Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly, then describe how you used the bike. Keep the story in the past tense: use “rode” rather than “ride.” Avoid the unclear phrase “I went to the home”; say “I rode to my friend’s house.”

Example: Yes, I did. My father gave me a bike when I was in junior high school, and I often rode it to my friend’s house. It was a convenient way to get around.

Suggestion: Avoid repeating words and finish your ideas clearly. State whether bikes are popular, then give one specific example. Use a linking word such as “while” to connect different types of cycling.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in Japan. Many people use them for short trips, while others enjoy cycling long distances, especially on weekends.

× When I was a junior high school student, my father gave me the bike and then I ride that and I went to the home, my friend's home.

✓ When I was a junior high school student, my father gave me a bike, and then I rode it to my friend's home.

The events happened in the past, so ride should be changed to its past-tense form, rode. Keep the verbs in a past-tense sequence when describing past events.

× When I was a junior high school student, my father gave me the bike and then I ride that and I went to the home, my friend's home.

✓ When I was a junior high school student, my father gave me a bike, and then I rode it to my friend's home.

Use a before bike because this is the first time the bike is mentioned. The phrase the home is unnecessary here; my friend's home already identifies the destination. Use a or the based on whether a noun has already been introduced or is otherwise specific.

× People in Japan people people tend to people tend to ride everywhere and some people like cycling like for long distance Yeah, like that

✓ People in Japan tend to ride bikes everywhere, and some people like cycling long distances.

The repeated words and interrupted phrases make the sentence structure unclear. State the subject and verb once, then connect the two ideas clearly. When speaking, pause briefly to organize your answer instead of repeating words.

× People in Japan people people tend to people tend to ride everywhere and some people like cycling like for long distance Yeah, like that

✓ People in Japan tend to ride bikes everywhere, and some people like cycling long distances.

Long distance refers to multiple distances or to the activity of traveling a considerable distance. In this sentence, use the plural form long distances after cycling. You can also say cycling for long distances.