Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child. The first bike I rode was Hercules and uh, it had a support UH-22 support pills, uh, which would help me easily balance while I was riding.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yeah, bikes were really popular in my country. So it is the fundamental mode of, uh, transportation which most people can afford because, uh, cars are a bit expensive. So, uh, in every family there is at least one bike which uh, people use for, uh, they travel for uh, uh, their education and work purposes.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 68.0建議: Be more concise and natural: start with a clear topic sentence, avoid filler words (uh), correct unclear phrases, and add one specific detail. Use a linking word if you expand. Pronunciation of brand/details should be clear. Limit to 2–4 sentences.
範例: Yes — I had a bike when I was a child. My first bike was a Hercules model with stabiliser wheels, which helped me learn to balance quickly. I remember riding it around our neighbourhood every evening.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 62.0建議: Provide a direct answer with clear structure: state your opinion, give two specific reasons with linking words, and avoid repetitive fillers. Use precise vocabulary (e.g., affordable, commuter). Keep it within 3–4 sentences and give a brief example or statistic if possible.
範例: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and convenient for short commutes. For example, many students and office workers ride bikes to school or work to save money and avoid traffic. As a result, almost every household owns at least one bike.
× Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
Using 'did have' is grammatically acceptable in some emphatic contexts but here simple past 'had' is more natural. 'Did' plus base verb is typically used for emphasis or in negatives/questions; avoid unnecessary auxiliary for a plain past statement. Suggestion: use 'I had' for simple past statements. ID:9
× The first bike I rode was Hercules and uh, it had a support UH-22 support pills, uh, which would help me easily balance while I was riding.
✓ The first bike I rode was a Hercules, and it had UH-22 support pegs, which helped me balance easily while I was riding.
'Hercules' as a brand needs an article 'a' before it. 'Support pills' is incorrect word choice; likely 'support pegs' or 'training wheels' fits. 'Which would help me easily balance' mixes conditional 'would' with past narrative; use past 'helped' to match past tense. Adverb placement: 'balance easily' is more natural than 'easily balance'. Suggestion: add article before brand, use correct noun, match tense, and place adverb after the verb. ID:13
× Yeah, bikes were really popular in my country.
✓ Yeah, bikes are really popular in my country.
Question asks about present popularity; using past 'were' contradicts current relevance. Use present simple 'are' for general facts about current popularity. Suggestion: use present tense when referring to ongoing or general situations. ID:6
× So it is the fundamental mode of, uh, transportation which most people can afford because, uh, cars are a bit expensive.
✓ So they are a fundamental mode of transportation that most people can afford because cars are a bit expensive.
Subject reference and number mismatch: 'it is' refers to singular but 'bikes' is plural; use 'they are'. 'Which' is better replaced by 'that' in defining clauses. Remove filler 'uh' and extra commas. Suggestion: make subject-verb number agree and use 'that' for essential information. ID:26
× So, uh, in every family there is at least one bike which uh, people use for, uh, they travel for uh, uh, their education and work purposes.
✓ So in every family there is at least one bike that people use for their education and work.
Original has redundancy and mixed structures: 'which people use for, they travel for' duplicates and causes clause errors. Keep single relative clause: 'that people use for their education and work.' Also 'purposes' is unnecessary. Suggestion: remove fillers, avoid repeating the same idea, and ensure clauses are concise and grammatical. ID:27