Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
I did have a bicycle during my childhood. It was the one with the basket at the front of the bike. I used to go cycling around my my housing complex with my brother and sometimes I also went to school with the bicycle.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Yes, bicycles are very popular in Indonesia. In the past, when cars and motorcycles were not common, people usually mobile with bicycles and now it remains popular because a lot of people use it everywhere.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 78.0Sugestão: Your answer is clear and relevant, but has small issues: repetition (“my my”), slightly redundant phrasing, and some sentences could be combined for fluency. To improve, start with a direct topic sentence, avoid repetition, use one or two linking words to connect ideas, and add one specific detail (e.g. how it felt or a short memory) to enrich the response while keeping it under five sentences.
Exemplo: Yes — I had a bicycle as a child, a small blue one with a woven basket at the front. I often rode it around our housing complex with my brother, and occasionally I cycled to school with it. Those rides felt freeing because I could explore nearby streets and meet friends.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 70.0Sugestão: Good direct answer and relevant idea, but there are grammar errors and awkward word choices (e.g. “mobile with bicycles”). Improve by giving a clearer reasoned structure: state your opinion, give a historical reason, then mention a present reason with a linking word. Use precise vocabulary (e.g. “used to get around” or “were the main means of transport”). Add one specific example or statistic if possible.
Exemplo: Yes, bicycles are quite popular in Indonesia. In the past, when cars and motorcycles were rare, people used bicycles to get around, and today they remain common because they are inexpensive and practical for short trips. For example, many market vendors still ride bikes to sell goods in neighborhoods.
× It was the one with the basket at the front of the bike.
✓ It was the one with a basket at the front of the bike.
Article errors (use of definite article 'the') and clarity: 'a basket' is more natural because the basket is being mentioned for the first time and is non-specific. Use 'a' instead of 'the' to indicate one of many possible baskets.
× I used to go cycling around my my housing complex with my brother and sometimes I also went to school with the bicycle.
✓ I used to go cycling around my housing complex with my brother, and sometimes I also went to school by bicycle.
There is a repeated word 'my my' (typo) and an inappropriate collocation 'with the bicycle' for traveling to school. Use 'by bicycle' or 'on my bicycle' to indicate the mode of transport. Add a comma before 'and' to separate the coordinated clauses for clarity.
× Yes, bicycles are very popular in Indonesia.
✓ Yes, bicycles are very popular in Indonesia.
This sentence is correct; no change needed. It is included to show that no error matching the provided list was found here.
× In the past, when cars and motorcycles were not common, people usually mobile with bicycles and now it remains popular because a lot of people use it everywhere.
✓ In the past, when cars and motorcycles were not common, people usually traveled by bicycle, and now they remain popular because many people use them everywhere.
Multiple issues: 'mobile' is incorrect as a verb here (word choice error) and should be 'traveled' or 'moved'; this is a verb choice and past tense usage. 'People usually mobile with bicycles' needs a past-tense verb plus correct preposition: 'traveled by bicycle.' 'Now it remains popular' has pronoun reference error: 'it' is vague; use 'they' to refer to 'bicycles' (plural). 'a lot of people' is informal; 'many people' is better. Also plural agreement: 'them' matches plural 'bicycles.' These corrections align with 'present tense issue' and 'incorrect use of pronouns.'