Parts of a bicycle

Your score	Vocabulary	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a bell	‘I’ve fitted a bell to my bicycle so that I can warn others of my approach.’
0/0	a brake	‘My bicycle has front and rear brakes’
0/0	a crossbar	‘I’ve attached a water bottle to the crossbar of my bicycle.’
0/0	a gear	‘How many gears does your bicycle have?’
0/0	handlebars	‘My bike isn’t very comfortable to ride. I think I need to adjust the height of the handlebars.’
0/0	a saddle	‘My saddle was stolen when I left my bicycle outside the railway station.’
0/0	a spoke	‘One of the spokes on my back wheel is broken.’
0/0	a tyre	‘I’ve fitted new tyres to my bike to improve grip in wet weather.’ American English = ‘a tire’
0/0	a wheel	‘My wheel buckled when I rode over a pothole.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

0/0

a bell

‘I’ve fitted a bell to my bicycle so that I can warn others of my approach.’

0/0

a brake

‘My bicycle has front and rear brakes’

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a crossbar

‘I’ve attached a water bottle to the crossbar of my bicycle.’

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a gear

‘How many gears does your bicycle have?’

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handlebars

‘My bike isn’t very comfortable to ride. I think I need to adjust the height of the handlebars.’

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a saddle

‘My saddle was stolen when I left my bicycle outside the railway station.’

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a spoke

‘One of the spokes on my back wheel is broken.’

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a tyre

‘I’ve fitted new tyres to my bike to improve grip in wet weather.’

American English = ‘a tire’

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a wheel

‘My wheel buckled when I rode over a pothole.’

Other

Your score	Vocabulary	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a cycle helmet	‘It's important to wear a cycle helmet when cycling.’
0/0	a water bottle	‘I’ve lost my water bottle. I’ll see if I can buy another this evening.’
0/0	a spare tyre	‘I’m cycling across Dartmoor next week. I’ll take a spare tyre with me in case I get a flat tyre on the trip.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

0/0

a cycle helmet

‘It's important to wear a cycle helmet when cycling.’

0/0

a water bottle

‘I’ve lost my water bottle. I’ll see if I can buy another this evening.’

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a spare tyre

‘I’m cycling across Dartmoor next week. I’ll take a spare tyre with me in case I get a flat tyre on the trip.’

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