Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, I did and it's color red. I basically have it when my mom gave it to me during my birthday and I I enjoyed it a lot and it gives me a lot of memories. It gave me also the courage to do some things that I was never doing before. Umm, yeah. So yeah, it's uh, it's a nice experience to have it.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yes it is. Most of the time it is used by the kids over the weekend when there is no school and also it is used to have some exercise over the weekend when adults doesn't have any work.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 68.0建議: Be more accurate and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct grammar (past tense and articles), reduce fillers, and organize supporting details with a linking word. Include one or two specific examples of memories or things you dared to try to make the answer more vivid.
範例: Yes — I had a red bicycle when I was a child. My mother gave it to me for my eighth birthday, and I used it every day that summer. Because of that bike, I learned to ride without training wheels and even joined a small neighborhood race, which made me more confident. Overall, it remains one of my happiest childhood memories.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 72.0建議: Provide a clearer topic sentence and correct agreement and articles. Use linking words (for example, on weekdays vs at weekends) and add a specific detail or brief comparison to strengthen the response. Avoid repetition and be precise about who uses bikes and why.
範例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country. For example, many children ride them at weekends when they are not at school, and adults often cycle in the mornings for exercise. In some cities, cycling is also a common way to commute short distances because it is cheap and convenient.
× Yes, I did and it's color red.
✓ Yes, I did, and its color was red.
The student used incorrect possessive pronoun and article structure. 'It's' is a contraction for 'it is', not the possessive 'its'. Also, because the event is in the past, use past tense 'was'. Combine clauses with a comma for clarity. Suggestion: use 'its' for possession and match verb tense to the past context (its color was red).
× I basically have it when my mom gave it to me during my birthday and I I enjoyed it a lot and it gives me a lot of memories.
✓ I got it when my mom gave it to me for my birthday, and I enjoyed it a lot; it gave me a lot of memories.
The sentence mixes present simple ('have', 'gives') with past events. Use past tense 'got' or 'received' and 'gave' consistently. Also use 'for my birthday' instead of 'during my birthday'. Remove repeated word 'I'. Use semicolon or conjunctions to connect related clauses. Suggestion: keep past tense throughout when describing past events and check for repeated words.
× It gave me also the courage to do some things that I was never doing before.
✓ It also gave me the courage to do some things that I had never done before.
The student used past continuous 'was never doing' which is incorrect here. Use past perfect 'had never done' to show that those actions were not performed before the bike gave courage. Place 'also' before the verb for natural word order. Suggestion: use past perfect to describe earlier states relative to a past point.
× Umm, yeah. So yeah, it's uh, it's a nice experience to have it.
✓ Umm, yeah. So, it was a nice experience to have.
Awkward pronoun repetition and tense mismatch: 'it's' (it is) should be past 'it was' because the experience occurred in the past. Also avoid redundant 'have it' at the end; simply say 'to have' or 'to have had' depending on nuance. Suggestion: simplify and match tense: 'it was a nice experience to have.'
× Yes it is. Most of the time it is used by the kids over the weekend when there is no school and also it is used to have some exercise over the weekend when adults doesn't have any work.
✓ Yes, they are. Most of the time they are used by kids on weekends when there is no school, and adults also use them for exercise on weekends when they don't have any work.
The student treats 'bikes' as singular 'it' although the question asks about bikes (plural), so use plural pronoun 'they' and verb forms 'are used'. 'The kids' is unnatural here; 'kids' without 'the' is better. Use 'on weekends' not 'over the weekend' for general statements. 'Adults doesn't' is wrong—use 'adults don't' to agree with plural subject. Suggestion: ensure pronoun number matches the noun and verbs agree with plural subjects; use plural forms for general truths about bikes.