Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
No, I don't have any buy plan. I was a child because at the time, uh, I was not alone to ride any bike or anything 'cause my mom was so concerned about me because if I'm getting any hurt, she was.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, definitely. I think bike was so popular in my country and for instance, basically the adult and the young people of the society is so much into bike and they love to ride bike around the city.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 42.0Sugestão: Speak in the past tense and give a clear topic sentence. Avoid filler words and correct grammar (e.g., 'I didn't have a bike when I was a child'). Provide one or two specific reasons and a brief example. Keep answers to no more than five sentences and use linking words like 'because' or 'so' to connect ideas.
Exemplo: I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my mother was worried I might get hurt. For example, she preferred that I play near home rather than cycle on busy streets. As a result, I learned to walk or take the bus to visit friends instead.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 62.0Sugestão: Use correct tense and more precise vocabulary (e.g., 'bikes are very popular'). Start with a clear topic sentence, then add specific supporting details such as who rides them, why they are popular, and where people ride. Use linking words like 'for example' and 'because' and avoid vague phrases like 'basically' or 'so much into'.
Exemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. For example, many adults commute to work by bicycle because it is cheaper and faster in crowded cities. Young people also enjoy cycling for leisure on parks and riverside paths, especially at weekends.
× No, I don't have any buy plan.
✓ No, I didn't have any plan to buy one.
The question asks about the past ('when you were a child'), so the response should use past tense. 'Don't have' is present tense. 'Buy plan' is unnatural word order; use 'plan to buy' or 'plan for buying'. Use past simple 'didn't have' to match the time reference. Suggestion: Use past simple and natural verb-object order: 'I didn't have any plan to buy one.'
× I was a child because at the time, uh, I was not alone to ride any bike or anything 'cause my mom was so concerned about me because if I'm getting any hurt, she was.
✓ When I was a child, I couldn't ride a bike by myself because my mom was so concerned she might worry if I got hurt.
Sentence structure is confused and tense shifts occur. 'I was a child because...' is incorrect; use 'When I was a child'. 'I was not alone to ride any bike' is ungrammatical; use 'couldn't ride a bike by myself'. 'Cause' and repeated 'because' are informal and redundant. The clause 'if I'm getting any hurt, she was' mixes present continuous and past simple; use 'she might worry if I got hurt' or 'she was worried I might get hurt.' Suggestion: Use a clear temporal clause, correct modal/ability expression ('couldn't' for inability in past), and consistent past tense for reported past states.
× Yes, definitely. I think bike was so popular in my country and for instance, basically the adult and the young people of the society is so much into bike and they love to ride bike around the city.
✓ Yes, definitely. I think bikes were very popular in my country, and for instance, both adults and young people are very into bikes; they love riding around the city.
The speaker mixes present and past tense; use consistent tense depending on meaning. If talking generally now, use present 'are popular' and 'adults and young people are'. If describing past, use past consistently ('were popular'). Also singular/plural errors: 'bike was' should be 'bikes were' or 'the bike was' depending on context. 'The adult and the young people of the society is' has subject-verb agreement errors and unnatural phrasing; use 'both adults and young people are'. Use gerund 'riding' after 'love'. Suggestion: Decide on present or past reference, pluralize 'bike' to 'bikes' when speaking generally, ensure subject-verb agreement, and use 'love riding'.