Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Your answer responds directly, but it is too brief to develop the conversation. Add a specific detail, such as what kind of bike you had, when you rode it, or where you usually went. Use a complete sentence rather than relying on a short confirmation.

Example: Yes, I had a small blue bike when I was a child. I used to ride it around my neighborhood after school.

Suggestion: Answer directly, then explain why bikes are popular with a clear supporting detail. Use “ride a bike” rather than “read the bike,” and say “in their free time” and “good for their health” instead of the unnatural phrases in your answer. Connect your ideas with a linking word such as “because.”

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because they are an affordable way to get around. Many people also ride them in their free time to exercise and enjoy the outdoors.

× Yes, sure, people read the bike in free time and it's good for careful physical health.

✓ Yes, sure, people read the bike in their free time and it's good for careful physical health.

Free time is usually used with a possessive determiner in this expression, such as their free time. The phrase in free time is not idiomatic.

× Yes, sure, people read the bike in free time and it's good for careful physical health.

✓ Yes, sure, people read the bike in free time and it's good for their physical health.

Careful does not describe physical health appropriately; it means taking care to avoid danger or mistakes. Use physical health on its own here. The phrase good for their physical health clearly expresses the intended meaning.