Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
No, because my mother said that it's a very dangerous spot, so she has not having to give me a choice to try it.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I think it's uh quietly popular because I always I often see the teenager is playing Becyo in the park.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 43.0Sugestão: Answer directly, then explain your mother's concern using natural past-tense grammar. Replace “she has not having to give me a choice” with “she didn't let me try” or “she didn't give me the chance to learn.” Clarify what was dangerous, such as the roads near your home.
Exemplo: No, I didn't have a bike as a child. My mother thought the roads near our home were too dangerous, so she didn't let me learn to ride one.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 40.0Sugestão: Use “quite popular” rather than “quietly popular,” and avoid fillers and repetition such as “uh” and “always I often.” Give a clear example that supports your opinion, using natural phrasing such as “I often see teenagers riding bikes in parks.” If “Becyo” refers to a particular activity, name it clearly.
Exemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. I often see teenagers riding them in parks, and many people use bicycles to get around nearby neighborhoods.
× No, because my mother said that it's a very dangerous spot, so she has not having to give me a choice to try it.
✓ No, because my mother said that it was a very dangerous spot, so she did not give me the choice to try it.
The answer refers to the mother’s past statement and decision. In reported speech after said, it is more consistent to backshift it's to it was. Use did not give for the past action, rather than the present-perfect form has not having.
× No, because my mother said that it's a very dangerous spot, so she has not having to give me a choice to try it.
✓ No, because my mother said that it was a very dangerous spot, so she did not give me the choice to try it.
Has not having is not a grammatical verb construction. For a completed action in the past, use did not + the base form of the verb: did not give. When talking about whether someone allowed an activity, you could also say she did not let me try it.
× I think it's uh quietly popular because I always I often see the teenager is playing Becyo in the park.
✓ I think it's quite popular because I often see teenagers riding bikes in the park.
Quietly describes how an action is performed, but here the intended meaning is that bikes are popular to some degree. Use quite before the adjective popular. Avoid the false start I always and use the clearer phrase I often.
× I think it's uh quietly popular because I always I often see the teenager is playing Becyo in the park.
✓ I think it's quite popular because I often see teenagers riding bikes in the park.
The speaker is describing teenagers in general, not one specific teenager, so use the plural noun teenagers without the. Use plural nouns when making a general statement about people.
× I think it's uh quietly popular because I always I often see the teenager is playing Becyo in the park.
✓ I think it's quite popular because I often see teenagers riding bikes in the park.
After see + object, use the present participle to describe an action in progress: see teenagers riding. Do not add is between the object and the -ing form in this structure.