Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Répondez directement au passé avec « I had ». La réponse se termine par une idée incomplète (« with a small ») : précisez ce que le vélo avait, ou supprimez cette partie. Ajoutez un détail concret, comme sa couleur ou l’endroit où vous l’utilisiez.

Ejemplo: Yes, I had a small bike when I was a child. It was red, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood.

Sugerencia: Votre réponse donne une opinion et une comparaison pertinentes, mais la comparaison est maladroite. Dites « not as popular as in the Netherlands or Denmark » et utilisez le pluriel dans « bikes are everywhere ». Vous pouvez aussi ajouter une raison ou un exemple précis pour développer votre réponse.

Ejemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially for short trips. However, they aren’t as widely used as in the Netherlands or Denmark, where you see bikes everywhere in cities.

× Yes, I have a bike.

✓ Yes, I had a bike.

The question asks about the past, using “Did you have…?” Therefore, use the past-tense form “had,” not the present-tense form “have.”

× When I was a child it was a small bike with a small.

✓ When I was a child, it was a small bike.

The phrase “with a small” is incomplete because “small” needs a noun after it. Since the intended noun is unclear, remove the unfinished phrase. If you remember the detail, name it, for example: “It was a small bike with a small basket.”

× Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, but not like country like Netherlands or Denmark where bike is everywhere in the city.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, but they are not as popular as in countries like the Netherlands or Denmark, where bikes are everywhere in the city.

Use the plural “countries” because you are referring to more than one country. Use “bikes” when speaking generally about bicycles, rather than the singular “bike.” Also, “they are not as popular as” makes the comparison grammatically complete.

× Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, but not like country like Netherlands or Denmark where bike is everywhere in the city.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, but they are not as popular as in countries like the Netherlands or Denmark, where bikes are everywhere in the city.

Use “the” before “Netherlands”; it is conventionally used with this country name. Denmark does not take “the.”