Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more concise, organize your answer with a clear topic sentence, use correct tense and fewer hesitations. Name the age once, describe the bike with specific details, then briefly explain why you didn’t use it. Use linking words (for example, 'but' or 'because') to connect ideas and avoid repeating words.

Example: I had a small red bike when I was about seven. It had training wheels so I wouldn’t fall, and I enjoyed riding it in the park. However, I didn’t use it much later because my family sold it when we needed money.

Suggestion: Directly answer the question, then give 2–3 specific reasons using linking words. Avoid contradictions and filler words. Be precise about who uses bikes and why (e.g., commuters, students), and compare with cars if relevant.

Example: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country nowadays. Most people prefer cars because they are faster and more comfortable for long trips. However, many young people and students use bikes for short commutes because they are cheap and convenient in crowded cities.

× Yes, when I was around, uh, ten years or seven years, I had a bike, a small one, it was red, uh, with two extra uh, wheels for uh, children to not fall.

✓ Yes, when I was around seven or ten years old, I had a small red bike with two extra wheels so I would not fall.

The sentence has issues with word order, redundant phrasing, and incorrect age expression. Use 'seven or ten years old' or better 'around seven or ten years old' to express age. Combine short clauses into a clearer structure and use 'so I would not fall' to express purpose/result. Also place adjectives before the noun ('small red bike'). Grammar problem type ID:6

× Uh, I didn't use it a lot because we sell the tea later.

✓ I didn't use it a lot because we sold it later.

The speaker uses present tense 'sell' after a past context 'didn't use', causing a tense mismatch. Use past tense 'sold' to keep narration consistent. Also 'the tea' seems incorrect contextually; likely they meant 'it' (the bike). Clarify referent: 'sold it later'. Grammar problem type ID:5

× No, bikes are not popular in my country, especially these days because, uh, people mostly use car, uh, even poor people, they prefer working.

✓ No, bikes are not popular in my country, especially these days, because people mostly use cars; even poorer people prefer motorized transport.

Plural noun required: use 'cars' not 'car'. 'Even poor people, they prefer working' is unclear and ungrammatical; likely intended contrast is that even poorer people choose motorized transport. Use comparative 'poorer' and clarify meaning. Keep present tense but correct noun number and phrasing. Grammar problem type ID:1

× Uh, the younger generation uses bike bikes because uh, they, they are very convenient.

✓ The younger generation uses bikes because they are very convenient.

Redundant repetition 'bike bikes' should be 'bikes'. Use plural 'bikes' to match 'the younger generation uses' and pronoun 'they' correctly refers to bikes. Remove stuttering and duplicate words for clarity. Grammar problem type ID:12