Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I had red bike when I was when I was a child. It was my favorite bike and it was the present for my mother.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I think yeah, bikes are popular in my country because it's so convenient for teenagers, for example. Uh, my classmates, uh, use a bike to go to school.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 62.0Sugestão: Начните с прямого ответа и исправьте грамматику: перед исчисляемым существительным в единственном числе нужен артикль («a red bike»), а повтор «when I was» следует убрать. Скажите «a present from my mother», если велосипед подарила мама. Можно добавить одну конкретную деталь о велосипеде или о том, как вы на нём катались.
Exemplo: Yes, I had a red bike as a child. It was a present from my mother, and I loved riding it around my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 68.0Sugestão: Ответьте уверенно и естественно: вместо разговорного «I think yeah» используйте «Yes, I think so». Согласуйте местоимение с множественным числом («they are convenient») и избегайте повторяющихся «uh». Приведите конкретный пример и объясните, почему велосипед удобен, например из-за коротких поездок или загруженных дорог.
Exemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among teenagers. They are convenient for short journeys, and many of my classmates cycle to school because it is quicker than walking.
× Yes, I had red bike when I was when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a red bike when I was a child.
Use the indefinite article 'a' before the singular countable noun 'bike' when mentioning it for the first time. The repeated phrase 'when I was' has also been removed as a disfluency.
× It was my favorite bike and it was the present for my mother.
✓ It was my favorite bike, and it was a present from my mother.
Use 'from' to identify the person who gave the present. 'For my mother' means that the present was intended for your mother.
× It was my favorite bike and it was the present for my mother.
✓ It was my favorite bike, and it was a present from my mother.
Use 'a' because 'present' is a singular countable noun being mentioned for the first time. 'The present' would normally refer to a specific present already known to the listener.
× I think yeah, bikes are popular in my country because it's so convenient for teenagers, for example.
✓ I think, yeah, bikes are popular in my country because they are so convenient for teenagers, for example.
The pronoun 'it' is singular, but it refers to the plural noun 'bikes'. Use the plural pronoun 'they' to agree with its antecedent.