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. I always use it around the subdivision, you know, the gated community. I always ride around the village, the road and around the clubhouse and I usually ride it every day.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, definitely bikes are popular in my country because sometimes people use them to go to work and I do. Sometimes use it to go to school because transportation is very expensive and it also helps me with my physical activities to be healthy, to have a healthy
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 76.0Sugerencia: Answer directly and avoid repeating the same idea. Use the past tense consistently: “used” and “rode,” not “use” and “ride.” Also, “around the subdivision” is sufficient, so the explanations about the gated community, village, roads, and clubhouse can be expressed more naturally and concisely. Add one specific detail, such as where you usually rode or how you felt about cycling.
Ejemplo: Yes, I did. I used to ride my bike around our subdivision every day, especially near the clubhouse. It was a great way to have fun and spend time outdoors with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 58.0Sugerencia: Give a complete and clearly organized answer. Avoid the sentence fragment “Sometimes use it” and use the correct pronoun “them” for plural bikes. Explain the two main reasons with linking words: bikes are affordable for commuting and useful for exercise. Finish the incomplete phrase “to have a healthy” as “to stay healthy” or “to maintain a healthy lifestyle.”
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country. Many people use them to commute to work or school because public transportation can be expensive. In addition, cycling helps them stay fit and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
× I always use it around the subdivision, you know, the gated community.
✓ I always used it around the subdivision, you know, the gated community.
The question asks about your childhood, so you should use the past tense. Use used instead of use to describe a repeated action in the past.
× I always ride around the village, the road and around the clubhouse.
✓ I always rode around the village, along the roads, and around the clubhouse.
Because you are talking about your childhood, ride should be changed to its past-tense form, rode.
× I usually ride it every day.
✓ I usually rode it every day.
The action happened when you were a child, so the past tense rode is required instead of the present-tense form ride.
× Sometimes use it to go to school because transportation is very expensive and it also helps me with my physical activities to be healthy, to have a healthy
✓ I sometimes use it to go to school because transportation is very expensive, and it also helps me stay healthy.
The original sentence begins without a subject. Add I before use to make the sentence grammatically complete. The ending is also incomplete, so it should be changed to a complete expression such as helps me stay healthy.
× Sometimes use it to go to school because transportation is very expensive and it also helps me with my physical activities to be healthy, to have a healthy
✓ I sometimes use them to go to school because transportation is very expensive, and they also help me stay healthy.
The antecedent is bikes, which is plural, so use the plural pronouns them and they instead of the singular pronoun it. The verb should also agree with the plural subject: they help.
× Sometimes use it to go to school because transportation is very expensive and it also helps me with my physical activities to be healthy, to have a healthy
✓ I sometimes use them to go to school because transportation is very expensive, and they also help me stay healthy.
When the subject is the plural noun bikes, use the plural verb help, not the singular verb helps. The subject and verb must agree in number.