Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Make your answer a bit more natural and informative by adding a brief reason or a short detail. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add a supporting detail using a linking word (e.g., "because" or "so"). Keep it concise (no more than 3–4 short sentences).

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child because my family couldn’t afford one. However, I often walked to school and sometimes rode with my older cousin when he let me.

Suggestion: Your answer is clear and contains supporting detail. To improve, connect sentences with linking words and add a brief explanation or comparison about why bikes weren’t popular (e.g., cost, safety, or transport culture). Keep it natural and avoid repetition.

Example: Bikes weren’t very popular in Pakistan when I was young, mainly because they were relatively expensive and people preferred motorbikes or public transport. As a result, only a few families owned bicycles, so I often had to borrow one from my cousin when I wanted to ride.

× I didn't have a bike when I was a child.

✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child.

No correction needed: sentence correctly uses past simple negative to describe a past state. Keep as is.

× Bikes were not really popular back in Pakistan.

✓ Bikes are not really popular in Pakistan.

The examiner asked about current popularity. The original uses past tense 'were' which refers to the past; to answer about general present-day popularity use present simple 'are'. Suggestion: match the tense to the question's time frame (use present simple for current facts).

× Only a few of us had bikes.

✓ Only a few of us had bikes.

No correction needed: 'a few' with plural 'bikes' is correct for indicating some people owned bikes in the past.

× I sometimes borrowed a bike from my cousin who lived down the street.

✓ I sometimes borrowed a bike from my cousin who lived down the street.

No correction needed: 'sometimes borrowed' correctly uses past simple to describe repeated past action; relative clause 'who lived down the street' correctly uses past tense to match the time frame.