Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Keep answers concise and grammatical. Start with a clear topic sentence, then give a brief reason with a specific detail. Reduce hesitations and correct tenses (use past tense for childhood). Use linking words like 'so' or 'because' to connect ideas smoothly.

Example: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because I was afraid of falling. For example, I once watched a friend crash and that made me too nervous to try riding myself, so my parents never bought one for me.

Suggestion: Give a direct opinion first then support it with two specific reasons. Use clearer linking words (for example, 'because' for reasons, 'therefore' for result). Avoid repetition and filler words; use precise vocabulary like 'public transport' and 'ride-sharing services.'

Example: No, bikes are not very popular in my country because cities are crowded and traffic is heavy. As a result, most people prefer public transport like trains and buses or ride-sharing services such as Uber, which are more convenient and safer for long commutes.

× When I was child, uh, I'm very afraid to ride the bike.

✓ When I was a child, I was very afraid to ride a bike.

The original sentence has two issues: missing article before 'child' and inconsistent tense. 'When I was a child' requires the article 'a'. The speaker refers to a past state, so 'I'm' (present) should be 'I was' (past) to match the time frame; also use 'a bike' rather than 'the bike' for general reference.

× That's why I don't have any uh, bike uh, because, uh, whenever I'm seeing someone riding the cycle, I felt uh, very scared to falling uh.

✓ That's why I didn't have any bike, because whenever I saw someone riding a bicycle, I felt very scared to fall.

Multiple tense and form problems: the explanation refers to past circumstances, so 'don't have' (present) should be 'didn't have' (past) for consistency. 'I'm seeing' is present continuous but the intended meaning is past habitual, so use simple past 'saw'. 'Riding the cycle' is unnatural; use 'riding a bicycle'. 'I felt very scared to falling' mixes past and incorrect verb form: use 'scared to fall' or 'scared of falling'; here 'scared to fall' is corrected. Also article use: 'any bike' is acceptable but 'any bike' without 'a' is fine; simplified to 'any bike'.

× In my country, bikes are not popular because of the, uh, heavy traffic, because, uh, my country is quite, uh, crowded place.

✓ In my country, bikes are not popular because of heavy traffic; my country is quite a crowded place.

Remove unnecessary commas and filler words. 'The heavy traffic' can be 'heavy traffic' for general statement. 'My country is quite crowded place' misses the indefinite article 'a' before 'crowded place'. Also combine clauses for clarity and correct punctuation.

× So people, they usually use the transportation, uh, by using, uh, train buses, umm, uh, Uber cars.

✓ So people usually use public transportation, such as trains, buses, or Uber cars.

Redundant subject 'people, they' should be simplified to 'people'. 'Use the transportation by using' is wordy and ungrammatical; 'use public transportation' is correct. List items need correct plural forms and parallel structure: 'trains, buses, or Uber cars'. Using 'such as' introduces examples clearly.