Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more concise and clear. Start with a direct topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details. Avoid fillers (e.g., “uh”) and confusing tense or role descriptions. Use linking words if you add a second idea (for example, “and” or “but”).

Example: Yes. I had a bike when I was a child. It was a simple adult-style bicycle that my parents bought for me when I was seven, and I learned to ride it in our neighborhood park.

Suggestion: Give a clear opinion in one sentence and support it with specific reasons. Use correct grammar (subject-verb agreement) and clearer vocabulary (e.g., “motorbikes,” “private cars,” “three-wheelers”). Use linking words like “because” and “for example” and finish the thought instead of trailing off.

Example: No, bikes are not very popular in my country because most people prefer private cars and motorbikes. For example, many families own cars and there are also many three-wheeled taxis, so people rarely choose bicycles for daily travel.

× I had a bike when I was a child.

✓ I had a bike when I was a child.

No change needed; sentence correctly uses past tense to describe a past situation.

× It was a regular bike which, uh, adult people use and I try to use it as an adult, but I was just seven years old, I think.

✓ It was a regular bike that adults use, and I tried to use it like an adult, but I was only seven years old.

Multiple issues: incorrect relative clause and tense inconsistency. 'which...adult people use' is awkward; use 'that adults use' for defining relative clause (Grammar Problem Type 26 and 11). The student mixes present 'use' and present 'try' with past 'was'—the whole story is past, so verbs should be past: 'tried' not 'try' (Past tense issue ID 5). 'Only' is more natural than 'just' in this context, and 'like an adult' is clearer than 'as an adult'. Suggest using consistent past tense and a clear relative pronoun: 'It was a regular bike that adults use, and I tried to use it like an adult, but I was only seven years old.'

× Bikes are less popular in my country because there are already another transportation used in our country, which is which are the uh. Cars, Japanese and tricycles. So the.

✓ Bikes are less popular in my country because other types of transportation are already used here, such as cars, Japanese motorcycles, and tricycles.

Several problems: incorrect quantifier/phrase 'there are already another transportation' — should be 'other types of transportation' (Grammar Problem Type 14 and 11). Word order and verb agreement: 'which is which are the uh.' is ungrammatical and should be replaced with 'such as' to introduce examples (Grammar Problem Type 26 and 16). 'Japanese' alone is vague; likely 'Japanese motorcycles' is intended. Also finish the sentence; remove fragment 'So the.' Use present simple 'are' correctly for general statement (Present tense issue ID 6). Suggest: 'Bikes are less popular in my country because other types of transportation are already used here, such as cars, Japanese motorcycles, and tricycles.'