Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be clearer and more coherent: state directly whether you had a bike, give one or two specific supporting details (type, how you used it), and use correct verb forms and simple linking words. Keep to 2–4 sentences and avoid repetition. For example, correct tense and word choice (e.g., “trial” → “trial period” unclear; “mountaineering bike” → “mountain bike”; “stood that bike to a stranger” → “sold/gave the bike to a stranger”).

Example: Yes, I did. I had a good mountain bike when I was a child and I often rode it to school during a trial period at the start of term. Later, when I grew older I sold the bike to a stranger and stopped cycling regularly.

Suggestion: Make your opinion explicit, use linking words for clarity, and provide a specific reason or example. Use present-tense consistency and improve grammar (e.g., “it’s quite industrialized,” “bikes have become less common,” “older people are more likely to use them”). Keep responses natural and concise with 2–4 sentences.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are less popular now. Because China has become highly industrialized and many people use electric scooters and cars, bicycles are not as common as they were twenty years ago. As a result, you now see more older people cycling for exercise or short trips.

× When it was a trial I usually roll back to school so I did have a very good mountaineering bike.

✓ When I was a child I usually rode my bike back to school, so I did have a very good mountaineering bike.

The original sentence has tense and word choice problems. 'When it was a trial' is incorrect and unclear; use 'When I was a child' to match the context. 'Usually roll back to school' uses present tense and the base verb instead of the past tense; the past tense 'rode' is needed because the time reference is past. Also 'my bike' is more natural than nothing or 'it'. Suggestion: use clear past-time phrase and past verb forms to match the timeframe. Note: This correction addresses the past tense usage by changing 'roll' to past 'rode' and clarifies the time reference.

× However, when I was growing into an older age I just stood that bike to a stranger and never ride ride a bike again.

✓ However, when I got older I sold that bike to a stranger and never rode a bike again.

Multiple problems: 'growing into an older age' is awkward; use 'got older'. 'Stood that bike to a stranger' is incorrect verb choice; 'sold' is likely intended. 'Never ride ride a bike again' repeats a word and uses base form instead of past 'rode'. The sentence should consistently use past tense 'sold' and 'rode' for completed past actions. Suggestion: simplify the time phrase and use correct past verbs; avoid repetition. Note: This correction covers past tense errors and wrong verb choice.

× I'm from China and nowadays it's a quite industrialized country with many electronic vehicles.

✓ I'm from China, and nowadays it is a quite industrialized country with many electric vehicles.

The phrase 'electronic vehicles' is incorrect collocation; the standard term is 'electric vehicles'. 'It's' contraction is acceptable but expand to 'it is' for clarity in correction. Tense is present and appropriate; the main issue is word choice (adjective use). Suggestion: use 'electric vehicles' and keep present tense 'is'. Note: This correction targets incorrect adjective/noun collocation rather than tense, but fits the present-tense sentence.

× For this reason, bike became less common than two decades ago, so it's more likely to be something that will attract older people to use.

✓ For this reason, bikes have become less common than they were two decades ago, so they are more likely to be used by older people.

Problems: 'bike became less common than two decades ago' misuses comparative reference and singular/plural. Use plural 'bikes' and present perfect 'have become' to indicate change up to now. Add 'they were' to compare with two decades ago. The second clause 'so it's more likely to be something that will attract older people to use' is awkward and ungrammatical; rephrase to 'they are more likely to be used by older people' to express that older people now use bikes more. Suggestion: use plural nouns for general statements, use present perfect for changes over time, and rephrase passive structure to be clear.