Sentences from "English File"

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

I had to rewrite sentences from my book "English File" by Christina Koenig.

There is a text about British banks and walking in Britain. I rephrased the sentences because the exercise asks to say if it's the same or different in your country.

Can I say "My city is a good place for a walk?" I mean it's safe.

"Banks work online. It's comfortable." I mean the fact that they work online is comfortable but since I use "banks" I think, I should say "they are comfortable."

 

[emsr2d2]

I had to (did you really have to, or did you choose to?) rewrite some sentences from my book "English File" by Christina Koenig. There is a text about British banks and another about walking in Britain. I rephrased the sentences because the exercise asks me/the student to say if it's the same or different in your country.

1. Can I say "My city is a good place for a walk"? I mean it's safe.

2. "Banks work online. It's comfortable." I mean the fact that they work online is comfortable but since I use "banks" I think, I should say "they are comfortable."

Note my comments and corrections above. It's impossible to say whether you have rephrased them correctly without knowing what the original said.

1. Your sentence is grammatically correct but saying it's a good place for a walk doesn't necessarily mean it's safe.
2. "Banks work online" is meaningless to me. And how is a bank comfortable? You really need to explain the whole of #2 to us.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Note my comments and corrections above. It's impossible to say whether you have rephrased them correctly without knowing what the original said.

1. Your sentence is grammatically correct but saying it's a good place for a walk doesn't necessarily mean it's safe.
2. "Banks work online" is meaningless to me. And how is a bank comfortable? You really need to explain the whole of #2 to us.

From "English File". "Britain isn't a good place for cyclists. But for pedestrians it is wonderful."
"British banks are great- you do everything online and you don't pay when you take money out of an ATM. And if you want to change banks, the banks do all the work, not you."
That's what I wanted, not had to rephrase, to mean that "they work online and they are comfortable."

They say banks do everything not you. Would a native speaker refer to everything that a bank does for you as "bank operations"? For example, "Local banks are comfortable. You can do (bank) operations online."

 

[GoesStation]

Can I say "My city is a good place for a walk?" I mean it's safe.

The sentence is natural, but it means walking there is interesting and reasonably safe.

 

[Tarheel]

I wouldn't say banks are comfortable. Also, bank operations pertain, I think, to things the bank does.

You could say the people who work at the bank are helpful, I guess. You could say they are always willing and able to answer any questions you have.