Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yes I do. When I was a child my father bought me a bike so I can exercise myself and to travel to different places with them without getting too tired on foot.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
Yes, I think bags are very popular in my country because I often see many people commuting by bicycle or motorbike, especially in cities and small towns. For example, during rush hour streets are full of riders and bike bikes are a convenient and affordable way to get around.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分数: 68.0建议: Improve tense accuracy, conciseness, and add a clear topic sentence plus one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Use past tense for past situations, and avoid redundancy. Limit to up to five sentences.
示例: Yes, I did. My father bought me a bicycle when I was about eight so I could exercise and visit nearby places more easily. For example, I often rode it to the park with my siblings, which saved time and kept me active.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分数: 62.0建议: Correct vocabulary and word choice errors, avoid repetition, and provide clearer, specific reasons with linking words. Start with a direct topic sentence, then give 1–2 concrete supporting points (e.g., affordability, convenience, traffic). Keep it concise and coherent.
示例: Yes, bicycles and motorbikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and practical for short trips. For instance, during rush hour many commuters prefer motorbikes to avoid traffic jams, and bicycles are common in small towns where distances are short.
× Yes I do.
✓ Yes I did.
The question asks about the past ('Did you have a bike when you were a child?'), so the response should use the past tense. 'Do' is present tense; 'did' is the correct past tense auxiliary. Suggestion: match the tense of the question by using past forms (e.g., 'Yes, I did.').
× When I was a child my father bought me a bike so I can exercise myself and to travel to different places with them without getting too tired on foot.
✓ When I was a child my father bought me a bike so I could exercise and travel to different places with it without getting too tired walking.
Multiple problems: the clause refers to a past situation, so the modal 'can' should be backshifted to 'could' (past tense). 'Exercise myself' is awkward; use 'exercise'. 'To travel' should parallel the earlier verb form; using 'and travel' creates parallel structure. 'Them' incorrectly refers to people; the bike is singular, so use 'it'. 'On foot' is correct but 'walking' is more natural. Suggestion: maintain past tense throughout, ensure parallel verbs, and use the correct pronoun for the bike.
× Yes, I think bags are very popular in my country because I often see many people commuting by bicycle or motorbike, especially in cities and small towns.
✓ Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because I often see many people commuting by bicycle or motorbike, especially in cities and small towns.
The speaker wrote 'bags' instead of 'bikes', which is a wrong word choice (lexical error). This falls under incorrect use of adjectives or adverbs category in the provided list most closely as a word choice error. The intended noun is 'bikes' given context. Suggestion: replace 'bags' with 'bikes' to match the meaning of the sentence.
× For example, during rush hour streets are full of riders and bike bikes are a convenient and affordable way to get around.
✓ For example, during rush hour streets are full of riders, and bikes are a convenient and affordable way to get around.
Problems: the phrase 'bike bikes' repeats the word erroneously; this is a typographical/repetition error. Also the sentence benefits from a comma before the coordinating conjunction 'and' to improve clarity. Suggestion: remove the repeated word and use 'bikes' once; add a comma for readability.