Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly and maintain consistent past tense because you are talking about childhood. Correct “when I am a child” to “when I was a child,” “use” to “used,” “to went” to “to go,” and “race” to “race” or “raced,” depending on the sentence structure. Avoid repeating “bike” and connect your ideas more naturally with a linking word such as “and.” Add one specific detail about why you enjoyed cycling.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I often used it to go to the park, where I raced my friends in my free time. I really enjoyed cycling because it gave me a sense of freedom.

Suggestion: Give a clear answer in the first sentence and avoid repeating “not popular.” Use more natural expressions, such as “Hong Kong is a densely populated city” instead of “a very small country and city.” The phrase “so that bike is not popular” is grammatically incorrect; use “so cycling is less common.” Explain the lack of cycling facilities more specifically, for example, by mentioning heavy traffic, narrow roads, or limited bike lanes.

Example: No, bikes are not particularly popular in Hong Kong. Since the city is densely populated and has heavy traffic, cycling can be inconvenient and sometimes unsafe. In addition, there are very few dedicated bike lanes, so most people prefer to use public transportation.

× Yes, I had a bike when I am a child and I always use my bike to went to the park and then race with other people during my free time. I love my bike.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I always used my bike to go to the park and then raced with other people during my free time. I love my bike.

Because the question asks about your childhood, the past tense is needed: am changes to was, use changes to used, and race changes to raced. Also, the verb after to must be in its base form, so went changes to go. You can keep I love my bike in the present tense because you may still love it now.

× In my country, bikes are not popular because Hong Kong is a very small country and city so that bike is not popular and there are no facilities for bikers to use.

✓ In my country, bikes are not popular because Hong Kong is a very small city, and there are no facilities for cyclists to use.

The plural noun bikes should be used when speaking about bicycles in general. The singular phrase that bike does not match this general meaning. Also, Hong Kong should be described as a city rather than as both a country and a city. When talking about people who ride bicycles, cyclists is a more natural word than bikers in this context.