Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly and use the correct word “bike” rather than “bug.” Avoid restarting the same phrase (“who is who was”) and use a clear past-tense sequence. Explain briefly how you felt or what happened afterward; say “I was really upset,” not “it was really upset.”

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, but someone stole it. I suspected the person was around my age, although I never found out who it was. I was really upset because I loved riding it.

Suggestion: Give a clear opinion, then support it with one specific reason or example. Use “cars and trucks” and “bikes” in the plural, and use the present simple for general habits (“people use”). Remove the unclear sentence “It is unhealthy” and avoid repeating the point. Finish your answer with a complete thought.

Example: No, I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country. Most people rely on cars or trucks, especially for commuting, because public transport and cycling routes can be limited. However, some people ride bikes for exercise or short trips.

× Yes, I had a bug when I was a child but it was stolen by someone who is who was the same age as me but I don't know yet.

✓ Yes, I had a bug when I was a child, but it was stolen by someone who was the same age as me. I don't know who stole it.

The speaker starts with who is and then corrects it to who was. Since the person is being described in a past event, use was. The phrase I don't know yet is grammatically acceptable in the present, but I don't know who stole it makes the meaning clearer.

× So I really couldn't find the person who stole my bike and it was really upset for me not to see my bike anymore.

✓ So I really couldn't find the person who stole my bike, and it was really upsetting for me not to see my bike anymore.

Upset usually describes how a person feels, while upsetting describes something that causes that feeling. Because it refers to the situation of not seeing the bike, use upsetting.

× I literally don't think that cycling is popular in my country because lots of people are just using car or trucks or there are a few people, uh, who are using bike.

✓ I literally don't think that cycling is popular in my country because lots of people are just using cars or trucks, or there are a few people, uh, who are using bikes.

The sentence refers to cars, trucks, and bikes in general, so these countable nouns should be plural. Use cars, trucks, and bikes rather than car and bike.

× It is unhealthy, I know, but most of the people are just using cars or lots of people are just.

✓ It is unhealthy, I know, but most people just use cars.

The sentence describes a general habit, so the simple present, use, is more appropriate than the present continuous, are using. The phrase lots of people are just is also unfinished; this correction completes the thought without adding a new idea.