Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly, then give one or two clear details. Use “pink” rather than “in pink,” and keep the past tense consistent: because you are describing childhood, say “I loved it” and “I rode it.” The final phrase is unclear; replace it with a specific detail, such as who you rode with or what you enjoyed about the bike. Use linking words such as “because” to connect your ideas.

Example: Yes, I had a pink bike when I was a child. My parents gave it to me for my birthday, and I loved it. I often rode it around my neighbourhood with my friends.

Suggestion: Use the plural “bikes” when speaking generally, and say “more affordable than travelling by car.” Organize the two reasons clearly with “First” and “Also.” Instead of saying the roads are “very small,” use a more natural description such as “narrow” or “often crowded.” Explain briefly why a bike is convenient in that setting.

Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in Vietnam. First, they are more affordable to buy and run than cars. Also, many roads are narrow and crowded, so bikes are often a convenient way to get around.

× It was in pink and it was given to me as a birthday present from my parents and I love it so much.

✓ It was pink, and it was given to me as a birthday present by my parents, and I loved it so much.

Use the adjective pink directly after was; in is not needed to describe the bike’s color. By is the natural preposition for identifying who gave the present. Since the student is describing childhood, loved is more consistent with the past-tense context.

× I usually ride it around my neighbourhood and other trimired me so much about that.

✓ I usually rode it around my neighbourhood and other trimired me so much about that.

The student is describing a childhood habit, so the past-tense form rode is appropriate. The phrase other trimired me is unclear and cannot be corrected reliably from the transcript; it may contain a transcription or word-choice error.

× I think bike is very popular in my country because of two reasons.

✓ I think bikes are very popular in my country for two reasons.

When speaking generally about bicycles, use the plural noun bikes. The plural subject takes are. For two reasons is the natural expression for introducing reasons.

× The first one is affordable then travel by car and the second one is the road in my country, Vietnam is very small and it is easier to travel by small vehicle as a bike.

✓ The first reason is that biking is more affordable than traveling by car, and the second is that the roads in Vietnam are very narrow, so it is easier to travel by a small vehicle such as a bike.

Use more affordable than to form the comparison; then does not introduce a comparison. The comparison should be between parallel activities: biking and traveling by car. Use such as to give a clear example of a small vehicle.