Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
No, I did not have a motorbike in my childhood because my parents did not allow to ride a motorbike. Instead I have a push bicycle and I feel it is more convenient to use and.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yes. But I think bikes are more popular in country because most of the people use this motorbike to reach their destination at US at some at a small amount of time, I think. Mm-hmm.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 62.0建議: Be more precise and natural: answer directly, use correct tense and articles, avoid mixing 'motorbike' and 'push bicycle', and finish the sentence. Add one supporting detail with a linking word. Keep it under five sentences.
範例: No, I didn’t have a motorbike when I was a child because my parents didn’t allow me to ride one. Instead, I had a push bicycle, which was more convenient for short trips around the neighborhood. For example, I used it to visit friends and go to the local market, so I learned to be independent early on.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 48.0建議: Give a clear, structured response with specific reasons and correct word choice. Distinguish between 'bikes' and 'motorbikes' and avoid unclear phrases. Use linking words (for example, because, therefore) and provide one or two concrete reasons or examples. Keep it concise and grammatical.
範例: Yes, bikes and motorbikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and save time in congested cities. For example, many people use motorbikes to commute short distances and to navigate narrow streets, so they are a common mode of transport in both urban and rural areas.
× No, I did not have a motorbike in my childhood because my parents did not allow to ride a motorbike.
✓ No, I did not have a motorbike in my childhood because my parents did not allow me to ride one.
The original sentence omits the object pronoun after 'allow'. When using 'allow' followed by an action, include the person: 'allow me to ride'. Also replace the repeated 'a motorbike' with 'one' for naturalness and conciseness. Suggestion: always include the appropriate object pronoun after verbs like allow, let, or help.
× Instead I have a push bicycle and I feel it is more convenient to use and.
✓ Instead, I had a push bicycle and I felt it was more convenient to use.
Context is past (childhood), so verbs should be in the past tense: 'have' -> 'had', 'feel' -> 'felt', 'is' -> 'was'. Also remove the trailing conjunction 'and' which makes the sentence incomplete. Suggestion: keep verb tenses consistent with the time frame being described and finish clauses fully.
× Yes. But I think bikes are more popular in country because most of the people use this motorbike to reach their destination at US at some at a small amount of time, I think.
✓ Yes. But I think bikes are more popular in the countryside because most people use motorbikes to reach their destinations in a short amount of time.
Multiple issues: 'in country' should be 'in the countryside' (preposition/article and noun choice). 'Most of the people' is wordy; 'most people' is natural. 'This motorbike' is incorrect; use plural 'motorbikes' when speaking generally. 'At US at some at a small amount of time' is ungrammatical; correct phrase is 'in a short amount of time' or 'quickly'. Also remove redundant 'I think'. Suggestion: simplify and use standard collocations: 'in the countryside', 'most people', 'motorbikes', 'in a short amount of time'.