Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
I don't have a bike when I was in a child child, I borrowed it to my neighborhood and then play along with them.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I don't think bike are very popular in my country. I didn't have a bicycle when I was a child and nowadays most people prefer to ride motorbikes or scooters because they are faster and more practical on busy roads.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 38.0Sugestão: Speak in correct tense and grammar, be concise and clear, and use a topic sentence followed by one or two supporting details. Use past simple for childhood events, avoid repetition, and include linking words if you add details. For example, begin with a clear statement (Yes/No), then add specific details such as who you borrowed from, how often you used it, or a short anecdote.
Exemplo: No, I didn't have my own bike when I was a child. Instead, I often borrowed a bicycle from a neighbor and rode it with my friends every afternoon. Because the neighbor lived nearby, I could borrow it regularly and we enjoyed exploring the park together.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 72.0Sugestão: Start with a clear opinion sentence, then support it with specific reasons and at least one example. Use correct subject-verb agreement and avoid repeating personal history unless it directly supports your point. Use linking words (for example, because, however, therefore) to make your answer coherent.
Exemplo: I don't think bicycles are very popular in my country. For example, most people choose motorbikes or scooters because they are faster and more convenient on crowded streets. As a result, cycling is mostly seen as a leisure activity rather than a primary mode of transport.
× I don't have a bike when I was in a child child, I borrowed it to my neighborhood and then play along with them.
✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child. I borrowed one from my neighbor and then played with them.
Issues: tense consistency (mixing present 'don't have' with past 'was'), incorrect article/use of 'a child child' (redundant and wrong), incorrect verb collocations ('borrowed it to my neighborhood' is wrong), and verb tense for subsequent action ('play' should be past 'played'). Suggestion: Keep past tense throughout because the question asks about the past. Use 'didn't have' for negation in past, 'a child' (not 'in a child'), 'borrowed one from my neighbor' (use 'from' and singular 'neighbor' or 'neighborhood' depending on meaning), and 'played with them' for playing together in the past.
× I don't think bike are very popular in my country.
✓ I don't think bikes are very popular in my country.
Issue: subject-verb/number agreement and article use. 'Bike are' is incorrect because 'bike' is singular while the verb form 'are' is plural; here the sentence should refer to bikes in general, so use plural 'bikes'. Suggestion: Use plural nouns when speaking about things in general (bikes are). Alternatively, use 'a bike is' if referring to a single bike.
× I didn't have a bicycle when I was a child and nowadays most people prefer to ride motorbikes or scooters because they are faster and more practical on busy roads.
✓ I didn't have a bicycle when I was a child, and nowadays most people prefer to ride motorbikes or scooters because they are faster and more practical on busy roads.
Issue: sentence structure - missing comma before the conjunction 'and' linking two independent clauses can make the sentence harder to read. Tenses are otherwise appropriate: past for personal childhood experience and present for current general truth. Suggestion: Add a comma before 'and' to separate the past clause from the present clause for clarity.