Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly, but avoid repeating the same idea with “of course” and “I certainly did.” The phrase “I still do have my bicycle with me” sounds unnatural; say that you still own it. Add one brief, specific detail about how you used it as a child.

Example: Yes, I did, and I still own the same bike. I used to ride it around my neighbourhood after school.

Suggestion: Give a clearer direct answer about bikes in Russia rather than shifting to your hometown. Avoid repetition in “most of the time throughout the year” and “don't really … quite often.” Use a linking word such as “because” to connect your reason, and include a specific detail about when people can ride.

Example: Bikes aren’t very popular where I live in Russia, mainly because the winters are long and cold. However, people tend to cycle more often during the warmer months, especially in parks and around the city.

× Well, my hometown is in Russia so actually not really because most of the time throughout the year it's pretty cold so people don't really have the opportunity to ride the bikes quite often.

✓ Well, my hometown is in Russia, so actually, not really. Most of the time throughout the year, it's pretty cold, so people don't really have the opportunity to ride bikes very often.

The definite article the is unnecessary before bikes when referring to bicycles in general. Use the plural noun bikes without an article. Very often is also the more natural placement for the frequency phrase in this sentence.