Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer in the past tense because the question is about your childhood. Clarify whether you owned a bike or rode your cousin’s, and use the natural phrase “ride a bike” rather than “get in the bike.” Add one specific detail to develop your answer.

Example: I didn’t have my own bike as a child, but I sometimes rode my cousin’s. We often cycled around our neighborhood after school.

Suggestion: Use the plural “bikes” when speaking generally, and make the reason more logical: bikes help people commute and save money, rather than being for people who cannot commute. Add a relevant example, such as using a bike for short trips.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are very popular in my country because they’re affordable and convenient for commuting. For example, many people use them for short trips to work or the shops, which helps them save money on transport.

× I don't have a bike but I like to ride with my cousin to get in the bike.

✓ I didn't have a bike, but I liked riding with my cousin.

The question asks about the past, so use the past forms didn't have and liked rather than don't have and like. Keep the verbs in the past when describing what you did as a child.

× I don't have a bike but I like to ride with my cousin to get in the bike.

✓ I didn't have a bike, but I liked riding bikes with my cousin.

Get in is normally used for enclosed vehicles, such as cars. For a bicycle, say get on a bike, or more naturally here, ride a bike or ride bikes with someone.

× Yes, I think bike is very popular in our country because it's very accessible and easy to use for people who cannot commute and save money.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are very popular in our country because they are very accessible and easy to use for people who cannot commute and save money.

When speaking about bicycles in general, use the plural noun bikes. The verb and pronoun should also agree with this plural noun: use are and they instead of is and it.