Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Definitely. I used to have a bike when I was a child and I used to drive it through my hometown, my friend's houses, and most of the time it was my favorite thing to do in a summer holiday. So definitely that was a cherishable memory. And yes, I had a bike.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country. I think the sale of bikes is way more or far higher than the cars. But nowadays the trend is changing, but I see a lot of new generations still interested in the bikes.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 63.0建議: Answer directly, then add one or two specific details. Avoid repeating that you had a bike and that it was your favorite activity. Use “ride” rather than “drive” for a bike, and say “a cherished memory” instead of “a cherishable memory.”
範例: Yes, I had a bike as a child, and I loved riding it around my neighborhood. During the summer holidays, I often cycled to my friends’ houses, so it’s one of my fondest childhood memories.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 59.0建議: Give a clear comparison and support it with a specific reason or example. Use “bike sales are higher than car sales” rather than “the sale of bikes is ... higher than the cars.” Avoid repeating “but,” and replace “new generations” with “younger people.” Clarify what trend is changing.
範例: Yes, bikes are still popular in my country, especially for short trips and commuting. Although more people are buying cars as their incomes rise, many younger people continue to ride bikes because they’re affordable and easy to park.
× Most of the time it was my favorite thing to do in a summer holiday.
✓ Most of the time, it was my favorite thing to do during the summer holidays.
Use during to refer to an activity or period occurring over the course of a holiday. In a summer holiday is not the natural preposition and article combination here. You could also say during the summer holiday if you mean one specific holiday.
× I think the sale of bikes is way more or far higher than the cars.
✓ I think bike sales are much higher than car sales.
The original comparison contrasts bike sales with cars, which are not the same kind of thing. Compare sales with sales. Also, way more or far higher combines two alternative expressions; much higher is a clear and natural choice.
× But nowadays the trend is changing, but I see a lot of new generations still interested in the bikes.
✓ But nowadays the trend is changing, but I see a lot of younger generations still interested in bikes.
When referring to bikes in general, do not use the definite article the. Use bikes. The phrase younger generations is included to express the intended general meaning more naturally.