Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Be concise, grammatically correct and coherent. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two supporting details using linking words. Correct tense and article errors: use past tense consistently (e.g., 'Yes, I did' or 'Yes, I had'), use 'a' or 'the' appropriately, and avoid repetition. Also make sentences complete and natural.

Ejemplo: Yes, I did. My father bought me a small bicycle when I was three, and he taught me how to ride it. As a result, I could ride confidently by the time I was four, and I used it almost every day to play with neighbours.

Sugerencia: Give a clear direct answer, then support it with specific reasons and examples. Use plural nouns and correct grammar (e.g., 'bicycles are popular' not 'bicycle is'). Use linking words like 'because' or 'for example' and avoid redundancy. Provide one or two concrete reasons (cost, convenience, culture) and a short example.

Ejemplo: Yes, I think bicycles are very popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short journeys. For example, many people cycle to work or the market every day, especially in small towns where traffic is heavy and parking is limited.

× Yes, I have.

✓ Yes, I did.

The examiner asked about a past situation (when you were a child), so the student should use a past tense response. 'I have' is present perfect and does not match the simple past context. Use 'I did' or a fuller reply such as 'Yes, I did' or 'Yes, I had a bike.' Suggestion: match the tense of the question by using simple past for completed past events.

× When I was three years old, my father taught me how to ride a bike and he bought me a small bicycle and the one bike shop.

✓ When I was three years old, my father taught me how to ride a bike and he bought me a small bicycle at a bike shop.

Errors include wrong preposition and awkward phrasing. The action occurred in the past, so simple past verbs 'taught' and 'bought' are correct. However 'and the one bike shop' is ungrammatical; the correct preposition to indicate where the bicycle was bought is 'at' and the article 'a' fits: 'at a bike shop.' Suggestion: use 'at a bike shop' to specify the place and keep verbs in simple past.

× And then at three years old I know how to use the bicycle because.

✓ By the time I was three years old, I knew how to ride the bicycle.

Mixed tenses and incomplete clause. The student switches to present tense 'know' while describing a past ability; simple past 'knew' should be used. 'How to use the bicycle' is unnatural; use 'how to ride the bicycle.' The final 'because' is a sentence fragment with no reason given, so it should be removed or completed. Suggestion: use 'By the time I was three years old, I knew how to ride the bicycle' or add a reason after 'because' if intended.

× Yes, bicycle is the most popular transportation my country because wherever you look at there there was a people who's using a bicycle even there are going to their work, going to their places, wherever you they wanted to go.

✓ Yes, bicycles are the most popular form of transportation in my country because wherever you look there are people using bicycles, even when they go to work or other places.

Multiple errors: article and countability ('bicycle' should be plural 'bicycles' and 'transportation' should be 'form of transportation'), verb tense and agreement ('there was a people' should be 'there are people'), incorrect relative clause ('who's' incorrect; use 'who are' or omit), unnecessary words ('wherever you they wanted to go'). Also preposition 'in my country' is needed. Use present simple for general truths: 'are' and 'are using' or 'use'. Suggestion: simplify to 'bicycles are the most popular form of transportation in my country because wherever you look there are people using bicycles, even when they go to work or other places.'