Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly and organize your ideas chronologically. Your answer contains confusing information about being in Grade 10 and Grade 6, so clarify the age or school year when you learned to ride. Avoid unfinished phrases such as “helping me how to” and use linking words like “at first,” “then,” and “eventually.” Also, avoid repetition of “practice” and include a specific detail about who helped you or where you rode the bike.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I learned to ride it when I was in Grade 6, although I found it difficult at first. I fell down several times, but my neighbors helped me and I eventually became confident. I usually rode it around my neighborhood after school.

Suggestion: You did not answer the examiner’s question. Give a clear opinion first, such as “Yes, bikes are quite popular,” and then support it with one or two specific reasons or examples. You could mention transportation, exercise, environmental benefits, or differences between cities and rural areas. Use a linking word such as “because” or “especially” to make your response coherent.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students and young adults. Many people use them because they are affordable and convenient for short distances. In addition, cycling is becoming more popular as people become more concerned about exercise and pollution.

× Over time I practiced, fell down and practice.

✓ Over time, I practiced, fell down, and practiced again.

The response describes past experiences, so all coordinated verbs should be in the past tense. Practice is the base form, whereas practiced is the past-tense form. Keep the verb forms parallel: practiced, fell, and practiced.

× There were people by the house helping me how to.

✓ There were people by the house who helped me learn how to ride it.

The phrase helping me how to is incomplete because how to must be followed by a verb. Use learn how to ride it to express the complete idea. Adding who helped also makes the relationship between the people and the action clearer.