Bike— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Be careful with tense and give a slightly longer, natural reply. Use past tense for childhood and add a brief reason or detail. Keep it within 1–3 sentences and avoid one-word negatives.

Exemplo: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. My family lived in the city and we relied mostly on public transport, so I never needed one.

Sugestão: Improve grammar and use linking phrases for clarity. Use plural nouns and correct tense/phrasing (e.g., 'gas prices are rising'). Add a specific example or short reason to support your opinion, and keep it concise (2–3 sentences).

Exemplo: Yes, bicycles are very popular in my country, especially now that gas prices are rising. For example, many people commute by bike in large cities because it's cheaper and often faster during rush hour.

× No, I don't have.

✓ No, I didn't.

The examiner asked about the past ('when you were a child'), so the student must use past tense. 'I don't have' is present tense and also incomplete because 'have' what? The correct short negative answer for possession in the past is 'I didn't' or more fully 'I didn't have one.' Suggestion: use past simple for past-time questions (I didn't have a bike / I didn't).

× Yes, bike is very popular in my country, especially nowadays that gas is increasing.

✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country, especially nowadays because gas prices are increasing.

When speaking generally about a class of objects, use the plural form 'bikes are.' 'Bike is' is incorrect for general statements (singular vs plural). Also 'nowadays that' is unnatural; use 'because' or 'nowadays, as' and 'gas is increasing' is vague: specify 'gas prices are increasing.' Suggestion: use plural for general popularity and a clearer reason clause: 'bikes are very popular... because gas prices are increasing.'

× That's why people look for an alternative and bike is one of those.

✓ That's why people are looking for alternatives, and a bike is one of them.

Use 'are looking' (present continuous) to describe an ongoing trend. 'An alternative' vs 'alternatives': 'one of those' requires a plural noun previously ('alternatives'). Also 'bike' needs an article ('a bike') and 'one of them' is the correct pronoun to refer back to 'alternatives.' Suggestion: say 'people are looking for alternatives, and a bike is one of them.'