Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be careful with tense and try to expand slightly with a linking phrase to make the answer more natural and informative. Start with a clear topic sentence in past tense, then add one brief supporting detail (reason or memory) using a linking word. Keep it within 3–4 sentences.

Example: Yes, I had my own bike when I was a child. I bought it with money I saved from doing small jobs for my neighbors, so I felt really proud of it. Because it was my first big purchase, I remember riding it every afternoon after school.

Suggestion: Improve grammar, remove redundancy, and organize ideas with linking words. Begin with a direct topic sentence, then give two specific supporting points (infrastructure and safety) using connectors like 'because' and 'for example'. Avoid repeating words and fix article/plural errors.

Example: No, bikes are not very popular in my country because the government has not invested enough in cycling infrastructure. For example, there are few dedicated bike lanes, and traffic is heavy in cities, so many people consider cycling unsafe.

× Yes, I have my own bike.

✓ Yes, I had my own bike.

The examiner asked about the past ('when you were a child'), so the student should use past tense. 'Have' is present tense; change to 'had' to match the time frame. Suggestion: Pay attention to time markers in questions and match verb tense accordingly.

× I bought it with my own money.

✓ I bought it with my own money.

This sentence is already correct: past simple 'bought' matches the past time frame 'when you were a child.' No change needed. Suggestion: None.

× No, bikes are not very popular in my country because primarily because the government hasn't over offered enough incentive or invested in cycling infrastructure.

✓ No, bikes are not very popular in my country, primarily because the government has not offered enough incentives or invested in cycling infrastructure.

Multiple issues: repetition of 'because' (sentence structure error) and incorrect verb phrase 'hasn't over offered' (word order and wrong adverb). Also 'incentive' should be plural 'incentives' to match general meaning (quantifier/article issue). Use 'has not offered' or 'hasn't offered' plus plural 'incentives.' Suggestion: Remove duplicate words, place adverbs correctly, and use plural for countable nouns when speaking generally.

× For example there are few dedicated bike lanes and and when and in city cycling feels very unsafe.

✓ For example, there are few dedicated bike lanes, and cycling in the city feels very unsafe.

Problems: missing comma after 'For example', duplicate 'and', incorrect word order 'and in city' should be 'in the city'. Also 'few' without article can imply almost none; depending on intended meaning, 'few' is acceptable, but punctuation and word order must be fixed. Suggestion: Remove duplicate conjunctions, add commas for clarity, and use the correct prepositional phrase 'in the city.'