Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, I have a bike when I was a kid. I had it since I was five years old.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yes, bikes are popular in my country not only for the the peoples daily life but also in several events including the car free day in Jakarta that held every Sunday morning.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 70.0建議: Use correct tense and make the response more natural and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence in the past tense, then add one specific supporting detail. Avoid repetition ("have" vs "had") and unnecessary words.
範例: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I got it when I was five, and I used to ride it to visit my grandparents every weekend, which helped me become more independent.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 72.0建議: Organize the answer with a topic sentence and one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Correct articles and grammar ("the people’s daily life", "the Car Free Day in Jakarta, which is held every Sunday morning"). Keep it concise and avoid redundancy.
範例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country. For example, many people use them for daily commuting, and there is also a weekly Car Free Day in Jakarta every Sunday morning, when thousands of cyclists take part.
× Yes, I have a bike when I was a kid.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a kid.
The student uses present tense 'have' with a past time marker 'when I was a kid'. This is a tense error (present vs past). Use simple past 'had' to match the past time frame. Suggestion: use past tense for events or possessions in the past (e.g., 'I had').
× I had it since I was five years old.
✓ I had it since I was five years old. -> I had it from when I was five years old. or I have had it since I was five years old.
The original sentence mixes past simple 'had' with 'since', which typically requires present perfect ('have had') when the possession continues to the present. If the possession was only in the past, use a clear past expression like 'from when I was five'. Choose: (1) If you still have the bike now, use present perfect: 'I have had it since I was five years old.' (2) If you no longer have it, use past phrasing: 'I had it from when I was five years old.'
× Yes, bikes are popular in my country not only for the the peoples daily life but also in several events including the car free day in Jakarta that held every Sunday morning.
✓ Yes, bikes are popular in my country not only for people's daily lives but also at several events, including the Car Free Day in Jakarta, which is held every Sunday morning.
There are several problems: (1) Double 'the the' — remove the duplication. (2) 'peoples' is incorrect; use the possessive 'people's' and plural 'daily lives' to match many people. (3) Preposition: use 'at several events' rather than 'in several events'. (4) Event name capitalization: 'Car Free Day' as a proper name. (5) Relative clause and verb tense: use 'which is held' (present simple passive) to indicate a regularly scheduled event. Overall, this corrects article use, noun forms, preposition choice, and verb form to produce a natural sentence.