Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly, then give one clear detail about how you felt or where you rode. Keep the story in the past tense: use “had,” “liked,” and “felt.” Avoid repeating the same idea and replace fillers such as “umm” and “like” with a short pause.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I loved riding it around my neighborhood. It made me feel free, almost as if I were flying.

Suggestion: Give a direct answer and support it with a clear reason or example. Say “bikes are popular” rather than “it’s popular,” and use “cheaper than a car.” Clarify that riding a bike does not require paying for fuel or fares; avoid repeating that it costs no money.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because they are much cheaper to use than cars. You don’t have to pay for fuel, and they’re convenient for short trips around town.

× when I was a child I have I had a bike

✓ When I was a child, I had a bike.

The answer refers to a past period, so the past-tense form had is needed. The phrase I have appears to be a false start and should be removed.

× I like to try ride the bike.

✓ I liked riding a bike.

The speaker is describing a childhood activity, so liked should be in the past tense. This correction also removes the unnecessary sequence try ride.

× I like to try ride the bike.

✓ I liked trying to ride a bike.

After try, use either an -ing form, as in trying, or an infinitive, as in to try. The original combines the two patterns incorrectly: try ride.

× I was like I feel so good when I was playing

✓ I felt so good when I was playing.

The speaker is describing a past experience, so feel should be changed to felt. The phrase I was like is a false start and is unnecessary in the corrected sentence.

× I feel like flying when I was to ride a bike.

✓ I felt like I was flying when I rode a bike.

Use past-tense verbs to describe the childhood experience: felt and rode. The original also uses the awkward construction was to ride; rode expresses the past action directly.

× It's so good.

✓ It was so good.

Because the speaker is evaluating a past experience, use was rather than the present-tense is.

× it's free, uh, cheap than the car

✓ It's free and cheaper than a car.

When comparing two things, use the comparative form cheaper, not cheap. Use a car when referring to a car in general.

× we don't need the money to go like with if you if you we have a bike.

✓ If you have a bike, you don't need money to go places.

The original combines a conditional clause and a main clause in an incomplete, disordered structure. Put the condition first with if you have a bike, then state the result in the main clause.