Part 1
Examiner
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I used a bike when I was a child. I practice a lot and I could ride.
Examiner
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidate
Yes, I think by bicycles are popular in my country. For example, uh, many people use bicycle when they commute or go to schools, so I think more people will use bicycles in the future.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: 回答は直接的で内容は伝わりますが、文法ミスと語彙の選択、自然さが改善できます。具体的には過去形の一貫性(use→used, practice→practiced)、助動詞や完了形の使い方(could rideではなくcould already rideやI learned to ride)を見直してください。また、情報を整理して1〜3文で簡潔にまとめ、接続詞(because, so, whenなど)を使って文をつなげると自然になります。発音上のつまずき(uhなどの埋め語)は避けてください。
Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I practiced riding it a lot, so I learned quickly and could ride confidently by the time I was seven.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 答えは意味が通じますが、文法("by bicycles"や単数・複数の一致)、冗長な埋め語(uh)と語順の改善が必要です。まず主張の後に具体例をつなぎ、接続詞(for example, because, so)で理由を明確に示してください。将来の予測を述べる際は根拠を短く添えると説得力が増します。語彙は“commute”や“students”など適切な名詞の複数形を使い、文を2〜4文に収めて自然に話しましょう。
Example: Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country. For example, many people use them to commute to work or for students to go to school, because they are cheap and convenient. Therefore, I believe even more people will choose bikes in the future.
× Yes, I used a bike when I was a child.
✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.
The verb 'used' is inappropriate here; native speakers say 'had a bike' to indicate possession in the past. Change to 'had' to express past possession. Also 'used a bike' could mean 'rode a bike' but context asks ownership; use 'had'. Suggestion: Use 'had' for past possession and 'rode' if you mean frequently rode it (e.g., 'I often rode a bike when I was a child.').
× I practice a lot and I could ride.
✓ I practiced a lot and I could ride.
The sentence mixes present tense 'practice' with past context. The action happened in the past, so use past tense 'practiced'. 'Could ride' is acceptable as past ability. Suggestion: Keep both verbs in past tense: 'I practiced a lot and I could ride.' If you mean general past habit, you can also say 'I practised a lot and learned to ride.'
× Yes, I think by bicycles are popular in my country.
✓ Yes, I think bicycles are popular in my country.
The preposition 'by' is incorrect before 'bicycles' here and creates an ungrammatical noun phrase. Remove 'by' to state the idea clearly. Suggestion: Say 'I think bicycles are popular in my country.'
× For example, uh, many people use bicycle when they commute or go to schools, so I think more people will use bicycles in the future.
✓ For example, many people use bicycles when they commute or go to school, so I think more people will use bicycles in the future.
There are several issues: 'use bicycle' requires plural 'bicycles' (singular/plural issue) or the indefinite article 'a bicycle'. 'go to schools' is unnatural; use 'go to school' to refer to attending school in general. The corrected sentence uses plural 'bicycles' and the idiomatic phrase 'go to school'. Suggestion: Use plural nouns for general statements ('bicycles') and idiomatic expressions like 'go to school'.