Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I think my father bought it for me. It was a blue bike, not very expensive because my father was an age person.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. I'm originally from China and almost everyone I know when I was a kid had a bike and then we would bike to school, bike to the parks together. It's not very expensive because at least it's cheaper than cars.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 62.0建議: You answer the question directly and add relevant details about the bike. However, “an age person” is not natural English; use a clear phrase such as “quite old at the time” if that is what you mean. Also, connect the details more smoothly and avoid repeating “when I was a child” after the question has already established the time.
範例: Yes, I did. My father bought me a blue bike when I was a child. It was quite simple and inexpensive, but I loved riding it around my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 68.0建議: Your answer is relevant and includes a personal example and a reason. Keep the verb tenses consistent: say “almost everyone I knew as a child,” rather than “everyone I know when I was a kid.” Use “ride our bikes” instead of repeating “bike,” and make the final comparison more natural by saying that bikes are cheaper to buy and maintain than cars.
範例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in China. When I was a child, almost everyone I knew had one, and we often rode our bikes to school or to the park together. They’re also much cheaper to buy and maintain than cars.
× It was a blue bike, not very expensive because my father was an age person.
✓ It was a blue bike, not very expensive because my father was an elderly person.
Age is a noun and cannot naturally modify person in this phrase. Use the adjective elderly or older. The revised sentence keeps the original meaning.
× I'm originally from China and almost everyone I know when I was a kid had a bike and then we would bike to school, bike to the parks together.
✓ I'm originally from China, and almost everyone I knew when I was a kid had a bike. We would then bike to school and to the parks together.
The phrase when I was a kid refers to a past period, so the verb should be knew rather than know. Using would bike is appropriate for a repeated past activity. The sentence is also divided for clarity.
× It's not very expensive because at least it's cheaper than cars.
✓ They aren't very expensive because they are cheaper than cars.
The sentence refers to bikes, a plural noun, so the plural pronoun they is needed instead of it. The plural verb are should also be used with they.