Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly and avoid unnecessary hesitation such as “Umm.” Correct the grammar by saying “couldn’t afford one” and “share rides with my neighbors.” The final clause is unclear because walking and sharing rides did not necessarily teach you to enjoy outdoor games. Use a linking word such as “As a result” and give one specific detail about your childhood activities. Keep the answer to two or three natural sentences.

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child because my family couldn’t afford one. I usually walked to school or shared rides with my neighbors. As a result, I spent more time playing outdoor games with other children in my neighborhood.

Suggestion: Give a clear answer without hesitation and support it with a balanced comparison. Correct “car attracts more attentions” to “cars attract more attention” and “are seen as status symbols.” To make the response more specific, explain who commonly uses bikes or mention a reason, such as convenience, exercise, or traffic. Use a linking word such as “However” to connect the contrast logically.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students and people who live in crowded cities. However, cars attract more attention because they are more comfortable and are often seen as status symbols. Bikes are still widely used for short journeys because they are affordable and convenient in heavy traffic.

× My family can't afford 1 so I usually walk to school or share ride with neighbors which taught me to enjoy small outdoor games instead.

✓ My family couldn't afford one, so I usually walked to school or shared rides with neighbors, which taught me to enjoy small outdoor games instead.

The question asks about the student's childhood, so the past tense is required. Use couldn't instead of can't, walked instead of walk, and shared instead of share. Keep the verb tenses consistent when describing past experiences.

× My family can't afford 1 so I usually walk to school or share ride with neighbors which taught me to enjoy small outdoor games instead.

✓ My family couldn't afford one, so I usually walked to school or shared rides with neighbors, which taught me to enjoy small outdoor games instead.

The sentence needs a pronoun after afford. One refers to a bike without repeating the noun. Use one when referring to a singular countable item that has already been mentioned.

× My family can't afford 1 so I usually walk to school or share ride with neighbors which taught me to enjoy small outdoor games instead.

✓ My family couldn't afford one, so I usually walked to school or shared rides with neighbors, which taught me to enjoy small outdoor games instead.

Ride is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article, such as a. Because the student describes a repeated activity, shared rides is also a natural choice.

× Umm yes, bikes are quite popular in my country but car attracts more attentions.

✓ Umm, yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, but cars attract more attention.

Cars is plural because the sentence refers to cars in general. Attention is normally an uncountable noun in this meaning, so it should not be pluralized as attentions.

× Umm yes, bikes are quite popular in my country but car attracts more attentions.

✓ Umm, yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, but cars attract more attention.

The plural subject cars takes the plural verb attract, not the singular verb attracts. Make sure the subject and verb agree in number.