Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yeah, I remember my father got me a first bike when I was five years old. It was the black one with red. I remember it was really hard to fit because I didn't know how to ride a bike. But by by 6 year old I was a lady knowing how to ride my bike.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
No, not really, because uh, parts in my country doesn't have a specific uh Rd. so it is too risky to ride them with the cars. Uh, I remember in my hometown, uh, it was many accidents uh, uh, for people who used to ride bikes.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分数: 48.0建议: Answer directly and use more accurate, natural grammar. Say “my first bike” rather than “a first bike,” and describe the color as “black with red details.” Replace “hard to fit” with “difficult to ride,” and say “By the age of six, I had learned how to ride it.” Avoid repetition and finish with a clear result or personal feeling.
示例: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father gave me my first one when I was five, and it was black with red details. At first, it was difficult to ride because I was still learning, but by the age of six, I had become quite confident. I really enjoyed riding it around my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分数: 52.0建议: Give a clear topic sentence and organize the explanation with a linking word such as “because.” Use “some parts of my country don’t have dedicated bike lanes” instead of “parts...doesn't have a specific road.” Say “ride alongside cars” and “there have been many accidents involving cyclists” for greater accuracy. Reduce fillers and repetition, and add a specific comparison or example if possible.
示例: No, bikes are not very popular in my country because many areas lack dedicated bike lanes. As a result, cyclists often have to ride alongside cars, which can be dangerous. In my hometown, there have been several accidents involving cyclists, so many people prefer to use buses or motorcycles instead.
× Yeah, I remember my father got me a first bike when I was five years old.
✓ Yeah, I remember my father got me my first bike when I was five years old.
A possessive determiner is needed because the speaker is referring to the first bike that belonged to them. Use my first bike instead of a first bike.
× It was the black one with red.
✓ It was black with red details.
The phrase with red is incomplete because red is an adjective and needs a noun in this context. Adding details completes the prepositional phrase and makes the sentence structurally clear.
× But by by 6 year old I was a lady knowing how to ride my bike.
✓ But by the age of six, I was already able to ride my bike.
After a number greater than one, year must be plural: years. However, the standard expression for this meaning is by the age of six. Also, able to ride clearly expresses the intended meaning.
× But by by 6 year old I was a lady knowing how to ride my bike.
✓ But by the age of six, I was already able to ride my bike.
I was a lady knowing how to ride my bike is not a natural or correct sentence structure for expressing ability. Use was able to ride or could ride. The repeated word by should also be removed.
× No, not really, because uh, parts in my country doesn't have a specific uh Rd. so it is too risky to ride them with the cars.
✓ No, not really, because some parts of my country do not have a specific road, so it is too risky to ride bikes alongside cars.
The subject parts is plural, so it must be followed by the plural verb do not, not doesn't. The noun road should also be written as a full word rather than the abbreviation Rd. in this spoken response.
× No, not really, because uh, parts in my country doesn't have a specific uh Rd. so it is too risky to ride them with the cars.
✓ No, not really, because some parts of my country do not have a specific road, so it is too risky to ride bikes alongside cars.
Use of my country is the correct expression for referring to regions belonging to a country. Also, alongside cars is more appropriate than with the cars when describing cycling next to vehicle traffic.
× Uh, I remember in my hometown, uh, it was many accidents uh, uh, for people who used to ride bikes.
✓ I remember that in my hometown, there were many accidents involving people who used to ride bikes.
Use there were to introduce the existence of plural nouns such as many accidents. It was cannot be used in this structure. The phrase involving people makes the relationship between the accidents and the cyclists clear.