Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be careful with tense and make your response natural and concise. Start with a direct topic sentence in the past tense, then add one or two specific supporting details. Use linking words if you add more information and avoid redundancy.

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. Instead, I usually walked to school or took the bus because my family lived close to the town center. However, I sometimes borrowed my neighbor’s bike on weekends to ride in the park.

Suggestion: Give a clear topic sentence and support it with specific reasons and examples. Use natural collocations (e.g., “very popular” instead of “very big hype”) and linking words such as “because” or “for example.” Keep answers concise and avoid absolute statements like “everyone.”

Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are inexpensive and convenient for short trips. For example, many people cycle to work or the market, and in some cities there are dedicated bike lanes and rental schemes that make cycling easier.

× No, I do not have a bike when I was a child.

✓ No, I did not have a bike when I was a child.

The sentence mixes present tense 'do not have' with past time reference 'when I was a child'. Use past simple 'did not have' to match the past time frame. Suggestion: use past tense consistently for past events, e.g., 'I did not have a bike when I was a child.'

× Yes, of course there is a very big hype about the bikes.

✓ Yes, of course there is a very big hype about bikes.

The phrase uses 'the bikes' which implies specific bikes; when speaking generally about bicycles as a category, omit the definite article 'the'. Also 'there is' is acceptable for singular 'a hype'. Suggestion: drop 'the' before plural nouns when speaking generally: 'about bikes.'

× In my country everyone uses bike for their normal basic works.

✓ In my country everyone uses bikes for their everyday basic tasks.

Several issues: 'uses bike' should be plural 'uses bikes' for a general statement (singular/plural agreement), and 'for' with 'works' is unnatural; use 'for' with activities but 'work' in this context should be 'tasks' or 'work' without 'basic'. Also 'normal basic' is redundant; 'everyday basic' or simply 'everyday' is better. Suggestion: use plural nouns for general statements and choose natural collocations: 'uses bikes for their everyday tasks.'