Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Ответ дан прямо и дополнен уместными деталями о друзьях и совместных поездках. Однако используйте прошедшее время последовательно: «we gathered» вместо «we gather». Избегайте повторения слова «bike» и слов-паразитов «uh»; ответ можно сделать более плавным, объединив связанные мысли.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I was quite good at cycling. My neighbours and I often gathered in the backyard and rode around together. I remember that we all had our own bikes, so it was a fun way to spend time outdoors.

Suggestion: Сначала ясно назовите страну, о которой говорите: фраза «I live in Armenia and Iran» звучит противоречиво, если вопрос предполагает одну страну. Используйте слово «bikes», а не «bags», и наречие «rarely» вместо «quite rare». Уточните, что именно мешает людям ездить на велосипеде (например, нехватка велодорожек или безопасных мест), и свяжите объяснение с ответом.

Example: I’m from Armenia, and I wouldn’t say that cycling is very popular here. You do see some people riding bikes, but it’s not a common way to get around. One reason is that many streets don’t have dedicated bike lanes, so cycling can feel unsafe.

× Quite often we gather together with our uh neighbors and friends in the backyard and each of us had a bike and we uh used to ride a bike together.

✓ Quite often, we gathered together with our neighbors and friends in the backyard, and each of us had a bike and we used to ride a bike together.

The student is describing a childhood habit in the past. Gather should therefore be in the past tense: gathered. Use the past tense consistently when describing this past experience.

× Actually I can see people who cycle quite rare, maybe two or three times a week.

✓ Actually, people cycle quite rarely, maybe two or three times a week.

Rare is an adjective and cannot describe the verb cycle. Use the adverb rarely to describe how often people cycle. Remember that adverbs modify verbs.