Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, I have and I have a small bag that are not very big.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yes, of course, especially for teenagers, because when we were teenagers we don't have a lot of money to buy a motorbike or the electricity bike. So the bike is popular in the young age, we can ride it for a long distance.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分数: 25.0建议: Answer in the past tense and focus on the bike rather than adding an unclear detail about a bag. Give one specific detail, such as the bike’s colour or where you rode it. Check subject–verb agreement: say “the bag is,” not “the bag are,” if you mention it.
示例: Yes, I did. I had a small red bike, and I often rode it around my neighbourhood after school.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分数: 52.0建议: Your reason is relevant, but use consistent tenses and more natural phrases: “electric bikes,” “when we are teenagers,” and “among young people.” Avoid repeating the idea that bikes are popular, and add a specific example of where people ride them.
示例: Yes, bicycles are quite popular, especially among teenagers, because they are much cheaper than motorbikes or electric bikes. Many young people use them to get to school or visit friends nearby.
× Yes, I have and I have a small bag that are not very big.
✓ Yes, I did, and I had a small bag that wasn't very big.
The examiner asks about the past, using Did you have...? The response should use did, not have, and had rather than have to keep the answer in the past tense.
× Yes, I have and I have a small bag that are not very big.
✓ Yes, I did, and I had a small bag that wasn't very big.
The relative pronoun that refers to the singular noun bag, so it must take a singular verb: was, not are. Because the sentence refers to the past, use wasn't.
× Yes, of course, especially for teenagers, because when we were teenagers we don't have a lot of money to buy a motorbike or the electricity bike. So the bike is popular in the young age, we can ride it for a long distance.
✓ Yes, of course, especially among teenagers, because when we were teenagers, we didn't have a lot of money to buy a motorbike or an electric bike. Bikes are popular among young people, and we can ride them long distances.
The clause refers to a past time, indicated by when we were teenagers, so use didn't have instead of don't have. The present tense in the following statement can remain because it describes a general fact.
× Yes, of course, especially for teenagers, because when we were teenagers we don't have a lot of money to buy a motorbike or the electricity bike. So the bike is popular in the young age, we can ride it for a long distance.
✓ Yes, of course, especially among teenagers, because when we were teenagers, we didn't have a lot of money to buy a motorbike or an electric bike. Bikes are popular among young people, and we can ride them long distances.
Electricity is a noun; the adjective needed to describe bike is electric. Use electric bike, not electricity bike.
× Yes, of course, especially for teenagers, because when we were teenagers we don't have a lot of money to buy a motorbike or the electricity bike. So the bike is popular in the young age, we can ride it for a long distance.
✓ Yes, of course, especially among teenagers, because when we were teenagers, we didn't have a lot of money to buy a motorbike or an electric bike. Bikes are popular among young people, and we can ride them long distances.
Use among to describe the group in which something is popular. The natural phrase is popular among young people, rather than popular in the young age.
× Yes, of course, especially for teenagers, because when we were teenagers we don't have a lot of money to buy a motorbike or the electricity bike. So the bike is popular in the young age, we can ride it for a long distance.
✓ Yes, of course, especially among teenagers, because when we were teenagers, we didn't have a lot of money to buy a motorbike or an electric bike. Bikes are popular among young people, and we can ride them long distances.
The original joins two independent clauses with only a comma: the bike is popular... and we can ride it.... This creates a comma splice. Separate the clauses with a period or connect them with a conjunction such as and.