Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, of course. I have a bike where I was small and I uh was by uh and I bike to uh and I ride to go to school by bike.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Bicycle is all bicycles are always popular in our countries. I live in Vietnam and nowadays students always use bicycle to go to school.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 38.0Sugerencia: Answer directly, then add one clear supporting detail. Use the past tense because you are talking about childhood: say “I had” and “I rode,” not “I have” or “I ride.” Avoid repeated fillers and the redundant phrase “ride to go to school by bike.”
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was little. I used to ride it to school every day, which was convenient and fun.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 48.0Sugerencia: Start with a clear opinion and use the plural form “bicycles” when speaking generally. Since you live in Vietnam, say “my country,” not “our countries.” Add an article or plural noun in “students use bicycles,” and support your opinion with a specific detail.
Ejemplo: Yes, bicycles are quite popular in Vietnam, especially among students. Many ride them to school because they are affordable and convenient for short distances.
× I have a bike where I was small.
✓ I had a bike when I was little.
The question asks about your childhood, so use the past-tense verb had rather than have. Use when to refer to a time in the past; where refers to a place.
× I have a bike where I was small.
✓ I had a bike when I was little.
Where introduces a place, but this sentence refers to a time in your childhood. Use when to connect the clauses.
× I bike to uh and I ride to go to school by bike.
✓ I rode my bike to school.
You are describing a past routine from childhood, so use the past-tense verb rode instead of the present-tense verbs bike and ride. The shorter phrasing also avoids repeating the idea of traveling by bike.
× Bicycle is all bicycles are always popular in our countries.
✓ Bicycles are always popular in my country.
Use the plural noun bicycles when making a general statement about bikes. Because you identify Vietnam as your country, use the singular country rather than countries. Omit the unfinished false start Bicycle is.
× I live in Vietnam and nowadays students always use bicycle to go to school.
✓ I live in Vietnam, and nowadays students always use a bicycle to go to school.
Bicycle is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article. Use a before bicycle when referring to one bicycle in a general statement.