Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
No, I was not having any sort of bike.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
As far as I know, yes. Bikes are very popular in our in my country.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 45.0Sugestão: Your answer is understandable but unnatural and slightly grammatically incorrect. Use a simple past structure and be concise. Begin with a direct topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. For example, mention why you didn’t have a bike or what you used instead. Avoid unnecessary words like “any sort of.”
Exemplo: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. Instead, I usually walked to school or took the bus because my family lived far from shops that sold bicycles.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 60.0Sugestão: Your answer directly addresses the question but is repetitive and contains a hesitation. Give a clear topic sentence and follow with a specific reason or example using a linking word (for instance, “because” or “for example”). Use concise phrasing and avoid repeating words.
Exemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because many people use them for short trips and to avoid traffic. For example, in cities you can see dedicated bike lanes and many students riding to university.
× No, I was not having any sort of bike.
✓ No, I did not have any kind of bike.
The student used past continuous 'was not having' incorrectly; possession in the past is expressed with the simple past 'did not have'. Change to 'did not have any kind of bike' to match the question about possession when they were a child. Grammar problem type ID:6
× Bikes are very popular in our in my country.
✓ Bikes are very popular in my country.
The phrase contains a duplicated prepositional phrase 'in our in my country'. Remove the extra word and use the correct preposition 'in' with 'my country' to form 'in my country'. Also 'our' and 'my' conflict; choose the appropriate possessive ('my' matches the speaker). Grammar problem type ID:11