Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Focus on clear, concise sentences and organize ideas: start with a direct topic sentence (Yes/No + brief detail), then add one or two specific supporting details. Reduce hesitations and irrelevant fragments. Use correct tense and simple vocabulary (e.g., "When I was about 12 my mother bought me a bike. I rode it to school and around the neighborhood."). Practice short, fluent answers and avoid repeating words or filler sounds.

Example: Yes. When I was about 12 my mother bought me a bike. I used it to ride to school and visit friends in my neighborhood, and I learned basic maintenance like fixing a flat tire.

Suggestion: Answer directly then support with two specific points, using linking words to connect ideas (e.g., "Firstly", "Moreover"). Avoid vague or incorrect words. Be specific about when and why bikes were used and how shared bikes changed usage. Keep to 2–4 clear sentences without fillers.

Example: Yes, bikes are still popular in China. In the past, many people used bikes as their main way to travel because few families owned cars. Moreover, in recent years shared-bike services have made cycling more convenient for short trips around cities.

× Yes, I I was just about travel about 12.

✓ Yes, I was about 12 years old.

The original sentence has repetition ('I I') and incorrect verb phrase 'was just about travel about 12' which mixes age expression with 'travel'. Use the correct structure for stating age using 'was about X years old'. Remove extra words and duplicated pronoun. Suggestion: Say 'I was about 12 years old.' or 'I was around 12.'

× My mom bought me a bike.

✓ My mom bought me a bike.

This sentence is grammatically correct. No change needed. Suggestion: None.

× Now you're jet uh, a BR a bike, a famously a famously in Taiwan and also it has.

✓ Now there are e-bikes and many brands of bikes that are famous in Taiwan.

The original sentence is garbled and lacks clear subject-verb structure and proper vocabulary. 'you're jet' and repeated 'a famously' are incorrect. Use 'there are' to introduce existence (There be issue) and a clear noun phrase: 'e-bikes and many brands of bikes that are famous in Taiwan.' Suggestion: Use clear nouns and verbs and avoid filler words.

× Yes, there's so many bands in Charles and in the past time about around before 2000 people.

✓ Yes, there were so many bicycles in China in the past, around before 2000 people only rode bikes.

The original uses 'there's' (contraction of there is) with plural 'so many', which should be 'there were' for past plural. Also 'bands' likely meant 'bikes' or 'brands'; context suggests 'bicycles in China'. Clarify tense and subject-verb agreement. Suggestion: Use 'there were' for past plural existence and correct nouns: 'There were many bicycles in China in the past.'

× People only ride bikes since they don't have own cars.

✓ People only rode bikes because they didn't own cars.

Tense inconsistency: speaker refers to past context, so use past tense 'rode' and 'didn't own'. Also include appropriate article 'their' or 'own' with 'own cars' needs a determiner: 'their own cars' or use 'own' with pronoun omitted by saying 'didn't own cars.' Suggestion: Say 'People only rode bikes because they didn't own cars.' or 'People only rode bikes because they didn't have their own cars.'

× And now riding bikes is still popular in China, people often use the shared bike and so they.

✓ And now riding bikes is still popular in China; people often use shared bikes.

The clause 'people often use the shared bike and so they' is incomplete and awkward. 'the shared bike' should be plural 'shared bikes' for general statement. Use present simple correctly for current habits. Remove trailing 'and so they.' Suggestion: 'And now riding bikes is still popular in China; people often use shared bikes.'