Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bike that my parents gave me for my seventh birthday, and it had training wheels. At first, I rode it to the park almost every weekend with my friends, so I use it a lot.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, bikes are quite the quite pro- popular in my country, especially in cities, because they are cheap and easy to use when traffic is bad. For example, many people ride bikes to work or the market and sometimes cycle to the shop when when the weather is nice.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 82.0Sugestão: Your answer responds directly and includes specific details about the bike and how you used it. Change “I use it a lot” to “I used it a lot” to keep the verb tense consistent with the question. You could also avoid repeating the idea that you rode it often by making the final detail more precise.
Exemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a small red bike with training wheels, which my parents gave me for my seventh birthday. I often rode it to the park with my friends on weekends, and it helped me learn to ride confidently.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 70.0Sugestão: You give a clear opinion and relevant reasons and examples. However, the answer contains several repetitions and a false start (“quite the quite pro- popular” and “when when”), which make it less fluent. Practise saying “quite popular” smoothly, and use a linking phrase such as “For instance” before your example. You could also briefly explain why cycling is convenient in cities.
Exemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in cities. They are affordable and convenient, particularly when the roads are congested. For instance, people often cycle to work, the market, or nearby shops, especially when the weather is pleasant.
× At first, I rode it to the park almost every weekend with my friends, so I use it a lot.
✓ At first, I rode it to the park almost every weekend with my friends, so I used it a lot.
The sentence describes past habits, as shown by rode and the past-time context. Use used instead of use to keep the verbs in the past tense.