Well, I have always thought that cycling is my best and favourite sport. I have some special connection with my bicycle and myself, because I have always used it since my childhood. It is not just a means of transportation for me, but it is a way that I feel free. I feel that I am away from the overwhelming expectations of my parents and teachers. I am away from the urban chaos when I cycle. Nowadays, unfortunately, I cannot cycle as much as I used to, due to some reasons. First of all, my schedule is not suitable to engage in sport activities very much. And second of all, I have grown to be more physically undue. I lost my endurance. Yes, stamina. I lost my stamina a bit, and it affects me to take on less physical activity. But initially, the way that cycling was introduced to me was not because I wanted it as an hallway, but it was because it was a necessity for me. I took it as a means of transportation, not only to entertain myself and feel free, but it was a way for me to commit to my school and transport. When I was a child, I did not have any card to use to use buses or metro. My cycle was the vehicle for me that I used to transport to travel places.
Band 7+: Describe a sport you really like You should say: • what it is • how you learned to do it • how often you do it • why you like it
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Well, I have always thought that cycling is my best and favorite sport. I have a special connection with my bicycle and myself because I have always used it since my childhood. It is not just a means of transportation for me, but a way that I feel free. I feel that I am away from the overwhelming expectations of my parents and teachers. I escape the urban chaos when I cycle. Nowadays, unfortunately, I cannot cycle as much as I used to, due to some reasons. First of all, my schedule is not suitable for engaging in sports activities very much. Secondly, I have become more physically inactive. I lost my endurance. Yes, stamina. I lost my stamina a bit, and it affects my ability to take on physical activity. But initially, the way that cycling was introduced to me was not because I wanted it as a hobby, but because it was a necessity for me. I took it as a means of transportation, not only to entertain myself and feel free, but it was a way for me to get to school. When I was a child, I did not have any card to use buses or the metro. My bicycle was the vehicle I used to travel to different places.
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