Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I have a bike. Um when I was a a child, uh, I didn't know how to drive a bike, but my dad and a brother taught me how how how to drive a bike so
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Bikes in my country, it's not popular, but there are people who drive bikes and the private area for biking. So it's not a popular
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 48.0Sugerencia: Answer directly and keep the tense consistent: say “I had a bike” when describing childhood. Use “ride a bike,” not “drive a bike,” and avoid repeated words and fillers. Finish with a clear detail about what happened after your family taught you.
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. At first, I didn’t know how to ride it, so my dad and brother taught me. After a few tries, I was able to ride around our neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 42.0Sugerencia: State your opinion clearly in the first sentence, and use “cycling” or “riding bikes” rather than “driving bikes.” Explain what you mean by “private area”—for example, dedicated bike lanes or cycling paths—and complete your final thought. Add one specific reason or comparison to make the answer more informative.
Ejemplo: I wouldn’t say bikes are very popular in my country, although some people do ride them regularly. There are designated cycling paths in a few areas, but most people rely on cars or public transport for getting around.
× Yes, I have a bike.
✓ Yes, I had a bike.
The question asks about a period in the past: when you were a child. Use the past-tense form had rather than the present-tense form have.
× Bikes in my country, it's not popular.
✓ Bikes in my country aren't popular.
Bikes is plural, so it cannot be referred to by the singular pronoun it or paired with the singular verb is. Use the plural verb are and omit the mismatched pronoun.
× So it's not a popular.
✓ So biking is not popular.
The phrase a popular is incomplete because popular is an adjective and needs a noun after it when used with a. Rephrase the subject as biking to make a complete sentence.