Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more grammatical and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence in the past tense, remove filler words (umm, uh), and limit to max 3–4 sentences. Add one specific detail to make the answer vivid (e.g., how you felt or where you rode). Use linking words when adding details (for example, “and”, “so”, “because”).

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It was a black bike decorated with bright patterns, and I loved riding it around my neighbourhood in the evenings. Because the streets were quiet then, I often rode with my friends and felt very free.

Suggestion: Organise your response with a clear topic sentence and two specific supporting points. Avoid vague phrasing and filler words; use correct grammar (subject-verb agreement, articles) and clearer linking words (for example, “because”, “however”, “also”). Provide concrete reasons and a short example to support your opinion.

Example: Yes, bicycles are quite popular in my country, especially among children. One reason is that many roads are unsuitable for electric scooters and bikes, so parents prefer bicycles for safety. Also, children often learn to ride from a young age, which makes cycling a common pastime.

× Yes, I do umm, I was having a black bike with a lot of interesting patterns around it and I really love to, uh, take a ride, uh, whenever I have some leisure time at in the evening.

✓ Yes, I did. I had a black bike with a lot of interesting patterns on it, and I really loved to take a ride whenever I had some leisure time in the evening.

The sentence mixes present and past tenses incorrectly ('I do' with 'I was having'). Use past tense consistently when talking about childhood (use 'did' and 'had'). 'Was having' is unnatural for possession; use 'had'. Use 'on it' for patterns located on the bike. Change 'really love to take a ride' to 'really loved to take a ride' to match past timeframe, and remove extra filler words and duplicated prepositions ('at in the evening'). Suggestion: When describing past habitual actions, use simple past ('I had', 'I loved', 'I rode') or 'used to' for repeated past actions.

× Yes, especially among the children, because in leisure we don't really normalise umm, the scooters and also electric bikes because the road in Malaysians are not suitable with those kind of vehicle.

✓ Yes, especially among children, because in leisure time we don't really use scooters or electric bikes since the roads in Malaysia are not suitable for those kinds of vehicles.

Several article and noun phrase errors: 'the children' is unnecessarily definite; use 'children' for general reference. 'In leisure' is not idiomatic; use 'in leisure time' or 'for leisure'. 'Normalise' is incorrect in context; use 'use'. 'The road in Malaysians' is wrong: 'roads in Malaysia' is correct. Use 'suitable for' not 'suitable with'. 'Those kind of vehicle' has number agreement issues: use 'those kinds of vehicles' or 'that kind of vehicle.' Suggestion: Use plural agreement between 'those' and 'vehicles', and prefer 'roads in Malaysia' when speaking generally about a country's roads.

× But for bicycle umm, we are trained to know how to ride it since you are younger.

✓ But for bicycles, we are taught how to ride them from a young age.

Tense and word choice: 'are trained to know how to ride' is awkward; 'are taught how to ride' is natural. 'Since you are younger' mixes present reference; use 'from a young age' to indicate when learning typically occurs. Also correct number agreement: 'bicycle' should be plural 'bicycles' when speaking generally, and pronoun agreement 'them' to match plural. Use simple present passive 'are taught' for general truth.