Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Improve grammar, clarity and add brief supporting detail. Start with a correct topic sentence (use past tense), then add one or two specific details (e.g., who gave it, how you used it) using a linking word. Keep it natural and within 1–3 sentences.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a red bicycle my parents bought me for my seventh birthday, and I rode it to school and around the neighborhood almost every day.

Suggestion: Correct grammar, make the opinion direct, and support it with specific reasons or an exception. Use linking words (because, however, although) and give a concrete example or contrast to make your answer convincing. Keep it to 1–3 sentences.

Example: I don't think bikes are very popular in my country because most people prefer walking or using public transport for short trips. However, bicycles are becoming more common in some cities where new bike lanes have been built.

× Yes, I have a bike when I child.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.

The examiner asked about the past (when you were a child), so the student should use past tense. 'Have' is present tense; use 'had' (past of have). Also 'when I child' is missing the auxiliary verb 'was' and the article 'a' before child is incorrect; the correct phrase is 'when I was a child.' Use 'was' for the past state of being and 'a child' as the noun phrase. Suggestion: Practice forming past-tense statements about past time expressions: use simple past verbs and include 'was/were' for past states (e.g., 'I had a bike when I was a child').

× I do not think bike is really popular in my country because everybody just walking maybe.

✓ I do not think bikes are really popular in my country because everybody just walks, maybe.

There are multiple issues that match the allowed problem types. The noun 'bike' should be plural ('bikes') when speaking about bikes in general. Subject-verb agreement requires plural subject 'bikes' with plural verb 'are.' In the clause 'everybody just walking maybe,' 'everybody' is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires a third-person singular verb 'walks' rather than the bare participle 'walking.' Also add commas for clarity and place 'maybe' at the end. Suggestion: Use plural nouns for general statements (bikes are) and use the correct third-person singular verb for 'everybody' (everybody walks).