Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
I do have a bike when I was a child, but uh, we share it with my sister and that limit my use because it's just for sharing and uh, a few years it worn out and we didn't even have to use it anymore.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yeah, I do. I think bikes are very popular in our country. It's because it's when you have a bike, you don't need to buy gas, and gas is a very. Hard to find these days, especially if there's a war in a country and we just have stocks from them.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 58.0建議: Answer directly, then add one or two relevant details. Use the past tense consistently: say “I had,” “we shared,” and “it wore out.” The phrase “that limit my use” is unnatural; explain simply that sharing the bike meant you could not use it whenever you wanted.
範例: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, but I shared it with my sister. So, I couldn’t always ride it whenever I wanted. After a few years, it wore out and we stopped using it.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 52.0建議: Give a clear answer and explain the reason with a natural sentence structure. Avoid repeating “I think bikes are very popular,” and replace “gas is a very hard to find” with “gas is hard to find.” The final point about war and fuel supplies is unclear, so explain how this affects people in your country or use a simpler supporting detail.
範例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in cities. They’re a convenient way to get around, and people don’t have to spend money on fuel. They can also be useful when fuel is difficult to find.
× I do have a bike when I was a child.
✓ I had a bike when I was a child.
The question asks about a past period, and when I was a child makes the past time clear. Use the past-tense form had, not the present-tense form do have.
× We share it with my sister.
✓ We shared it with my sister.
This describes what happened when you were a child, so use the past-tense verb shared. Keep the verb tense consistent with the past context.
× That limit my use.
✓ That limited my use.
The sentence describes a past situation. Use limited, the past-tense form of limit.
× A few years it worn out.
✓ After a few years, it wore out.
Use after before a period of time to show when something happened. For example, say after a few years rather than a few years in this sentence.
× A few years it worn out.
✓ After a few years, it wore out.
The bike wore out in the past. Use wore, the past-tense form of wear. Worn is a past participle and normally needs an auxiliary verb, as in had worn out.
× It's because it's when you have a bike, you don't need to buy gas.
✓ It's because when you have a bike, you don't need to buy gas.
The extra it's makes the sentence structure incomplete and awkward. Use because when to introduce the reason directly, without repeating it's.
× Gas is a very hard to find these days.
✓ Gas is very hard to find these days.
Do not use the article a before very hard. Here, very hard is an adjective phrase describing gas, so say gas is very hard to find.