Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly in the past tense because the question refers to your childhood. Use “I had a bike” instead of “I do have a bike,” and say “my father gave it to me as a gift” rather than “it is a gift from my father.” Also, “I was not very good at riding” is more natural than “I was very bad,” and “I gave it to my cousins” is clearer than “I gifted back to my cousins.” Organize the response with a direct answer, a reason, and a short result; avoid unnecessary repetition and keep it to three or four sentences.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My father gave it to me as a birthday present, but I was not very good at riding it at first. Since I rarely used it, I eventually gave it to my cousins.

Suggestion: Begin with a clear opinion and then support it with a specific observation. Avoid repeating “usually” and “their,” and use plural forms consistently, such as “older siblings” and “their parents.” The phrase “close to the home” is unnatural; use “near their homes” or “in their neighborhoods.” You could also add a concrete reason, such as bikes being affordable, convenient, or useful for exercise, and connect your ideas with linking words such as “for example” or “in addition.”

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among children and teenagers. For example, I often see families cycling together in their neighborhoods at weekends. They are popular because they are affordable, convenient, and a good way to get exercise.

× In the past, yes, I do have a bike.

✓ In the past, yes, I had a bike.

The question asks about a past childhood experience, so the past-tense form had is needed instead of the present-tense form do have.

× When I was a child, it is a gift from my father actually.

✓ When I was a child, it was a gift from my father, actually.

Because the sentence refers to a past event, the past-tense form was should be used instead of is.

× And back then I'm very bad at riding a bike.

✓ And back then, I was very bad at riding a bike.

The phrase back then refers to the past, so the past-tense form was is required instead of am.

× That's why I actually gifted back to my cousins because I don't think I'm qualified enough.

✓ That's why I gave it back to my cousins because I didn't think I was qualified enough.

The whole experience happened in the past, so gave, didn't think, and was are appropriate past-tense forms. Also, gave it back is the natural verb phrase for returning the bike.

× Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because I always see children and they're usually with their older sibling and their their parents.

✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because I always see children, and they are usually with their older siblings and their parents.

The pronoun their is repeated accidentally. The phrase older siblings agrees better with the plural noun children, and they clearly refers to the children.

× They would usually just ride the bikes on the weekends in the neighborhood and also just close to the home.

✓ They usually ride their bikes on weekends in the neighborhood and also close to home.

This sentence describes a general present-day habit, so the simple present ride is more suitable than would ride. The expression on weekends is natural for repeated activities.

× They would usually just ride the bikes on the weekends in the neighborhood and also just close to the home.

✓ They would usually just ride the bikes on the weekends in the neighborhood and also just close to home.

In the expression close to home, home is used without the definite article the. This is a fixed and natural English expression.