Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I think that bike are becoming more and more popular nowadays. In fact, I always ride my bike to get to my job site, which is in in the other side of the city where I live.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 20.0Sugestão: La risposta non risponde alla domanda, perché ripete semplicemente le parole dell'esaminatore. Devi iniziare con una risposta diretta, come “Yes, I did” o “No, I didn’t”, e aggiungere uno o due dettagli specifici, ad esempio quando usavi la bicicletta e per quale motivo.
Exemplo: Yes, I did. I had a small blue bike when I was about eight, and I often rode it around my neighborhood with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 65.0Sugestão: La risposta è pertinente e include un’opinione e un esempio personale, ma presenta alcuni errori grammaticali e di collocazione: “bikes are”, non “bike are”; “to get to work”, non “to get to my job site”; “on the other side”, non “in the other side”; inoltre, “in in” è una ripetizione. Usa una frase iniziale più naturale e collega l’esempio con “For example” o “In fact”.
Exemplo: Yes, I think bikes are becoming increasingly popular in my country. For example, I ride my bike to work every day, even though my workplace is on the other side of the city. It is an affordable and convenient way to travel.
× I think that bike are becoming more and more popular nowadays.
✓ I think that bikes are becoming more and more popular nowadays.
The noun bike refers to bicycles in general, so it should be plural: bikes. The plural noun correctly matches the plural verb are.
× In fact, I always ride my bike to get to my job site, which is in in the other side of the city where I live.
✓ In fact, I always ride my bike to get to my job site, which is on the other side of the city where I live.
The preposition in is repeated, and the correct preposition for a location on one side of an area is on. Use on the other side, not in in the other side.