Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Improve grammar (tense and subject-verb agreement), reduce hesitations, and organize into a clear two-sentence response: direct answer + brief supporting detail. Use past tense consistently for childhood events and avoid filler words. Also replace vague phrases with specific ones (e.g., “I didn’t own a bike” and “my parents bought me a bike when I was older”).

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. Later, when I was a teenager, my parents bought me a motorcycle and I got a driving license.

Suggestion: Be concise and use clear reasons with linking words. Correct basic grammar (singular/plural, article use) and avoid repetition and fillers. Provide one or two specific supporting details (e.g., cost, traffic, fuel efficiency) and use linking words such as “because” or “for example.”

Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are cheaper to buy and run than cars. For example, many people prefer motorcycles to avoid traffic and to save money on fuel and maintenance.

× To be honest, uh, no. So when I was a child, I don't have, I don't own a bike, but after, once I grown up, I umm, I, I received the proper license after my parents bought me the bike.

✓ To be honest, no. When I was a child, I didn't have or own a bike, but after I grew up I received the proper license when my parents bought me a bike.

The sentence mixes past and present tenses incorrectly. The speaker describes past situations, so the verbs should be in past tense: 'don't have' -> 'didn't have', 'I grown up' -> 'I grew up'. Also 'don't own' should match past: 'didn't own'. Replace 'after, once I grown up' with 'after I grew up' or 'once I grew up' and change the clause order for clarity. Use 'a bike' rather than 'the bike' because it is the first mention.

× Yes, uh, most of the people in our country own a bike a more than a car because uh, bike is the one it is uh uh, affordable for all kind of uh, uh, status people like uh, low status and the high class people, uh, it is owned by every maximum.

✓ Yes. Most people in our country own a bike rather than a car because bikes are more affordable for people of all social classes; both lower-income and higher-income people own them.

The original has several quantifier and word choice problems: 'most of the people' is better as 'most people'. 'a bike a more than a car' is ungrammatical; use 'rather than a car'. 'bike is the one it is affordable' should be 'bikes are more affordable'. Use plural 'bikes' to match plural subject. 'all kind of status people' should be 'people of all social classes'. 'it is owned by every maximum' is unclear and incorrect; replace with 'both lower-income and higher-income people own them' for clarity. Overall correct use of quantifiers and plural nouns fixes meaning.