Bike— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: The student merely repeated the examiner's question instead of answering. To improve, respond directly with a clear topic sentence about whether you had a bike, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words (e.g., 'Yes, I did. When I was eight... because...'). Keep the whole answer natural, concise (maximum 5 sentences), and avoid repetition.

Exemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I got it as a birthday present when I was eight, and I rode it every day to school and to my friend’s house. Because there were few cars in my neighbourhood, biking felt safe and fun.

Sugestão: The answer directly addresses the question and gives relevant reasons and a comparison over time, but it has some issues: short fragmented sentences, slight redundancy, and limited linking. To improve, combine ideas into smoother sentences, use linking words (e.g., 'because', 'although', 'nowadays'), and add one specific example or brief statistic to strengthen the point. Keep to a maximum of five sentences.

Exemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are affordable and convenient in heavy traffic. For example, when I was a child most people used cycles and motorcycles to commute, but nowadays more families can afford cars, so the number of bikes has slightly decreased. However, many people still prefer bikes for short trips and saving money.

× Yes, they are very popular in my country.

✓ Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country.

The original sentence is grammatical but vague: 'they' is unclear (pronoun reference). Replace 'they' with the noun 'bicycles' to make the reference explicit and formal in this context. Suggestion: Use the specific noun instead of a pronoun when introducing a topic or answering a general question to avoid ambiguity.

× The country where I come from is very much filled with bikes, cycles, motorcycles.

✓ The country I come from is full of bicycles and motorcycles.

Problems: 'very much filled with' is awkward and non-idiomatic; using both 'bikes' and 'cycles' is redundant (both mean bicycles). 'Full of' is the correct idiomatic phrase. Also choose consistent vocabulary: 'bicycles' instead of 'cycles' for formality. Suggestion: Use concise, idiomatic expressions (e.g., 'is full of') and avoid redundant synonyms in the same phrase.

× Because of the traffic.

✓ This is largely because of heavy traffic.

As written, 'Because of the traffic.' is a sentence fragment (dependent clause) and lacks a subject and verb. Convert it into a complete sentence and add an adjective ('heavy') for naturalness, or attach it to the previous sentence: '...full of bicycles and motorcycles because of the heavy traffic.' Suggestion: Avoid sentence fragments by ensuring each sentence has a subject and a main verb, or link the fragment to an adjacent sentence.

× Nowadays we see more cars, but when I was small I used to see bikes a lot.

✓ Nowadays we see more cars, but when I was small I used to see a lot of bicycles.

Minor issues: 'bikes' is informal; 'a lot' is better placed before the noun phrase for clarity, or keep 'see bikes a lot' but more natural is 'see a lot of bicycles'. Tense use ('nowadays' present, 'used to' for past habitual) is correct. Suggestion: Maintain tense contrasts but improve word order and choose formal vocabulary when appropriate.