Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Umm I had the bike when I was a kid and I was just backed to my parents to get a bike and after I completed my primary school they bought me one and I was very happy with it and it was black and red color.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Not very popular because as we are a very small island and we do not have advanced public transport, everybody have their own cars and cycling is not very popular.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 65.0建議: Answer directly and avoid repeating “bike” and “get a bike.” Use the past tense accurately: “I asked my parents,” not “I was just backed to my parents.” Also say “a black-and-red bike” instead of “it was black and red color.” Organize the answer into a clear topic sentence followed by specific details about when you received it and how you felt. Use linking words such as “after that” or “because.”
範例: Yes, I did. I asked my parents for a bike, and they bought me one after I finished primary school. It was black and red, and I was extremely happy because I had wanted one for a long time.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 68.0建議: Begin with a complete direct sentence, such as “No, bikes are not very popular in my country.” Improve grammatical accuracy by saying “because we are a small island,” “our public transport system is not very developed,” and “everybody has their own car.” Explain the connection between car ownership and cycling more clearly, and use a linking word such as “as a result.”
範例: No, bikes are not very popular in my country. Since we are a small island and our public transport system is not very developed, most people rely on their own cars. As a result, cycling is mainly seen as a leisure activity rather than a common form of transportation.
× Umm, I had the bike when I was a kid.
✓ Umm, I had a bike when I was a kid.
Use the indefinite article a when mentioning one nonspecific bike for the first time. The definite article the refers to a specific bike that has already been mentioned.
× I was just backed to my parents to get a bike.
✓ I just went back to my parents to get a bike.
The verb backed does not correctly express the idea of returning in this sentence. Use the simple past form went because the event happened in the past. The expression go back means return.
× Everybody have their own cars.
✓ Everybody has their own car.
Everybody is grammatically singular, so it must be followed by the third-person singular verb has, not have. Because everybody refers to each person individually, car is also more precise in the singular, although their is acceptable as a gender-neutral pronoun.
× Not very popular because as we are a very small island and we do not have advanced public transport.
✓ Not very popular because we are a very small island and we do not have advanced public transport.
Do not use because and as together to introduce the same reason. Use either because or as, but not both. Here, because is the clearer choice.