Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Answer the question directly and use accurate collocations and grammar. Say “I had/bought a bike,” not “I hit a bike,” and use “my older sister taught me how to ride it,” not “my bigger sister learned me.” Avoid repetition in “how to how to” and use the uncountable noun “practice” in “after a little practice.” You could also use a more natural expression such as “I became quite good at riding it” instead of exaggerating by calling yourself a professional cyclist.

Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My older sister taught me how to ride it, and I practised with her in our neighbourhood. After a little practice, I became quite good at riding it.

Sugerencia: Begin with a clear answer and support it with specific, logically connected reasons. Use “there aren’t enough places,” “cities,” and “cities weren’t designed to be pedestrian- and bike-friendly.” The phrase “most of the tourists” is incorrect in this context; say “most of the roads” or “most urban areas.” Add a linking word such as “because” or “as a result” and mention a concrete consequence, such as safety concerns or heavy traffic.

Ejemplo: Not really. Although some people ride bikes for exercise, most cities in my country do not have enough cycle lanes. They were mainly designed for cars, so cycling can be unsafe, especially on busy roads. As a result, many people prefer to use public transport or drive.

× Yes, I hit a bike when I was a child and my bigger sister learned me how to how to ride a bike.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and my older sister taught me how to ride it.

The verb learn cannot be used with a person as its direct object in this meaning. Use teach someone how to do something. The repeated phrase how to how to should also be reduced to how to. Had a bike is the appropriate expression for possession in the past.

× After a few practice I was almost a professional cyclist.

✓ After a few practices, I was almost a professional cyclist.

Practice is uncountable when it refers to the general activity, but a few requires a plural countable noun. Therefore, use practices or, more naturally, practice sessions.

× Not really because there is not enough places to ride a bike in the citrus.

✓ Not really, because there aren't enough places to ride a bike in the cities.

In a there be construction, the verb agrees with the noun that follows it. Places is plural, so use there are not or the contraction there aren't, not there is not.

× Not really because there is not enough places to ride a bike in the citrus.

✓ Not really, because there aren't enough places to ride a bike in the cities.

The subject places is plural, so the verb must be plural as well. Use aren't instead of is not. A useful strategy is to identify the noun immediately following there before choosing the verb.

× The citrus weren't designed for pedestrian and bike friendly.

✓ The cities weren't designed to be pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly.

The phrase designed for cannot be followed directly by the adjectives pedestrian-friendly and bicycle-friendly in this structure. Use designed to be before adjectives. When two coordinated adjectives share the ending -friendly, the form pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly is clear and grammatically correct.