Part 1
시험관
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
수험생
Yes, my mom gave me a bike as a birthday gift when I was ten. I used to ride it almost every day when I first got it. I actually learned how to ride bicycle with their bike. My mom would take me to park and we practiced there. It was a really good memory.
시험관
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
수험생
Yes, actually bikes are a very important transportation option for people in my country because public transportation is not always convenient in many cities. However, in cities like Chongqing where there are so many uphill and downhill roads, bikes are not the optimal choice.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
점수: 72.0제안: You answer directly and include relevant personal details. Improve grammatical accuracy by saying “ride a bike” and “take me to the park.” Also, use “her bike” rather than “their bike,” and replace “It was a really good memory” with the more natural “I have really fond memories of it.”
예시: Yes, my mom gave me a bike for my tenth birthday, and I rode it almost every day at first. I learned to ride on it when she took me to the park to practise. I still have really fond memories of those rides.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
점수: 78.0제안: Your response is clear, well organized, and includes a useful contrast. To make the reasoning more specific, explain why people choose bikes—for example, for short trips or because they are inexpensive. “A popular form of transport” sounds more natural than “a very important transportation option.”
예시: Yes, bikes are popular in my country, especially for short journeys. They’re affordable and convenient when public transport is crowded or doesn’t go directly to where people need to be. However, they’re less practical in hilly cities like Chongqing, where cycling uphill can be exhausting.
× I actually learned how to ride bicycle with their bike.
✓ I actually learned how to ride a bicycle on that bike.
Bicycle is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article. Use a before bicycle when referring to one bicycle generally. In this sentence, on that bike also makes the meaning clearer than with their bike.
× I actually learned how to ride bicycle with their bike.
✓ I actually learned how to ride a bicycle on that bike.
Their does not clearly refer to anyone mentioned in the context, and the bike was given to the speaker. Use a clear reference such as that bike to avoid an unclear or mismatched pronoun. Also, use a before the singular countable noun bicycle.
× My mom would take me to park and we practiced there.
✓ My mom would take me to the park, and we practiced there.
Park refers to a specific place the speaker and their mother visited, so it should be preceded by the definite article the. A comma before and also helps separate the two independent clauses.