Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I have a bike which my grandmother bought for me. It was a cycle with three tyres it was for babies and I do really enjoy to ride the bicycle and after some time it broke and then she bought me another one.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, without a doubt and in my country everyone use bikes for their personal use and we also have a bike that my brother used and I think they are really crucial for short trips for like ten to thirteen kilometers and
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 58.0Sugerencia: Use the past tense consistently because you are talking about your childhood: say “had,” “bought,” “enjoyed,” and “broke.” Improve sentence structure by separating ideas with full stops and linking words such as “Unfortunately” and “so.” Also, say “a three-wheeled bike” instead of “a cycle with three tyres,” and avoid repeating “bike,” “cycle,” and “bicycle.”
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My grandmother bought me a small three-wheeled bike, and I really enjoyed riding it around our neighborhood. Unfortunately, it broke after a while, so she bought me a new one.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 52.0Sugerencia: Give a clear topic sentence first, then support it with a specific reason or example. Correct the subject-verb agreement in “everyone use” to “everyone uses,” and replace the unnatural phrase “we also have a bike that my brother used” with a clearer example. Avoid ending with “and”; finish the answer with a complete sentence. Use “essential” or “convenient” instead of “crucial” in this everyday context, and say “of around ten to thirteen kilometres.”
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. Many people use them for commuting and for short trips because they are affordable and convenient. For example, my brother often cycles around ten to thirteen kilometres instead of taking public transport.
× Yes, I have a bike which my grandmother bought for me.
✓ Yes, I had a bike that my grandmother bought for me.
The question asks about a past situation when you were a child, so the past tense had is required instead of the present tense have. That my grandmother bought for me is also more natural than which in this defining relative clause.
× It was a cycle with three tyres it was for babies
✓ It was a bicycle with three tyres, and it was designed for children.
The original contains two independent clauses joined without appropriate punctuation or a conjunction, creating a run-on sentence. Join the clauses with and, or separate them into two sentences. Bicycle is also the more natural word in this context.
× I do really enjoy to ride the bicycle
✓ I really enjoyed riding the bicycle.
Because the answer describes a childhood experience, the past tense enjoyed is needed. The verb enjoy must be followed by a gerund, so riding is correct instead of to ride. The auxiliary do is unnecessary here.
× In my country everyone use bikes for their personal use
✓ In my country, everyone uses bikes for personal transportation.
Everyone is grammatically singular, so the verb needs the third-person singular form uses. Personal transportation is more natural and avoids repeating the idea of use.
× They are really crucial for short trips for like ten to thirteen kilometers
✓ They are really useful for short trips of about ten to thirteen kilometers.
Use of, not for, to describe the distance or length of a trip. About is more appropriate than the informal like in this sentence.
× We also have a bike that my brother used and I think they are really crucial for short trips for like ten to thirteen kilometers and
✓ We also have a bike that my brother used, and I think bikes are really useful for short trips of about ten to thirteen kilometers.
The original sentence is incomplete because it ends with and and contains an unclear shift from a singular bike to the pronoun they. Complete the sentence and use the plural noun bikes when making a general statement.