Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
When I was a child I didn't have a bike because my parents were worried about safety and also it was too luxurious for my family.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I think bikes are very popular in my country because bikes have a low price and moreover in my country there is a lot of narrow roads and therefore there is a lot of traffic jams.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 78.0Sugestão: Ответ прямой и понятный, а причина хорошо объясняет отсутствие велосипеда. Однако выражение “too luxurious” звучит неестественно в этом контексте: лучше сказать “too expensive” или “my family couldn’t afford one”. Также желательно добавить конкретную деталь, например, чем вы пользовались вместо велосипеда. Используйте более естественную структуру: сначала ответ, затем причина и дополнительное пояснение.
Exemplo: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. My parents were concerned about my safety, and they also thought a bike was too expensive for our family. Instead, I usually walked to school or took the bus.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 68.0Sugestão: Ответ соответствует вопросу и содержит причины, но некоторые выражения звучат неестественно и снижают точность. Вместо “bikes have a low price” используйте “bikes are affordable”, а вместо “there is a lot of narrow roads” — “there are many narrow roads”. Правильно говорить “traffic jams”, а не “a lot of traffic jams” после конструкции “there are”; также лучше не перегружать ответ связками “moreover” и “therefore”. Добавьте конкретный результат, например, что велосипед помогает людям быстрее передвигаться по загруженным улицам.
Exemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. They are relatively affordable, and they are convenient on narrow, crowded streets. As a result, many people use them to avoid traffic jams, especially for short journeys.
× I think bikes are very popular in my country because bikes have a low price and moreover in my country there is a lot of narrow roads and therefore there is a lot of traffic jams.
✓ I think bikes are very popular in my country because bikes have a low price and moreover in my country there are a lot of narrow roads and therefore there are a lot of traffic jams.
The noun phrases a lot of narrow roads and a lot of traffic jams are plural, so the verb be must also be plural: there are, not there is. Use there is with singular or uncountable nouns, and use there are with plural nouns.