Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Give a direct, grammatical answer with a topic sentence and one or two supporting details. Use correct tense and pronouns, and keep it concise (max 5 sentences). For example, start with Yes/No and then add a brief reason or memory using linking words (e.g., "because", "so"). Also correct the pronoun and verb: say "I didn't have a bike" rather than "It doesn't have."

Example: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my family lived in the city and we usually walked or took the bus. However, I sometimes borrowed a neighbor's bike to ride in the park on weekends.

Suggestion: Answer directly and use correct tense and clearer phrasing. Start with a topic sentence (e.g., "Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country") and then give specific reasons and a linking phrase (e.g., "because", "for example"). Correct grammar: use past simple or present perfect appropriately and avoid repetition. Provide one or two specific supporting details about where or why people use bikes.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short trips. For example, many students and workers cycle to school or work, and in recent years cities have added bike lanes which has made cycling safer and more common.

× It doesn't have.

✓ I didn't have one.

The student used present tense negative contraction 'doesn't have' which is incorrect for a past possession question. Also the sentence lacks an appropriate subject and object: 'I' and 'one' (referring to a bike). Use past simple negative 'didn't have' to match the examiner's past-tense question. Suggestion: use 'I didn't have one' or 'I didn't have a bike'.

× Yes, because when I'm I'm a kid, many people have bike until now.

✓ Yes, because when I was a kid, many people had bikes until now.

Multiple tense and form errors: 'I'm I'm a kid' is wrong; should be past 'I was a kid' to match 'when'. 'Many people have bike until now' mixes past and present; 'had' matches 'when I was a kid'. Also 'bike' needs plural 'bikes' after 'many'. However the phrase 'until now' conflicts with past reference; if the student means 'even now' use 'even now many people still have bikes'. Suggestion: if referring to the past only: 'when I was a kid, many people had bikes.' If meaning continuity to present: 'when I was a kid, many people had bikes, and they still do now.'