Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly, then give one or two relevant reasons. Use the past tense when describing your childhood, and avoid repeating that you never had or learned to ride a bike. A more natural phrase is “my family couldn’t afford to buy me one.”

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike as a child. My family couldn’t afford to buy me one, and I never learned how to ride, so I missed out on cycling with other kids.

Suggestion: Give a clear opinion and support it with specific, relevant examples. Avoid repeating “in my country” and replace unnatural expressions such as “marathons running” and “develop this sphere of society” with phrases like “cycling events” and “promote cycling.”

Example: Yes, I think cycling is quite popular in my country. Many cities have dedicated bike lanes, and local cycling events encourage people to take it up. It’s also a convenient way to travel short distances.

× Of course, I think that bikes are popular in my country because there are a lot of bike lanes and a lot of marathons running in my country to develop this sphere of society.

✓ Of course, I think bikes are popular in my country because there are a lot of bike lanes and many marathons are held there to develop this area of society.

The phrase a lot of marathons running does not form a complete grammatical clause to coordinate with there are a lot of bike lanes. Use the passive construction many marathons are held to show that the events take place. In a spoken answer, you can also avoid repeating in my country by using there.