# Bike

## Verb + bike

* ride a bike
* get ***on / off*** your bike
* fall off your bike
* hire a bike
* knock somebody off their bike

## Common expressions

* have a go on someone’s bike
* go for a ride on your bike
* lean your bike against (a wall)
* chain your bike to (a gate)
* your bike *has a puncture*

## Exercise

### 1. Verb + bike

1. Unfortunately, I ***fell*** off my bike and broke my arm *in two places*.
2. I couldn't ***get*** on my dad's bike. It was too big for me.
3. My younger brother is learning to ***ride*** a bike at the moment.
4. I have to ***get*** off my bike and *push it up* a steep hill to get to school.
5. I nearly *had an accident* today. Some idiot in a car almost ***knocked*** me off my bike!
6. I always ***hire*** a bike when I'*m on holiday*. It's the best way to *get around*.

### 2. Common expressions

1. At night I chain my bike to a lamppost so that nobody will steal it. - d
2. I had to push my bike home from school today. It *had a puncture in the front wheel*. - e
3. Neil's not in. He's gone for a ride on his bike. - b
4. Can I *have a go on your new bike*? - c
5. I leant my bike against the wall before I went into the shop. - a