Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly and reduce fillers such as “umm” and “you know.” Use the past tense consistently: “I cycled to school every day,” not “I cycle.” You can also make the answer more natural by saying “when I was in middle school” and adding one specific detail about your bike or the experience. Avoid repeating “I did have a bike.”

Example: Yes, I did. I had a blue bike when I was in middle school, and I cycled to school every day. It was quite easy to ride, so I became confident on it. Looking back, those rides are one of my fondest childhood memories.

Suggestion: Give a complete final sentence and avoid informal fillers such as “'cause” and “you know.” Correct “grab or a bike” to “grab a bike” or “pick up a bike.” Explain why bikes are popular and describe their use more precisely, for example, as a convenient way to travel from subway stations to workplaces. Use linking words such as “because,” “especially,” and “as a result” to connect your ideas smoothly.

Example: Yes, definitely. Shared bikes are very popular in China because they are convenient and inexpensive. During rush hours, many people pick up a bike outside subway stations and ride it to their offices or homes. As a result, it is common to see large numbers of cyclists on busy streets.

× Yes, I did umm, actually I did have a bike when I was in my middle school.

✓ Yes, I did. Umm, actually, I had a bike when I was in middle school.

We generally say in middle school, without the possessive determiner my or the article the, when referring to this stage of education in general. The response can also be made more natural by avoiding the unnecessary repetition of did have.

× So at that time I umm, I cycle to school every day and so I think I was quite good at it.

✓ So at that time, I cycled to school every day, and I think I was quite good at it.

The phrase at that time refers to a completed period in the past, so the past-tense form cycled is required instead of the present-tense form cycle.

× They usually just grab or a bike on the street and then.

✓ They usually just grab a bike on the street and then ride it.

The conjunction or is incorrect because the sentence describes one action, grabbing a bike, rather than a choice between two alternatives. The sentence also needs a verb after and then to complete the sequence of actions.

× They usually just grab or a bike on the street and then.

✓ They usually just grab a bike on the street and then ride it.

The original sentence ends with and then but does not include the second verb needed to complete the coordinated actions. Adding ride it makes the sentence grammatically complete and clearly expresses what people do after grabbing a bike.