Bike— Part 1 Báo cáo

Gợi ý: Reduce hesitation and repetition, give a clear topic sentence then one supporting detail. Keep answer within 1–3 sentences and avoid filler words like “umm.” Add a brief specific detail (when/where or a memory) using a linking word to connect ideas.

Ví dụ: No, I didn't own a bike as a child. Instead, I rode my cousin's old bike sometimes after school, and because it had a squeaky chain I remember always stopping to fix it before riding home.

Gợi ý: Make the main point clear and avoid contradictory phrasing. Start with a clear opinion, then use a linking word (e.g., "however" or "because") to give a specific reason or example. Provide a concrete detail such as who uses bikes and in what situations.

Ví dụ: Bicycles were once very popular in my country, but now they are less common because many people prefer cars for convenience. However, some students and delivery workers still use bikes for short trips in cities because they are cheap and fast in traffic.

× I used to, umm, I used to ride my cousin's old bike.

✓ I used to ride my cousin's old bike.

The original sentence repeats 'I used to' and includes a filler 'umm' which makes it disfluent. The grammatical structure 'used to' should be followed by the base verb, not another repeated auxiliary. Remove the repetition and filler to produce a single correct past habitual form: 'I used to ride...'. Suggestion: avoid repeating auxiliaries and remove filler words in formal responses.

× People usually use bikes or cars.

✓ People usually use cars or bicycles.

The sentence is grammatical but slightly awkward in parallelism and natural collocation: pairing 'bikes or cars' is fine, but 'cars or bicycles' is more natural when indicating common transport. Also 'bicycles' is more formal than 'bikes' and matches 'cars'. No tense change needed. Suggestion: reorder for natural phrasing and use consistent register.

× Well, bicycles used to be very popular, but nowadays they are less common.

✓ Well, bicycles used to be very popular, but nowadays they are less common.

This sentence is already grammatically correct: 'used to' correctly expresses past habitual action and 'nowadays' with 'are less common' correctly uses present tense for current state. No correction needed. Suggestion: keep this structure when contrasting past habits with present situations.