Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the examiner directly rather than repeating the question. Say whether you had a bike, then add one or two relevant details, such as when you got it, where you rode it, or how you felt about it.

Example: Yes, I had a small red bike when I was about seven. I used to ride it around my neighborhood with my friends after school.

Suggestion: Your answer gives a clear opinion, but correct the grammar: use “bikes are pretty popular,” and say “on the islands” or “on islands” rather than “on an islands.” Add a specific reason or example to develop your answer, using a linking phrase such as “especially because” or “for example.”

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially on the islands. They’re a convenient way to get around, and many people use them for short trips to work or the shops.

× Yes, it's pretty much popular in my country, especially on an islands.

✓ Yes, they are pretty popular in my country, especially on the islands.

The answer refers to bikes, which is plural, so the pronoun it should be replaced with they. The contraction they are agrees with this plural pronoun. Use pretty popular rather than pretty much popular for a natural description of popularity.

× Yes, it's pretty much popular in my country, especially on an islands.

✓ Yes, they are pretty popular in my country, especially on the islands.

An is used before a singular noun, but islands is plural. Use the islands if referring to a particular group of islands, or omit the article and say on islands when speaking generally.