Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be clear, concise and correct grammar. Start with a direct topic sentence (when you got the bike), then briefly explain who taught you and how you learned. Use correct tense (past) and avoid repetition. Aim for 2–3 well-linked sentences and include one specific detail (where you practiced or a memory).

Example: I got my first bike when I was about three years old, although at that age I couldn't ride it properly. My father patiently taught me in the small park near our house, using training wheels at first, and after a few weeks I finally learned to balance and ride on my own.

Suggestion: Answer directly, then give 1–2 specific supporting reasons with linking words. Use accurate vocabulary (e.g. "not very popular" or "less common") and correct grammar (articles, plural forms). Avoid vague phrases like "much more" and be concise. Provide an example or contrast (e.g. motorbikes vs bicycles in cities).

Example: Bicycles are not very popular in Vietnam compared with motorbikes. For example, most people use motorbikes for commuting because they are faster and more convenient in heavy traffic, so bicycles are mainly used for leisure or by children in parks.

× I had a bike since I was said three years old when I didn't know how to ride a bike.

✓ I had a bike since I was about three years old when I didn't know how to ride.

Use of 'since' with a point in time is acceptable, but 'said' is incorrect here; use 'about' or 'around' to indicate approximate age. Also 'when I didn't know how to ride a bike' is redundant to repeat 'bike' twice; shorten for clarity. Ensure past-tense context is consistent: 'had' and 'didn't know' are correct together. Suggestion: say 'I had a bike from about three years old, when I didn't know how to ride.'

× Especially my father taught me how to ride a bike and and I still didn't know how to ride a bike.

✓ My father especially taught me how to ride, but I still didn't know how at first.

The sentence has repetition ('and and', repeated phrase) and poor connector use. Use 'especially' before the subject or restructure: 'My father especially taught me...' Also connect contrasting idea with 'but' and avoid repeating 'how to ride a bike' twice. This fixes structure and readability. Suggestion: 'My father taught me how to ride, but at first I still didn't know how.'

× I would say bikes are little popular in my country because I'm from Vietnam and my country always ride a motorbike, especially when they're going to work or they're going to school and much more so that's why.

✓ I would say bikes are not very popular in my country because I'm from Vietnam and people there usually ride motorbikes, especially when they go to work or school.

Multiple issues: 'bikes are little popular' is incorrect adjective/adverb use; use 'not very popular' (error type: incorrect use of adjectives/adverbs). 'my country always ride' is ungrammatical: use 'people there usually ride' to match subject-verb agreement and avoid using 'my country' as an agent. 'they're going to work' should be simple present or present habitual: 'they go to work or school.' Overall tense and subject-verb agreement need correction. Suggestion: 'I would say bicycles are not very popular in my country. People usually ride motorbikes, especially to work or school.'

× ...they're going to work or they're going to school and much more so that's why.

✓ ...they go to work or to school, and many other places, so that's why.

Using 'they' twice is acceptable but repetitive; phrase 'much more' is vague and ungrammatical here. Replace with 'many other places.' Use simple present 'go' for habitual actions. Also 'so that's why' is redundant—better to integrate explanation: 'so bicycles are less popular.' Suggestion: '...they go to work, school, and many other places, so bicycles are less common.'