Bike— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Be careful with tense and sentence structure. Start with a clear topic sentence in the past tense, then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Keep it natural and avoid repeating words. For example, mention how you used the bike, where you rode it, or who taught you.

Exemplo: Yes, I did. I got my first bike when I was about nine years old, and I used to ride it every afternoon around my neighborhood. Because my parents lived near a small park, I often practiced there with my older brother until I became confident.

Sugestão: Make the comparison clearer and use linking words to show contrast. Use specific details and avoid vague phrases like “fashion lifestyle.” Explain how popularity has changed and give reasons or examples. Keep the response to a few sentences and use appropriate vocabulary (e.g., commuter, recreation, trend).

Exemplo: Yes, bikes have been popular in my country, although their role has changed. Twenty years ago many people used bicycles as a cheap way to commute, but nowadays they are more of a recreational or lifestyle choice for fitness and fashion, especially among young adults in cities.

× Yes, I did. I have a bike when I was a child at about nine years old.

✓ Yes, I did. I had a bike when I was a child, at about nine years old.

The student mixed present tense 'have' with a past time marker 'when I was a child'. This is a Present tense issue (ID 6). Use past simple 'had' to match the past time reference. Also add a comma for natural phrasing. Suggestion: use past simple for completed past events (I had a bike when I was nine).

× Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, especially 20 years ago, but now it is popular as a fashion lifestyle.

✓ Yes, I think bikes were popular in my country especially 20 years ago, but now they are popular as a fashion lifestyle.

The sentence contains two issues: incorrect tense for the past clause and incorrect pronoun agreement with the plural subject 'bikes'. The main error addressed here is subject-verb agreement (ID 27). Use past tense 'were' to refer to popularity 20 years ago, and use plural pronoun 'they' and plural verb 'are' to agree with 'bikes'. Suggestion: match verb tense to time expressions and ensure pronouns and verbs agree in number with their noun (bikes -> they -> are).