Part 1
시험관
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
수험생
When I was when I was a child, I didn't have my bike, but my friends let me often, let me write, let me borrow their bikes. I used to ride with them alongside almost every weekends.
시험관
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
수험생
I think bikes are popular in my country because cars another uh, simple because uh, require the fuel and are expensive to run. Bikes, especially bicycle or motorbikes are cheaper more than cars uh.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
점수: 58.0제안: Answer directly and avoid repetition and unclear phrasing. Say “I didn’t have a bike of my own” instead of “I didn’t have my bike.” Use the correct verb “ride,” not “write,” and say “almost every weekend,” not “almost every weekends.” Add one specific detail about where you rode or how you felt. Use a linking word such as “so” or “because” to connect the supporting detail smoothly.
예시: No, I didn’t have a bike of my own when I was a child. However, my friends often lent me theirs, so I used to ride with them almost every weekend. We usually cycled around our neighborhood, and I really enjoyed spending time outdoors with them.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
점수: 55.0제안: Give a clear topic sentence first, then explain the main reason without fillers or repetition. Correct the comparison by saying “are cheaper than cars,” not “are cheaper more than cars.” Use accurate vocabulary: “cars require fuel,” while “bicycles and motorbikes” are two different types of bikes. Add a specific result or comparison, such as their popularity among students, commuters, or people in crowded cities.
예시: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in crowded cities. This is because bicycles and motorbikes are much cheaper to buy and run than cars, and they can avoid traffic jams. Many students use bicycles, while adults often choose motorbikes for commuting.
× When I was when I was a child, I didn't have my bike, but my friends let me often, let me write, let me borrow their bikes.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike, but my friends often let me borrow their bikes.
The phrase When I was when I was a child contains an unnecessary repetition. The verbs let me often and let me borrow are also incorrectly arranged. With let, use the pattern let + object + base verb, and place often before the main verb: often let me borrow.
× When I was when I was a child, I didn't have my bike, but my friends let me often, let me write, let me borrow their bikes.
✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike, but my friends often let me borrow their bikes.
Use the indefinite article a when referring to one non-specific bike for the first time. My bike suggests a specific bike that has already been identified.
× I used to ride with them alongside almost every weekends.
✓ I used to ride alongside them almost every weekend.
After every, use a singular noun: every weekend, not every weekends. The phrase ride alongside them is also the natural word order.
× I think bikes are popular in my country because cars another uh, simple because uh, require the fuel and are expensive to run.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country because cars require fuel and are expensive to run.
The original sentence contains incomplete and repeated phrases, which make its structure unclear. The corrected sentence has a complete because clause with the subject cars and the two coordinated verbs require and are.
× I think bikes are popular in my country because cars another uh, simple because uh, require the fuel and are expensive to run.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country because cars require fuel and are expensive to run.
Fuel is used as an uncountable noun when speaking about fuel in general, so it does not usually take the definite article the in this sentence.
× Bikes, especially bicycle or motorbikes are cheaper more than cars uh.
✓ Bikes, especially bicycles and motorbikes, are cheaper than cars.
The plural subject Bikes should be followed by plural examples: bicycles and motorbikes. Use bicycles rather than the singular bicycle when referring to bicycles in general.
× Bikes, especially bicycle or motorbikes are cheaper more than cars uh.
✓ Bikes, especially bicycles and motorbikes, are cheaper than cars.
The comparative adjective cheaper already expresses comparison, so do not add more. The correct comparative structure is cheaper than.