Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly, then add one relevant detail about the bike or how you used it. Avoid repeating “back” and reduce fillers such as “uh.” Use the past tense “succeeded” because you are describing a completed event.

Example: Yes, I had my first bike when I was 12. My father gave it to me as a reward for doing well on my physics final exam, and I rode it to school almost every day.

Suggestion: Give a clear answer about whether bikes are popular, and avoid shifting between “I” and “we.” Explain the trend with one concise reason or comparison. Use accurate, natural phrasing such as “not as popular as” and distinguish regular bicycles from electric bikes.

Example: Bicycles are not as popular as they used to be in many parts of China. Many people travel by car or electric bike because these options are more convenient for longer commutes. However, regular bikes are still common in parks and for short trips.

× My father gave it to me as a gift after I succeed in my physics final exam.

✓ My father gave it to me as a gift after I succeeded in my physics final exam.

The sentence refers to two completed events in the past. Use the past-tense form succeeded to match the past-tense verb gave. For events that happened in the past, make sure the verbs describing them are also in the past tense.

× Yeah, I was not that popular because you know, the current structure of Chinese population is or the Chinese people's life is that when we were young, we take the car of our parents and we when we work, we drive the car or we drive the E bike, but not the bike.

✓ Yeah, bikes are not that popular because, given the way people in China live, when we are young, our parents drive us around, and when we work, we drive cars or e-bikes rather than bicycles.

The pronoun I refers to the speaker, but the answer is about bikes. Use bikes as the subject to make the intended meaning clear. When referring to the thing being discussed, check that the pronoun or noun used as the subject matches it.

× Yeah, I was not that popular because you know, the current structure of Chinese population is or the Chinese people's life is that when we were young, we take the car of our parents and we when we work, we drive the car or we drive the E bike, but not the bike.

✓ Yeah, bikes are not that popular because, given the way people in China live, when we are young, our parents drive us around, and when we work, we drive cars or e-bikes rather than bicycles.

The answer describes a general situation, so use the present tense: are, are young, and work. Keep the tense consistent when describing general habits or facts.