New Questions :
- Did you have a bike when you were young?
- Did you ride a bike when you were a child?
- Do you have a bike now?
- Do you often ride a bike now?
- Are bikes popular in Your country?
Questions from the past :
Bicycles and You
- Do you know how to ride a bicycle?
- (Similar to above) Do you ever ride a bicycle?
- (Similar to above) Do you often ride a bicycle? (Why?/Why not? Where? When?)
- How often do you ride a bicycle?
- Do you like riding a bicycle?
- What do you use a bicycle for?
- Did you ride a bicycle when you were a child?
- How old were you when you first learned to ride a bicycle?
- (Similar to above) How long have you ridden a bicycle? (= How many years have you known how to ride a bicycle?)
- Would you say it’s difficult to learn to ride a bicycle?
Bicycles and People in Your Country
- Are bicycles popular in your country?
- (Similar to above) Are bicycles popular in your city? (Why?/Why not?) [Note: ‘common’ & ‘popular’ are not always the same.]
- What are the reasons why people ride bicycles?
- What are the advantages (or, benefits) of riding a bicycle?
- (Similar to above) What benefits do you think children get from riding a bicycle?
- Do you think it’s important for children to learn how to ride a bicycle (a bike)?
- Do you think children should be taught cycling at school. as an extra-curriculum subject?
- What kinds of people ride bicycles?
- Do children also ride bicycles in your country?
- Why do children enjoy riding bicycles?
- Would you say bicycles are suitable for people of all ages?
- Can you think of any people who are not suited to riding a bicycle? (Hint: very young, very old and disabled people)
- (As above) Who is most suitable for riding a bicycle and who is least suitable?
Bicycles in Society
- Do you think there are more bicycles in your country today than there were in the past?
- Has the number of bicycle riders in your country changed much in the past few years?
- Do you think the number of people using bicycles (in your hometown/country) will change in the future?
- Would you say it’s still suitable to ride a bicycle in today’s society?
- (Similar to above) Do you think bicycles are suitable for present society?
- What do you think are the advantages (or, benefits) of riding a bicycle?
- What do you think are the advantages (and disadvantages) of bicycles compared to cars?
- Is it convenient to ride a bike in your country?
Safety
- Would you say it’s safe to ride bicycles in your hometown?
- (Similar to above) Would you say it’s safe to ride a bicycle in the city (or, in your country)?
- Would you say it’s safe for children to ride bicycles in your hometown?
- Where are the safe places to ride a bicycle in your hometown?