Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
I do have a break as a child, when I was like 7 years old my father brought me as a present.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I think bikes are popular in my country. Many people use it as a pub. Uh, transportation to go to work or school.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 48.0Sugestão: Improve grammar, vocabulary and coherence. Use past tense consistently, correct word choice (bike, not break), and a clear short structure: topic sentence + 1–2 supporting details. Add a linking word if you expand. Keep it concise (1–3 sentences).
Exemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father bought it for me when I was seven, and I spent many afternoons riding around the neighborhood with my friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 56.0Sugestão: Clarify meaning, fix vocabulary and grammar, and use linking words. Replace incorrect words (pub) with correct ones (public transport? or simply 'transport'). Make the answer a clear opinion followed by specific supporting details and an example. Keep it to 1–3 sentences and avoid fillers like 'uh'.
Exemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. Many people use them as a cheap and convenient form of transportation to commute to work or school, especially in smaller towns where traffic is light.
× I do have a break as a child, when I was like 7 years old my father brought me as a present.
✓ I had a bike when I was a child; when I was about seven years old, my father bought me one as a present.
Errors: 'do have' is present tense and wrong auxiliary for past meaning (tense issue/ sentence structure), 'break' is wrong word choice for 'bike', 'brought me as a present' is incorrect verb and word order. Correction: use simple past 'had' to match 'when I was a child', replace 'do have a break' with 'had a bike', use 'about' rather than 'like' for age in formal speech, and 'bought me one as a present' is the correct verb and object. Suggestion: Use simple past for past situations, choose the correct noun (bike), and place the object 'one' after 'bought me'.
× I think bikes are popular in my country. Many people use it as a pub. Uh, transportation to go to work or school.
✓ I think bikes are popular in my country. Many people use them as a means of transportation to get to work or school.
Errors: 'Many people use it' has pronoun agreement problem ('bikes' plural needs 'them'), 'use it as a pub' is incorrect word choice ('pub' is wrong meaning), and 'transportation to go to work or school' has awkward structure. Correction: use plural pronoun 'them', replace 'pub' with 'a means of' or remove, and restructure to 'a means of transportation to get to work or school.' Suggestion: Ensure pronouns agree with their antecedents, choose appropriate vocabulary ('means of transportation'), and use natural phrasing like 'get to work or school'.