Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly and add one specific supporting detail. Correct the grammar by saying “when I was a child” or “when I was young.” For a stronger Part 1 response, explain what you used the bike for or how you felt about it.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I usually rode it around my neighborhood with my friends, especially at weekends. It was a simple bike, but I really enjoyed using it.

Suggestion: Answer the question clearly and avoid hesitation fillers such as “umm” and informal expressions such as “kinda wild” and “kinda strange.” Also, say “bikes,” not “bags,” and use a more natural structure: “Bikes aren’t very popular because the traffic is heavy and cycling in the city can be dangerous.” Add a specific comparison or example to make your answer more developed.

Example: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country, especially in large cities. The traffic is usually heavy, and many roads don’t have dedicated bike lanes, so cycling can be dangerous. However, bikes are becoming more popular in smaller towns and among people who want to exercise.

× Yes, I had a bike when I was child.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child.

The singular countable noun child requires the indefinite article a in this expression. Say a child, not child. You can also say when I was young.

× In my opinion bags are not that popular in my country because it umm the traffic is kinda wild so it's kinda strange to use bikes in the city.

✓ In my opinion, bags are not that popular in my country because the traffic is kind of wild, so it's kind of strange to use bikes in the city.

The phrase it the traffic is grammatically incorrect because it is placed before the subject the traffic without a grammatical function. Remove it and use the traffic as the subject of is. Also, use commas to separate the introductory phrase and the two clauses joined by so. In formal speaking, kind of is preferable to the informal form kinda.