Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be direct and concise: state clearly you didn't have a bike, give a brief reason or context, and if relevant mention current situation using correct tense. Use linking words to make it coherent and avoid vague phrases like "trying to guess this new ability."

Example: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my family lived in a busy city and it wasn't safe to cycle. However, as an adult I have started learning to ride so I can cycle for exercise and short trips.

Suggestion: Good content and clear opinion. Improve by adding a linking word and a specific example or statistic to support your point, and refine vocabulary ("environmentally friendly" rather than "more friendly to the environment"). Keep it within 2–4 sentences.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country. For example, many commuters cycle to work in large cities, especially since bike lanes were expanded in recent years, and people often say cycling is more environmentally friendly and cheaper than driving.

× To be honest, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.

✓ To be honest, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.

No change needed; sentence correctly uses past simple 'didn't have' and past time reference 'when I was a child'. It is included to show no correction required for tense.

× I haven't practiced it before and now I am trying to guess this new ability.

✓ I hadn't practiced it before, and now I am trying to learn this new skill.

Original uses present perfect 'I haven't practiced' with 'before' in a past context; past perfect 'hadn't practiced' is more consistent when referring to a period before another past moment, but since the speaker is describing past lack of practice relative to now, either 'hadn't practiced before' or 'hadn't practiced until now' can work. Also 'guess this new ability' is incorrect collocation: we 'learn' or 'develop' a skill, not 'guess' it. 'Ability' is better replaced by 'skill'. Suggestion: use 'hadn't practiced it before' (or 'hadn't practiced before') and 'learn this new skill.'

× I do think bikes are popular in my country and now many people take a bike to commute instead of other means of transportation because they think it is more friendly to the environment than driving.

✓ I do think bicycles are popular in my country, and now many people take a bike to commute instead of other means of transportation because they think it is friendlier to the environment than driving.

Use of 'bikes' is acceptable but 'bicycles' is slightly more formal; main issues: 'more friendly' is comparative of adjective 'friendly' and should be 'friendlier' (or 'more friendly' is not wrong but 'friendlier' is preferred). Also a comma is needed before 'and' connecting clauses. 'Take a bike' is acceptable colloquially; no grammatical error but consistency in register recommended. Correction replaces 'more friendly' with 'friendlier' and adds a comma for clarity.