Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
No, I didn't have the bike when I was a child.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, I think bikes are popular in our country because it is very helpful to be to go to one place from another place easily.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 65.0Sugestão: Your answer responds directly, but use “a bike” rather than “the bike” when mentioning it for the first time. Add one brief reason or detail to make the answer more developed and natural.
Exemplo: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. My family lived in a busy area, so I usually walked or took the bus instead.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 55.0Sugestão: Give a direct answer, then explain that bikes are convenient for getting around. Correct the unnatural phrase “it is very helpful to be to go” and avoid repeating “place.” You could also add a specific example, such as commuting or cycling short distances.
Exemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because they’re a convenient way to get around, especially for short trips. For example, many people cycle to work or to nearby shops.
× No, I didn't have the bike when I was a child.
✓ No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.
The question asks whether you had any bike, not a specific bike already known to the listener. Use the indefinite article a with the singular countable noun bike.
× Yes, I think bikes are popular in our country because it is very helpful to be to go to one place from another place easily.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in our country because they make it easy to travel from one place to another.
The pronoun it does not agree with bikes, which is plural. Use they to refer to bikes. When referring to a plural noun, make sure the pronoun is plural as well.
× Yes, I think bikes are popular in our country because it is very helpful to be to go to one place from another place easily.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in our country because they make it easy to travel from one place to another.
The phrase to be to go is not a grammatical construction in this sentence. Use a clear structure such as make it easy to travel. Also, from one place to another is the natural phrasing for describing travel between places.