Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Focus on answering the examiner’s question directly and avoid repeating it. Correct pronunciation and word choice are essential (“bike” not “buy”). Start with a topic sentence stating whether you had a bike, then give one or two specific supporting details (age, how often you rode it, or who taught you). Keep the response natural, concise (no more than 5 sentences), and use simple linking words like “and” or “so” if needed.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I got it when I was seven and rode it almost every day after school to visit my friends. It was a small red bicycle with training wheels at first, and my father taught me to ride it in the park.

Suggestion: Answer directly instead of repeating the question, and ensure subject-verb agreement (“bikes are” not “bike are”). Give a clear opinion and one or two specific reasons or examples to support it, using linking words like “because” or “for example.” Keep the answer natural, concise, and relevant to the context.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country because many people use them for short trips and exercise. For example, in cities there are bike lanes and rental services, and many students ride bicycles to school to avoid traffic.

× Did you have a buy when you were a child?

✓ Did you have a bike when you were a child?

The student wrote 'buy' which is a verb meaning to purchase, not the noun 'bike'. This is a word choice/spelling error rather than a grammar rule from the provided list, but it affects sentence meaning. Replace 'buy' with the correct noun 'bike' to match the examiner's question and past tense context. Suggestion: read carefully and check that nouns are spelled correctly and make sense in context.

× Do you think bike are popular in your country?

✓ Do you think bikes are popular in your country?

The subject should be plural to match the plural verb phrase 'are'. 'Bike' is singular, so it does not agree with 'are'. Change 'bike' to the plural 'bikes' to achieve subject-verb agreement. Suggestion: when using 'are', ensure the noun is plural; with 'do you think' questions about a general category, use the plural form for countable nouns.