Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Give a direct past-tense answer, expand slightly with a topic sentence and 1–2 specific supporting details. Use past tense consistently, avoid one-word replies, and keep it natural and concise. For example mention the type of bike, who gave it to you, or a memory to make the answer fuller.

Example: Yes, I did. I had a red bicycle with training wheels that my parents bought me for my sixth birthday. I used to ride it around the park near our house every afternoon, and I remember learning to balance there with my father's help.

Suggestion: Start with a clear opinion, use present-tense language and a linking phrase (e.g., "because," "for example," "for instance") and give a specific reason or two. Avoid filler words and grammatical errors (use "who are" or "aged"). Be concise and provide an example or brief comparison to support your view.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because many children and adults use them for leisure and short trips. For example, you often see three- to five-year-old children learning to ride in parks, and older kids and commuters using bicycles for short journeys to school or work.

× Yes, I have.

✓ Yes, I had.

The examiner asked about possession in the past ('Did you have a bike when you were a child?'), so the response needs past tense. Using 'have' (present tense) is incorrect here. Change to 'had' to match the past-tense question. Suggestion: use past simple for completed past situations (I had a bike).

× there are children who's three or five years old like them.

✓ there are children who are three or five years old who like them.

The sentence contains multiple errors: 'who's' is a contraction of 'who is' and is inappropriate for plural 'children' (subject-verb agreement), and the relative clause and verb are missing. Also 'like them' refers unclearly to bikes; adding 'who like them' clarifies meaning. According to the allowed error types, this is a subject-verb agreement/structure issue; correct by using 'who are' for age and 'who like' for liking: 'children who are three or five years old who like them.' Alternatively, 'children as young as three or five like them.'