Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Your answer gives a clear response and a relevant personal story. Keep the past-tense verbs consistent: use “practiced” and “got hurt” instead of “practice” and “get hurt.” Also, say “lost confidence” rather than “lost the confidence,” and consider splitting the long sentence into two for smoother delivery.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I often practiced riding it near our home. However, I fell a few times and got hurt, so I gradually lost confidence and eventually gave it away.

Suggestion: You answer the question directly and give relevant reasons and an example. Since “bicycles” is plural, say “they are affordable.” “Different teenagers” sounds unnatural here; use “many teenagers.” You could also replace “I saw” with “I’ve seen” to describe a general observation, and remove “Umm” for a more fluent response.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in the Philippines. They’re affordable and convenient, especially for short trips. I’ve also seen many teenagers cycling for leisure and exercise.

× Yes, I used to have a bike when I was a child and I often practice riding it near our home, but I fell down a few times and I usually get hurt, so after a while I lost the confidence and eventually gave the bike away.

✓ Yes, I used to have a bike when I was a child, and I often practiced riding it near our home. I fell down a few times and usually got hurt, so after a while I lost confidence and eventually gave the bike away.

The speaker is describing childhood events, so the past-tense verbs should be consistent. Change practice to practiced and get to got. Use the past tense when describing completed actions or repeated experiences in the past.

× Yes, I used to have a bike when I was a child and I often practice riding it near our home, but I fell down a few times and I usually get hurt, so after a while I lost the confidence and eventually gave the bike away.

✓ Yes, I used to have a bike when I was a child, and I often practiced riding it near our home. I fell down a few times and usually got hurt, so after a while I lost confidence and eventually gave the bike away.

Confidence is an abstract noun used generally here, so it does not need the definite article the. Say lost confidence rather than lost the confidence.

× I think so. In the Philippines, many people own bicycles because it is affordable and more convenient to use.

✓ I think so. In the Philippines, many people own bicycles because they are affordable and more convenient to use.

The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to bicycles, which is plural. Use they and the plural verb are to agree with bicycles.