Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yes, I have a bike. When I was a child I often work it around the neighborhood with my friends after school because it was fun and we loved exploring the street together.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country because many people use them for exercise and there are also weekend cycling groups that they endure rides in the road, in this, in the streets or in the parks.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 62.0Sugerencia: Be careful with verb tense and verb choice, and make your answer more concise and natural. Start with a clear topic sentence in the past tense (e.g. “Yes, I had a bike”), then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Correct verb forms (had, rode) and clearer phrasing will improve accuracy and fluency.
Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I rode it around the neighbourhood with my friends after school, and we often explored nearby streets and parks because we thought it was exciting.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 58.0Sugerencia: Use clearer sentence structure and correct collocations. Give one or two specific reasons and use linking words (for example, because, for instance). Avoid unclear phrases like “endure rides” — use “organise rides” or “go on rides.” Keep it concise and coherent.
Ejemplo: Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country because many people cycle for exercise and commuting. For example, there are organised weekend cycling groups that go on rides along roads, streets and in parks.
× Yes, I have a bike.
✓ Yes, I had a bike.
The examiner asked about the past (when you were a child), so the student should use past tense. Using present 'have' is inconsistent. Suggestion: Use past tense verbs to match time frame (had).
× When I was a child I often work it around the neighborhood with my friends after school because it was fun and we loved exploring the street together.
✓ When I was a child I often rode it around the neighborhood with my friends after school because it was fun and we loved exploring the streets together.
Multiple past-tense errors: 'work' is incorrect (wrong verb) and should be the past form 'rode' of 'ride'. Also 'the street' is better as plural 'streets' when referring generally to exploring around a neighborhood. Use past simple consistently for habitual actions in the past (often rode).
× there are also weekend cycling groups that they endure rides in the road, in this, in the streets or in the parks.
✓ there are also weekend cycling groups that organize rides on roads, in the streets, or in parks.
The clause incorrectly repeats a subject pronoun 'they' and uses 'endure' which is wrong verb choice. 'That' can introduce the relative clause without 'they'. 'Endure rides' is incorrect; 'organize rides' or 'hold rides' is appropriate. Use prepositions 'on roads', 'in the streets', 'in parks' and remove filler 'in this'. Rephrase to clarify meaning and correct verb and pronoun usage.