Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Umm yes, I had a really cute yellow bike with the training wheel and I remember I really liked the bike when I was a child.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
No, I think it's not popular these days. These days, uh, people usually ride, uh, electric kickboard.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 78.0Sugerencia: 질문에 바로 답한 점은 좋습니다. 다만 ‘training wheel’은 보통 복수형인 ‘training wheels’라고 하며, ‘I had’와 ‘I remember I really liked’에서 같은 내용을 반복하고 있습니다. 기억에 남는 구체적인 특징이나 사용했던 상황을 덧붙이고, 문장을 간결하게 정리해 보세요.
Ejemplo: Yes, I did. I had a cute yellow bike with training wheels, and I loved riding it around the park near my house.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 70.0Sugerencia: 자전거가 요즘 인기가 많지 않다는 의견은 분명하지만, ‘No, I think it’s not popular’는 다소 어색하므로 ‘I don’t think they’re very popular’라고 표현해 보세요. ‘These days’의 반복과 망설임을 줄이고, 전동 킥보드가 더 인기 있는 이유나 이용 장소를 구체적으로 덧붙이면 답변이 더 자연스럽고 풍부해집니다. ‘electric kickboard’ 대신 ‘electric scooters’를 사용하세요.
Ejemplo: I don’t think bicycles are very popular in my country these days. Many people prefer electric scooters because they’re convenient for short trips around the city.
× Umm yes, I had a really cute yellow bike with the training wheel and I remember I really liked the bike when I was a child.
✓ Umm, yes, I had a really cute yellow bike with training wheels, and I remember I really liked the bike when I was a child.
Training wheels are a pair, so the plural form wheels is needed. Use the plural noun when referring to the two wheels attached to a child’s bike.
× These days, uh, people usually ride, uh, electric kickboard.
✓ These days, people usually ride electric kickboards.
Kickboard is a singular countable noun, so it cannot be used by itself in this general statement. Use the plural kickboards to refer to the type of vehicle in general.