Bike— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Answer the question directly at the beginning, then add a brief personal explanation. Use a more natural time expression, such as “from the age of ten,” and say “go for a ride” rather than “go for a drive” when referring to a bicycle. Avoid putting too many ideas into one sentence; divide the answer into two or three sentences for greater clarity.

Exemplo: No, I didn’t have my own bike as a child. However, from the age of ten, I often spent my summers at my grandmother’s house, where my cousin kept his bike. I sometimes borrowed it to go to the store or ride around the neighborhood.

Sugestão: Your answer has a clear opinion and a relevant reason, but “geographically suitable,” “upward climbs,” and “unsuitable for for biking” are unnatural or repetitive. Use “the terrain is not ideal for cycling” and “steep hills” instead. Add a specific contrast between local residents and tourists, and connect the ideas with linking words such as “however” or “although.”

Exemplo: Not particularly. The terrain in my country is quite hilly, so cycling can be difficult for local residents, especially in cities with steep roads. However, cycling is more popular among tourists in the summer because they enjoy exploring the countryside by bike.

× I did not, but ever since age ten, I would spend most of my summers at my grandmother's house, where my cousin would leave his bike so I would sometimes take the bike to go to the store or just to go for a drive around the neighborhood.

✓ I did not, but from the age of ten, I spent most of my summers at my grandmother's house, where my cousin would leave his bike, so I would sometimes take it to the store or just ride it around the neighborhood.

The phrase from the age of ten refers to a completed period in the past, so the simple past tense spent is more appropriate than would spend. Would can describe repeated past actions, but it should not be used as the main tense with this time expression. Also, ride a bike is more natural than go for a drive around the neighborhood when referring to traveling by bicycle.

× My country isn't very geographically suitable for biking because we have a lot of steep hills and upward climbs that are unsuitable for for biking.

✓ My country isn't very geographically suitable for biking because we have a lot of steep hills and steep climbs that are unsuitable for biking.

The preposition for is repeated in unsuitable for for biking. The correct expression is unsuitable for biking. Removing the repeated preposition makes the sentence grammatically correct. Steep climbs is also the more natural expression for difficult uphill sections.