Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Did you have a bike when you were in China?
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, I think it's very popular because when people work or study, sometimes they will use bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 30.0Sugestão: Directly answer the question with a clear topic sentence about your own experience. Avoid turning the question back to the examiner. Provide 1–3 supporting details (where/when you used it, how often, or a brief memory) using linking words (for example, "when" or "because"). Keep responses natural and concise (no more than five sentences).
Exemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I rode it almost every day to visit friends and go to the park, and I learned to ride it when I was about six. Because our neighborhood was small and safe, my parents felt comfortable letting me cycle alone.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 60.0Sugestão: Start with a clear opinion sentence, then add specific supporting details and linking words. Replace vague words like "sometimes" with more precise frequency or examples, and use context-relevant vocabulary (e.g., commute, students, short distances). Keep it concise and natural (1–3 supporting sentences).
Exemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. Many people use them to commute short distances to work or school, especially students and office workers, because they are cheap and convenient. For example, in big cities you can often see bike lanes and shared bicycles used during rush hour.
× Did you have a bike when you were in China?
✓ Did you have a bike when you were a child in China?
The student answered the examiner's question about childhood possession but changed the focus to location, making the sentence unclear and not directly answering. This is a sentence structure issue: the time phrase 'when you were a child' should be preserved and location can follow. To improve, keep the original temporal reference and add the location after it: 'when you were a child in China.' Use the same tense (past simple) as the question to match context.
× Yes, I think it's very popular because when people work or study, sometimes they will use bike.
✓ Yes, I think they are very popular because when people work or study, sometimes they use bikes.
There are several related errors: subject-verb agreement and plural/singular form. 'It's' (it is) does not agree with plural 'bikes'; use 'they are' or 'bikes are.' Also 'use bike' is incorrect: the noun should be plural ('bikes') or include an article ('a bike'). The modal 'will' is unnecessary when describing habitual actions; use simple present 'use' for routines. To improve, match plural subjects and verbs ('they are', 'bikes') and use simple present for habitual behaviour: 'sometimes they use bikes.'