Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Keep your answer concise, directly address the question, and correct grammar and tense. Start with a clear topic sentence (Yes/No), then add one or two specific supporting details using linking words. Avoid asking questions to the examiner and fix sentence structure (e.g., subject-verb agreement, correct pronouns, and numbers written as words).

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. However, several of my neighbours did, and they used their bikes to get to school and run small errands, which helped them avoid heavy traffic. I always wanted one, but I never learned how to ride.

Suggestion: Give a clear topic sentence and support it with specific reasons and a linking word. Correct repetition and finish incomplete sentences. Use precise vocabulary (e.g., fuel prices, convenient, motorbikes versus bicycles) and provide one specific example or result to make the answer more convincing.

Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in Nigeria now. Because fuel prices are high, many people choose motorcycles or bicycles as cheaper, easier-to-maintain transport, and this helps them avoid heavy traffic and reach work faster.

× When I was a child I didn't have a bike growing up but I saw few of my neighbors that bought bikes for their children.

✓ When I was a child I didn't have a bike, but I saw a few of my neighbors who bought bikes for their children.

The sentence has past tense context and needs 'a few' (quantifier) instead of 'few' to indicate some, and 'who' is the correct relative pronoun for people, not 'that'. Also add a comma before 'but' for clarity.

× Has this help them to commute around school, errands and messages that they have sent and help them to beat traffic?

✓ Did this help them commute to school, run errands, send messages, and avoid traffic?

The question is about past events, so use past tense auxiliary 'Did' not present 'Has'. 'Help' should be base verb after 'did'. Use correct verbs and prepositions: 'commute to school', 'run errands', 'send messages'. 'Beat traffic' is colloquial; 'avoid traffic' is clearer.

× I would really love to own a bike but currently I do not know how to ride 1.

✓ I would really love to own a bike, but currently I do not know how to ride one.

The numeral '1' is incorrect in informal sentence; write 'one'. Add a comma before 'but'. The rest is grammatically correct.

× Bikes Bikes are popular here in my country Nigeria especially with the increase in fuel price, most people are going for bike as a cheaper option which is very easy to maintain.

✓ Bikes are popular here in my country, Nigeria, especially with the increase in fuel prices. Most people are choosing motorcycles as a cheaper, easy-to-maintain option.

Remove duplicated 'Bikes'. Use commas around the country name as an appositive. 'Fuel prices' (plural) is standard. The sentence was a run-on; split into two sentences. 'Going for bike' is ungrammatical; use 'choosing motorcycles' or 'choosing bikes'. Add hyphenation not required; use 'easy-to-maintain' or 'easy to maintain'.

× With the rise of traffic along the way, people move easily with their.

✓ With the rise in traffic, people move more easily by motorcycle.

The phrase 'rise of traffic along the way' is awkward; use 'rise in traffic'. 'People move easily with their' is incomplete and missing an object; specify 'by motorcycle' or 'on motorcycles'. Also 'more easily' fits comparative context.