Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes I did when I was younger. I have one bike that my father bought it for me. I usually go for a bike every day in the evening.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
In my opinion, I think bike is bike is popular in my 20s because uh when I when I drive with my family I usually see the road with bicycle. Some people use it for ladies to use a car.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 55.0Sugestão: Answer directly, then add one clear detail about the bike or how you used it. Correct the grammar in “my father bought it for me” to “my father bought me” or “my father bought it for me,” and use the natural phrase “go for a bike ride” instead of “go for a bike.” Avoid repeating the idea of being younger.
Exemplo: Yes, I did. My father bought me a blue bike when I was a child, and I used to ride it around our neighbourhood every evening.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 30.0Sugestão: Give a clear yes-or-no response and explain why with a specific observation. Avoid repeating “I think” and “bike,” and replace unclear phrases such as “popular in my 20s” and “use it for ladies to use a car” with accurate wording. Use linking words such as “because” or “for example,” and keep the answer to a few fluent sentences.
Exemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in busy cities. For example, I often see people cycling to work or to nearby shops because it can be cheaper and more convenient than driving.
× I have one bike that my father bought it for me.
✓ I have one bike that my father bought for me.
The relative pronoun that already serves as the object of bought, so it is unnecessary to add it. Omit the extra pronoun after bought.
× In my opinion, I think bike is bike is popular in my 20s because uh when I when I drive with my family I usually see the road with bicycle.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country because when I drive with my family, I usually see bicycles on the road.
The phrase bike is bike is repeated and disrupts the sentence structure. The question asks about your country, so in my country fits the context better than in my 20s. Avoid repeating words while speaking, and state the main idea in a clear clause.
× In my opinion, I think bike is bike is popular in my 20s because uh when I when I drive with my family I usually see the road with bicycle.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country because when I drive with my family, I usually see bicycles on the road.
Bikes and bicycles are countable nouns used here to refer to them generally, so use the plural forms bikes and bicycles rather than singular bike and bicycle. Check whether you are speaking about one item or a general category.
× In my opinion, I think bike is bike is popular in my 20s because uh when I when I drive with my family I usually see the road with bicycle.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country because when I drive with my family, I usually see bicycles on the road.
The natural preposition for describing where bicycles are seen is on: see bicycles on the road. Use on the road rather than see the road with bicycle.
× Some people use it for ladies to use a car.
✓ Some people use bicycles, while others use cars.
The original sentence does not form a clear grammatical relationship between people, bicycles, and cars. Use while to contrast the two groups, and make the nouns agree with the general meaning. Organize contrasting ideas into two parallel clauses.