Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be careful with tense and give a fuller, natural response. Use past tense for childhood and add a brief reason or memory to enrich the answer. Keep it concise (1–3 sentences) and avoid repetition.

Example: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child. My family couldn't afford one, so I usually played with friends who had bikes or rode a borrowed one occasionally.

Suggestion: Your answer is relevant and gives a reason, but improve fluency and vocabulary and vary linking words. Use more natural phrasing (e.g. "not very popular"), and provide a specific example or brief comparison to strengthen the response.

Example: I don't think bikes are very popular in my country because most people prefer motorcycles or jeeps for daily travel. For example, in the city many commuters use motorbikes since they are faster and more convenient than bicycles.

× No, I don't have a bike.

✓ No, I didn't have a bike.

The examiner's question asks about the past ('Did you have a bike when you were a child?'), so the student should use past tense. Using 'don't have' is present tense and mismatches the time reference. Suggestion: use past simple 'didn't have' to agree with the past-time question.

× No, they are not popular because we often use mass transportation like motorcycles or jeeps or trains.

✓ No, they are not popular because we often used mass transportation like motorcycles, jeeps, or trains.

The examiner asks generally about popularity in the country (present), but the student's justification refers to habitual transport choices which might be present or past. To keep consistency with 'are not popular' (present), the verb 'use' is acceptable; however, the context 'we often use mass transportation' is okay. If the student intended past habits when discussing childhood, 'used' would be correct. Another clear correction keeps present tense consistency: 'No, they are not popular because we often use mass transportation such as motorcycles, jeeps, or trains.' Also change 'like' to 'such as' and add commas for clarity. Suggestion: choose consistent tense (present) and use 'such as' for examples and commas for lists.