Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, indeed. When I was a child I had a bike. I used to play on a bike outside my home. I used to fill down. I like my bike a lot. Um this is one of my favorite memories on my childhood. I'd like to have a bike another time and play again like I was a child.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, indeed. Bikes are popular in my country in Jordan. They used to are they used to ride bikes to the school, to their work. Uh, there is a special lane in our streets or lanes for uh for those who ride bikes. Um I encourage people to use bikes, less pollution,
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 48.0Sugerencia: Answer directly, then add one or two clear details about what you did on the bike. Avoid repeating that you had and liked it. Correct “fill down” to “fall off,” and use “one of my favorite childhood memories” and “ride a bike again” for more natural phrasing. Keep the answer focused and within five sentences.
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I often rode it outside my home. I sometimes fell off, but I still loved cycling around the neighborhood. It’s one of my favorite childhood memories, and I’d like to ride a bike again someday.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 43.0Sugerencia: Give a direct answer and support it with a specific reason or example. Correct the sentence about commuting to “People ride bikes to school and work,” and avoid repeating “streets or lanes.” Explain the benefit in a complete sentence, such as reducing pollution. Use linking words like “also” or “because,” and finish your answer clearly.
Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in Jordan, especially in some cities. Some people use them to get to school or work, and certain roads have dedicated bike lanes. I think more people should cycle because it helps reduce traffic and air pollution.
× I like my bike a lot.
✓ I liked my bike a lot.
The speaker is describing a past childhood experience, so the past-tense form liked is more consistent than like. Use the past tense when describing feelings or actions that belonged to that completed period.
× This is one of my favorite memories on my childhood.
✓ This is one of my favorite memories from my childhood.
On is not the appropriate preposition for identifying the period a memory comes from. Use from my childhood to show that the memory originates in that time.
× They used to are they used to ride bikes to the school, to their work.
✓ They used to ride bikes to school and work.
Used to is followed by the base form of a verb, so are cannot come between used to and ride. Remove the false start and use used to ride. The shorter phrases to school and to work are also natural when referring to these activities in general.