Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Your answer is mostly clear but has some grammatical mistakes and could be more natural and slightly more detailed. Improve tense consistency (use past tense for past events), use articles correctly, and avoid unnecessary repetition. Add one specific supporting detail and a linking phrase to make it coherent.

Example: Yes. When I was twelve I had a blue mountain bike, and I often rode it with my parents in the park on weekends. Because the park was close to our home, we usually cycled there together and sometimes stopped for ice cream afterwards.

Suggestion: The idea is understandable but the answer is vague and has grammar and word-choice problems. Use clearer topic sentence, correct modal/verb forms, and give a specific reason or example. Use a linking word (e.g., 'however' or 'for example') to contrast young and older people's habits.

Example: Yes, I think cycling is becoming more popular, especially among young people who use bikes to commute or exercise. However, older people tend to ride less because of health and safety concerns; for example, many elderly people prefer walking or taking buses rather than cycling.

× I often ride the bike with my parents in the park.

✓ I often rode the bike with my parents in the park.

The question asks about having a bike when the student was a child (past time). The verb 'ride' is in the present tense, which mismatches the past context. Use simple past 'rode' to match the time frame. Suggestion: maintain past tense throughout when describing past habitual actions (e.g., 'I often rode my bike').

× Yes, when I was 12 I had a Blue Mountain bike.

✓ Yes, when I was 12 I had a blue mountain bike.

Capitalization error: 'Blue Mountain' is written as a proper noun but likely describes a type or color of bike. Adjectives and common nouns should be lowercase unless they are brand names. If it is a brand name, keep capitalization and consider adding the article 'a' correctly is already present. Suggestion: use lowercase for color/type unless it is a trademark (e.g., 'blue mountain bike' or 'a Blue Mountain bike' if that is the brand).

× Perhaps more and more young people like riding bicycles, and the old people may not like ride a bicycle.

✓ Perhaps more and more young people like riding bicycles, and older people may not like riding bicycles.

Problems: 'the old people' is unnatural—use 'older people' or 'elderly people'. Also 'may not like ride' mixes modal 'may' with base verb incorrectly when expressing preference about an activity; after 'like' use the gerund 'riding' to indicate the activity. Plural consistency: use 'bicycles' or 'cycling' for both parts. Suggestion: use 'older people may not like riding bicycles' or 'older people may not enjoy cycling'. Also avoid unnecessary article 'the'.

× Just so often.

✓ That was less common.

'Just so often' is an incomplete and unclear sentence fragment in this context. It does not clearly state frequency relative to the previous clause. A complete sentence like 'That was less common' or 'That happens less often' fits the intended meaning and corrects structure. Suggestion: replace fragments with full clauses that match the intended time/frequency and tense.