Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Umm, when I was a child, uh, my father bought me a bike, uh, which was uh, pink, uh, I really liked, uh, likes, uh, riding it because umm, uh, I was uh, interested in, uh, riding a bicycle.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Umm, no, I don't think so. Uh, although, uh, some people are really like riding bicycle, you know, in, in their free time, but it is not very popular because, uh, we don't have umm, some specific places, uh, umm, for, uh, for biking.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 48.0Sugestão: Answer directly, then add one specific detail about the bike or how you used it. Avoid repeating “uh” and “riding,” and use the past tense consistently: say “I liked,” not “I likes.” The final reason is repetitive, so replace it with a concrete detail, such as where you rode the bike.
Exemplo: Yes, I did. My father bought me a pink bike when I was a child, and I loved riding it around our neighbourhood after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 50.0Sugestão: Give a clear answer and support it with a specific reason. Correct “some people are really like riding bicycle” to “some people really like riding bikes,” and use “although” without “but” in the same clause. Reduce fillers and explain what facilities are lacking, such as bike lanes or designated cycling paths.
Exemplo: No, I wouldn’t say bikes are very popular in my country. Some people enjoy cycling in their free time, but there aren’t enough dedicated bike lanes, so it can feel unsafe to ride on busy roads.
× I really liked, likes, riding it because I was interested in riding a bicycle.
✓ I really liked riding it because I was interested in riding a bicycle.
The answer describes a childhood experience, so the verb should remain in the past tense. Use liked, not likes. In a fluent answer, omit the repeated word and hesitation.
× Although some people are really like riding bicycle, but it is not very popular because we don't have some specific places for biking.
✓ Although some people really like riding bicycles, biking is not very popular because we don't have any specific places for it.
The auxiliary are cannot be used before the main verb like in this sentence. Say really like. Also, do not use both although and but to connect the same contrast; use although with the main clause, or remove although and keep but.
× Some people are really like riding bicycle.
✓ Some people really like riding a bicycle.
The singular countable noun bicycle needs an article. Use a bicycle when referring to one bicycle in a general sense.
× We don't have some specific places for biking.
✓ We don't have any specific places for biking.
In a negative statement, any is generally used to mean that no places are available. Some is more usual in affirmative statements.