Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly using the past tense: “Yes, I had a bike.” Use “rode” instead of “ride” and avoid the incorrect structure “when I go to school or going out.” You could say “whenever I went to school or went out with my friends.” Also, use the plural “friends” if you mean more than one person. Add one specific detail, such as how often you used the bike or where you rode it.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I rode it whenever I went to school or went out with my friends. I used it almost every day because it was convenient and enjoyable. I especially liked riding it around my neighborhood after school.

Suggestion: Give a clear topic sentence first, such as “Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country.” Then organize your explanation with linking words like “especially” and “because.” Avoid the confusing and repetitive phrase about older people, students, and teenagers, and replace “elder people” with “older people.” Complete the final idea by saying “cycling is very flexible and comfortable” or “travelling by bike is convenient.” Include a specific reason or example, such as avoiding traffic or saving money.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students and older people. Many students use them to get to school, while older people often ride them for exercise or short trips. In my opinion, cycling is convenient and affordable because it helps people avoid traffic and does not require fuel.

× Yes, I have a bike when I was a child and I ride it every time when I go to school or going out with my friend.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I rode it whenever I went to school or went out with my friend.

The question asks about a past period, so the past tense is required. Use had instead of have, rode instead of ride, and went instead of go. The verbs in the coordinated phrases should also have parallel forms: went to school or went out.

× Yes, I have a bike when I was a child and I ride it every time when I go to school or going out with my friend.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I rode it whenever I went to school or went out with my friend.

Every time when is unnecessarily repetitive because both words introduce a time clause. Use whenever or every time, but not both together. Whenever is the most natural choice in this sentence.

× Definitely because most of the people using bike are probably elder people and students and mostly for teenagers because they have to go to work and they don't have a license for their car or their motorbike so they go by.

✓ Definitely, because most people who use bikes are probably older people and students, especially teenagers. They have to go to work, and they do not have a license for a car or a motorbike, so they travel by bike.

Bike is being used in a general plural sense, so it should be bikes. Also, most people is the natural form when speaking about people in general. Using the plural form makes the meaning clearer.

× Definitely because most of the people using bike are probably elder people and students and mostly for teenagers because they have to go to work and they don't have a license for their car or their motorbike so they go by.

✓ Definitely, because most people who use bikes are probably older people and students, especially teenagers. They have to go to work, and they do not have a license for a car or a motorbike, so they travel by bike. For me, traveling by bike is very convenient and comfortable.

Older is the usual adjective for people of greater age; elder is generally used in more specific contexts, such as an elder member of a family. Convenient is more appropriate than flexible when describing a method of transportation.

× Definitely because most of the people using bike are probably elder people and students and mostly for teenagers because they have to go to work and they don't have a license for their car or their motorbike so they go by.

✓ Definitely, because most people who use bikes are probably older people and students, especially teenagers.

When referring to people in general, use most people rather than most of the people. The phrase most of the people usually refers to a particular, previously identified group.

× Definitely because most of the people using bike are probably elder people and students and mostly for teenagers because they have to go to work and they don't have a license for their car or their motorbike so they go by.

✓ Definitely, because most people who use bikes are probably older people and students, especially teenagers. They have to go to work, and they do not have a license for a car or a motorbike, so they travel by bike.

The original sentence contains too many ideas joined together with and and because. Divide it into shorter sentences and use a relative clause, who use bikes, to make the relationship between the ideas clear.

× Definitely because most of the people using bike are probably elder people and students and mostly for teenagers because they have to go to work and they don't have a license for their car or their motorbike so they go by.

✓ Definitely, because most people who use bikes are probably older people and students, especially teenagers. They have to go to work, and they do not have a license for a car or a motorbike, so they travel by bike.

Go by is incomplete in this context because the means of transportation should be stated. Use travel by bike or go by bike. These expressions clearly explain how the people travel.

× And for me, going by very, you know, flexible and very comfortable.

✓ For me, traveling by bike is very convenient and comfortable.

The original sentence has no main verb after the subject phrase. Add is to connect traveling by bike with the adjectives. Also, avoid beginning this sentence with And when it is not needed.