Part 1
시험관
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
수험생
Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. My grandfather got it for me when I was around 3 years old. He promised me that umm uh, I promised him that if umm, I go to school every day then he'll get me a bicycle I used to ride.
시험관
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
수험생
Yes, certainly, because nowadays everyone uses bike for transportation or umm, especially the young age children.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
점수: 58.0제안: Answer directly, then explain the story in a clear order. Your answer includes several fillers and an unclear, self-corrected promise. Use past-tense forms consistently, and finish with a specific detail about how you used the bike.
예시: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My grandfather bought it for me when I was about three, after I promised to go to school every day. I used to ride it around our neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
점수: 55.0제안: Give a direct answer and support it with a specific reason or example. Avoid saying “everyone” if you mean that bikes are common, use the plural “bikes,” and replace “young age children” with a natural phrase such as “young children.”
예시: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among young children and people who live near their workplace. They’re an affordable way to get around, and children often ride them for fun as well as transportation.
× He promised me that umm uh, I promised him that if umm, I go to school every day then he'll get me a bicycle I used to ride.
✓ He promised me that—umm, I promised him that if I went to school every day, he would get me a bicycle I used to ride.
When reporting a promise made in the past, the verbs usually shift back: go becomes went, and will becomes would. The corrected version also keeps the student's self-correction and removes the hesitation words.
× Yes, certainly, because nowadays everyone uses bike for transportation or umm, especially the young age children.
✓ Yes, certainly, because nowadays everyone uses bikes for transportation, especially young children.
Bike is a countable noun used generically here, so use the plural bikes or the singular form a bike. The plural form is natural when talking about bicycles as a means of transportation.
× Yes, certainly, because nowadays everyone uses bike for transportation or umm, especially the young age children.
✓ Yes, certainly, because nowadays everyone uses bikes for transportation, especially young children.
Young age does not correctly modify children in this phrase. Use the adjective young directly before children.
× Yes, certainly, because nowadays everyone uses bike for transportation or umm, especially the young age children.
✓ Yes, certainly, because nowadays everyone uses bikes for transportation, especially young children.
Or incorrectly joins a purpose, for transportation, with a group of people, young children. Use especially to add emphasis instead of using or.