Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Исправьте грамматику и говорите о прошлом в Past Simple: «When I was a child, I didn’t have a bike». Избегайте повторов вроде «interested in it, in riding a bike» и заполнителей «uh». Ответьте прямо, а затем кратко объясните, чем вы предпочитали заниматься; например, упомяните рисование и плавание.

Example: When I was a child, I didn’t have a bike because I wasn’t very interested in cycling. Instead, I preferred drawing and swimming, so I rarely thought about riding one.

Suggestion: Начните с прямого ответа и избегайте повтора «the most popular transport». Формулировка «bikes are the most popular transport» звучит слишком категорично; точнее сказать, что велосипеды популярны среди определённых групп или для коротких поездок. Исправьте «global global warming» и используйте естественную формулировку «reduce air pollution» или «help fight climate change». Добавьте конкретную деталь, например, где или почему люди ездят на велосипедах.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among students and young adults. Many people use them for short trips because they’re affordable and convenient. Cycling also helps reduce air pollution.

× When I was child, I don't have bike because I was not interested in it, in riding a bike.

✓ When I was a child, I don't have a bike because I was not interested in it, in riding a bike.

Use the indefinite article a before the singular countable nouns child and bike. Singular countable nouns generally need an article or another determiner.

× When I was child, I don't have bike because I was not interested in it, in riding a bike.

✓ When I was a child, I didn't have a bike because I was not interested in it, in riding a bike.

The question asks about the past, and the sentence describes the student's childhood. Use the simple past negative didn't have instead of don't have.

× So I was really into, uh, the drawing, uh, swimming.

✓ So I was really into drawing and swimming.

When drawing names an activity in general, it does not normally take the article the. The correction also removes speech fillers for clarity.

× So I was really into, uh, the drawing, uh, swimming.

✓ So I was really into drawing and swimming.

Use and to connect the two activities in this list. It makes clear that the student enjoyed both drawing and swimming.

× So I don't have a time to ride a bike.

✓ So I didn't have time to ride a bike.

The sentence refers to the student's childhood, so use the past-tense form didn't have. The simple past keeps the answer consistent with the question.

× So I don't have a time to ride a bike.

✓ So I didn't have time to ride a bike.

Time is uncountable when it means an amount of available time, so it does not take a before it in this sentence.