Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Your answer gives a relevant reason, but several phrases are unclear or incorrectly formed, which makes your meaning difficult to understand. Use the correct words and phrases, such as “bike when I was a child,” “ride it,” and “I was afraid of falling.” Answer directly first, then add one clear detail about your sister’s bike.

Example: I didn’t have my own bike when I was a child. My sister had one, and she sometimes let me ride it. However, I was afraid of falling, so I didn’t ride it very often.

Suggestion: You give a clear opinion and a reason, but “buying” does not express the idea of cycling, and “dive a car” should be “drive a car.” Avoid repeating “really hot,” and use “prefer to drive rather than ride a bike.” Add a specific detail about how the weather affects people’s choices.

Example: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country. The weather is extremely hot for much of the year, so many people prefer to drive rather than ride a bike. Cycling can be uncomfortable, especially during the hottest part of the day.

× I don't consider buying is popular in my country because my country is really hot.

✓ I don't think biking is popular in my country because it is really hot.

In this meaning, consider cannot be followed directly by a clause with its own subject and verb, as in buying is popular. Use think followed by a clause, or use consider followed by a noun or gerund phrase, as in I consider biking unpopular. The revised sentence also avoids repeating my country.

× The weather is really hot so they prefer to dive a car instead of ride.

✓ The weather is really hot, so they prefer to drive a car instead of riding a bike.

After the preposition instead of, use a gerund ending in -ing, so ride should be riding. The corrected sentence also uses parallel activities: driving a car and riding a bike.