Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, I had a bike when I was like 4 or five years old. My dad had bought. My dad bought it for me for my jubilee when I was 5 and he helped me to ride it.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Uh, no, I don't think so. Umm, in our country, umm, I mean Azerbaijan, people are using only cars, like they are going to work by cars or by a subway, but definitely not by bike.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 70.0建議: Be more concise and correct grammar; start with a clear topic sentence, avoid repetition, and add one or two specific details. Use linking words if adding extra information. Correct tense and remove filler words.
範例: Yes, I had a bike when I was five. My father bought it for my birthday, and he taught me how to ride it in the park near our house, which made it a very memorable experience.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 62.0建議: Give a clear topic sentence, reduce hesitation words, and provide specific supporting reasons or an exception. Use linking words (for example, however, because) and give a short comparison or example to make the answer more convincing.
範例: No, I don't think bicycles are very popular in Azerbaijan. Most people prefer cars or the metro because public transport is convenient and roads are not always bike-friendly; however, cycling is becoming more common among young people for exercise and leisure.
× My dad had bought.
✓ My dad bought it.
The sentence 'My dad had bought.' uses past perfect ('had bought') without a reference point in the past before which another past action occurred. In this context the simple past 'bought' is appropriate because the speaker is just narrating a past event. Also the clause is fragmentary; adding the object 'it' completes the sentence. Suggestion: use simple past for single past events and include the object if needed (My dad bought it).
× I had a bike when I was like 4 or five years old.
✓ I had a bike when I was about four or five years old.
The original mixes numeric styles and uses 'like' informally; this is not a strict grammar error but 'like 4 or five years old' is inconsistent. Use consistent number words and 'about' for approximation. This improves clarity and formality: 'about four or five years old.'
× he helped me to ride it.
✓ he helped me ride it.
In English, 'help' is commonly followed by the bare infinitive (help someone do something) rather than 'to' plus verb. Both forms can appear, but omitting 'to' is more natural: 'he helped me ride it.' Suggestion: use 'help me ride' in spoken and written English for natural phrasing.
× people are using only cars, like they are going to work by cars or by a subway, but definitely not by bike.
✓ people only use cars; they go to work by car or by the subway, but definitely not by bike.
Several issues: continuous tense 'are using' is unnecessary for a habitual action — use simple present 'use'. 'By cars' is incorrect; 'by car' (singular) is the correct idiomatic form when describing means of transport. 'A subway' is acceptable but 'the subway' is better when referring to a system in a country/city. Also 'people are using only cars' is awkward — 'people only use cars' is clearer. Suggestion: use simple present for habits and use 'by car' and 'the subway' for transport expressions.