Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Answer directly first, then give one clear reason or detail. Use the past tense consistently: say “didn’t have” and “preferred.” Avoid repeating “my parents” and clarify how they took you to school. For example, use “drove me” if they travelled by car. Aim for one or two fluent sentences.

Ejemplo: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. I usually walked to school, although my parents sometimes drove me when the weather was bad.

Sugerencia: Give your opinion in the present tense and avoid repeating “very common.” Use a natural phrase such as “middle-income people” and say “commute by bike” rather than “go to work by using the bikes.” Add a specific reason or example to develop your answer.

Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among middle-income people. They’re an affordable way to commute, and they’re convenient for getting through busy city traffic.

× I don't have a bike when I was a child.

✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child.

The sentence refers to a completed period in the past, so use the simple past negative didn't have rather than don't have. Match the verb tense to the past-time phrase when I was a child.

× Most of the time I prefer to go to school by walking or sometime my parents, they took me through.

✓ Most of the time, I preferred to walk to school, or sometimes my parents took me there.

The speaker is describing childhood, so preferred is needed instead of prefer. The verb took is already in the past tense. Use there to refer back to school; took me through does not express the intended meaning of taking someone to a place.

× Most of the time I prefer to go to school by walking or sometime my parents, they took me through.

✓ Most of the time, I preferred to walk to school, or sometimes my parents took me there.

Use sometimes to mean on some occasions. Sometime usually refers to an unspecified point in time, as in sometime next week.

× Uh, they, my parents, they took me and my father, they dropped me to the school.

✓ My parents took me, and my father dropped me off at school.

The sentence repeats subjects and contains disjointed clauses, which makes its structure unclear. Use each subject once and connect the actions in a clear sentence.

× Uh, they, my parents, they took me and my father, they dropped me to the school.

✓ My parents took me, and my father dropped me off at school.

The usual expression is drop someone off at a place, not drop someone to a place. Also, school is commonly used without the when referring to attending school or going there.

× Yeah, bikes were very common in my country, but uh still now bikes are very common.

✓ Yeah, bikes are very common in my country, and they are still popular now.

The question asks about bikes' popularity in the present, so use are rather than were. Use the present tense when describing a current situation.

× Yeah, bikes were very common in my country, but uh still now bikes are very common.

✓ Yeah, bikes are very common in my country, and they are still popular now.

Still now is not the natural adverb combination in this context. Use still before the adjective or verb phrase, as in they are still popular.

× Most of the middle class people they prefer to travel or go to work by using the bikes.

✓ Most of the middle-class people prefer to travel or go to work by bike.

The subject most of the middle-class people is already complete, so adding they repeats the subject and creates an awkward structure. State the subject once, followed by its verb.

× Most of the middle class people they prefer to travel or go to work by using the bikes.

✓ Most of the middle-class people prefer to travel or go to work by bike.

When referring to bicycles in general, do not use the before bikes. You can say by bike or by using bikes.