Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. I got it when I was about 7:00 or so. Originally it had safety wheels on its side, but later on I learned how to cycle without using any safety wheels. After two or three years of practice, I would say.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I don't think that bikes are quite popular in my country because it can be quite polluted especially in winter in a city like Delhi and most Indian cities have a lot of traffic making it quite difficult to bike safely. They are usually used by St. talkers or children only.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 78.0Sugestão: Your answer is natural and relevant, with a clear topic sentence and supporting details. To improve, be more concise (avoid minor hesitations like “7:00 or so”), use precise time expressions, and add a brief linking phrase to show sequence. Also correct small collocation issues (say “training/practice” rather than “practice” alone is fine but keep concise). Aim to keep it within 3–4 sentences.
Exemplo: I had a bike when I was a child. I received it when I was about seven, and it originally had stabilizer wheels. After two or three years of riding and practice, I learned to cycle without them.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 60.0Sugestão: Your answer addresses the question and provides reasons, which is good. Improve clarity and coherence by splitting into 2–3 concise sentences, using linking words (for example, 'because', 'also', 'however'), correcting unclear phrase 'St. talkers' (likely meant 'students' or 'commuters'), and giving a specific example or statistic. Avoid overly long single sentences and be precise with vocabulary.
Exemplo: I don't think bicycles are very popular in my country because many cities like Delhi are heavily polluted, especially in winter, and traffic is intense. As a result, biking can feel unsafe for many adults. Mainly children and some students use bikes for short trips.
× Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
Using 'did have' is grammatically acceptable but unnecessary in a simple past statement. The simple past 'had' is the correct and more natural form for stating possession in the past. Suggestion: use 'I had' for concise, natural past-tense statements.
× I got it when I was about 7:00 or so.
✓ I got it when I was about seven or so.
Writing the age as '7:00' is incorrect because that denotes a time of day. Use a number or word for age ('seven') and keep it in simple past 'got' which is correct. Suggestion: write ages as numbers or words without a colon.
× Originally it had safety wheels on its side, but later on I learned how to cycle without using any safety wheels.
✓ Originally it had training wheels on the sides, but later I learned how to cycle without them.
'Safety wheels' is not the usual term; 'training wheels' is more natural. 'On its side' is awkward for a bicycle — use 'on the sides' or simply 'training wheels'. Also replace 'using any safety wheels' with 'them' to avoid repetition. Suggestion: use conventional vocabulary ('training wheels') and concise pronouns.
× I don't think that bikes are quite popular in my country because it can be quite polluted especially in winter in a city like Delhi and most Indian cities have a lot of traffic making it quite difficult to bike safely.
✓ I don't think bikes are very popular in my country because it is quite polluted, especially in winter in cities like Delhi, and most Indian cities have a lot of traffic, which makes it quite difficult to cycle safely.
Problems include: inconsistent pronoun/subject reference ('bikes' plural matched with 'it can be' — use 'it is' to refer to pollution) and word choice ('quite popular' vs 'very popular', 'bike' as a verb is informal; 'cycle' is better). Also sentence is long and needs commas and a relative clause ('which makes') for clarity. Suggestion: ensure subject consistency, choose precise adverbs, and break clauses with punctuation or relative pronouns.
× They are usually used by St. talkers or children only.
✓ They are usually used only by students or by children.
Original has 'St. talkers' which is unintelligible — likely intended 'students'. Place 'only' before the group it restricts ('used only by students or children') or after the verb phrase for clarity. Suggestion: correct the noun to 'students' and position 'only' to show intended restriction.