Bike— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Be concise and use correct tense and grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Avoid repetition and fix tense consistency (use past tense for childhood). Also correct vocabulary collocations (say “ride a bike,” not “play my bike”).

Exemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I often rode it with my cousins and friends to the nearby park, and sometimes I fell and got small bruises, but those memories are among my happiest childhood moments.

Sugestão: Provide a clear reason and specific examples, using linking words for coherence. Use accurate phrasing (e.g., “rise in fuel prices” instead of “increase in diesel”) and avoid unfinished sentences. Limit to 2–4 sentences and include one concrete example or statistic if possible.

Exemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in the Philippines, mainly because rising fuel prices make motorcycles and cars more expensive to run. As a result, many people cycle or use motorbikes to commute to work, go to school, or buy groceries, especially in crowded cities.

× Yes, I have a bike.

✓ Yes, I had a bike.

The examiner asked about having a bike when the student was a child; the context is past, so present tense 'have' is incorrect. Use past tense 'had' to match the time frame of the question. Suggestion: Pay attention to time markers in the question (e.g., 'when you were a child') and use past tense verbs for actions or states that happened in that period.

× When I was a child I used to play my bike with my cousins and my friends.

✓ When I was a child I used to ride my bike with my cousins and my friends.

The verb phrase 'play my bike' is incorrect collocation. The correct verb for using a bike is 'ride'. 'Used to' is correctly marking a past habitual action. Suggestion: Learn common verb-noun collocations (ride a bike, play a game) and replace 'play' with 'ride' for bicycles.

× We are very happy when we are riding the bike and sometimes I get bruises and wounds and biking.

✓ We were very happy when we rode the bike, and sometimes I got bruises and wounds from biking.

The sentence mixes present tense ('are') with a past context. The question refers to childhood, so past tense should be used throughout: 'were' and 'rode'. Also, use 'from biking' to indicate cause. 'Get' becomes 'got' for past events. Suggestion: Maintain consistent past tense when describing past experiences; use prepositions like 'from' to show cause ('bruises from biking').

× But that is part of my childhood and and always cherish it every day with in my life.

✓ But that was part of my childhood, and I always cherish those memories.

Sentence has tense inconsistency ('is' should be past 'was'), duplicated 'and', awkward phrasing 'always cherish it every day with in my life'. Replace with concise, natural phrasing: 'I always cherish those memories.' Use plural 'memories' to match 'part of my childhood.' Suggestion: Avoid fillers and repeated words, keep tense consistent, and choose natural collocations like 'cherish memories.'

× Yes, bikes are very popular in the Philippines because we have an increase in diesel.

✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in the Philippines because fuel prices, including diesel, have increased.

The original links popularity to 'an increase in diesel' but uses awkward noun phrase; also 'we have an increase in diesel' is unnatural. Use present perfect 'have increased' to indicate a recent change affecting the present. Clarify 'fuel prices' to make meaning clear. Suggestion: Use precise nouns ('fuel prices') and appropriate tense ('have increased') when linking cause and current popularity.

× Most people in the Philippines are riding their bikes, going to work or school and buying groceries and that in the Philippines we have uh.

✓ Most people in the Philippines ride their bikes to go to work or school and to buy groceries.

In general statements, simple present 'ride' is preferred over present progressive 'are riding'. Also restructure the sentence to remove the trailing incomplete fragment 'and that in the Philippines we have uh.' Use parallel infinitive phrases 'to go' and 'to buy'. Suggestion: Use simple present for habitual or general facts and keep parallel structure for lists (ride ... to go ... and to buy ...). Remove unfinished fragments.