Q1: According to the passage, why have some cities started building walls and other barriers around bike lanes?

Answer: To prevent accidents from happening.

Q2: According to the passage, why are bike lanes sometimes dangerous?

Answer: Because cars sometimes cross over the lines and cause an accident.

Comparative Idiomatic Expressions

🔺 all the better + for + noun

- means even better

Example: I like Katy all the better for her kindness.

🔺 not so much A as B

- less like (something) than (something else)

Example: They're not so much lovers as friends.

🔺 no less than

- used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large.

Example: No less than half the students failed the final exam.

🔺 no more than

- used to emphasize how small a number or amount is.

Example: He was still a kid, no more than eighteen or nineteen years old.

EIKEN Answer Tips 💡

📌 When narrating this story, start with the sentence found in the speech balloon in the first picture and answer with the direct speech pattern. In the second picture, the couple looks happy while cleaning their bikes and look forward to going shopping in their bikes. In the last picture, the couple is on their way home from a shopping trip, and they look comfortable and not worried about the traffic jam. In the last sentence of the example, since there is no text in the speech balloon, you can use the indirect speech in your sentence.

Question 1

Some people say that a person should have a license to ride a bicycle. What do you think about that?

Sample Answers:

• Agree - I agree. People on bicycles use the same roads that people in cars do. Having a license would make sure people ride safely and so there would be fewer accidents.

• Disagree - I disagree. Many people who ride bikes are too young to get licenses. Also, bikes are less likely to cause serious damage than cars.

EIKEN Answer Tips 💡

📌 In addition to the example, the opinion in favor would be that in order to get a license, people would need to know the traffic rules of their country. Having a license would also encourage people to ride more safely.

📌 To show your opposition to the statement or topic, you can point out the huge number of applicants and the difficulty of the license renewal system as an additional information to the sample answer given.

Question 2

Electric cars are becoming popular worldwide. Do you think more people will buy electric cars in the future?

Sample Answers:

• YES - People want to help the environment, and electric cars are a good option. They produce little air pollution and greenhouse gases.

• NO - As electric cars are expensive, most people would rather buy an inexpensive gasoline-powered car. Also, it's hard to find places to charge an electric car.

EIKEN Answer Tips 💡

📌 If you answer YES to the question, you can add an information and note that e-vehicles or electric vehicles produce less sounds and are less vibration-prone compared to gasoline-powered vehicles.

📌 If you answer NO to the question, you can point out that charging an electric car takes longer compared to refilling it with gasoline.

Comparative Idiomatic Expressions

🔺 all the better + for + noun

- means even better

Example: I like Katy all the better for her kindness.

🔺 not so much A as B

- less like (something) than (something else)

Example: They're not so much lovers as friends.

🔺 no less than

- used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large.

Example: No less than half the students failed the final exam.

🔺 no more than

- used to emphasize how small a number or amount is.

Example: He was still a kid, no more than eighteen or nineteen years old.