather is really good. It is not very hot and in some cities and in some cities it is really, really hot.
✓ Maybe because the weather in my country is really good. It is not very hot, but in some cities it is really, really hot.
Use but to connect two contrasting ideas: the weather is not very hot in general, but it is very hot in some cities. The repeated phrase in some cities should also be stated only once.
× You can't biking.
✓ You can't bike.
After a modal verb such as can or can't, use the base form of the verb, not the -ing form. Therefore, use can't bike, not can't biking.