Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Bạn trả lời trực tiếp, nhưng câu trả lời bị ngắt giữa chừng và có nhiều từ đệm như “uh”. Hãy nói rõ gia đình chỉ có một chiếc xe đạp, giải thích bố mẹ thường dùng xe, rồi kết thúc bằng một câu hoàn chỉnh về việc bạn đi học bằng cách nào. Có thể dùng từ nối như “so” để liên kết ý.

Example: Not really. My family only had one bike when I was a child, and my parents usually used it to commute to work or go to the market. So, I normally walked to school.

Suggestion: Bạn đã nêu sự thay đổi theo thời gian, nhưng ý chưa rõ vì “bike” có thể chỉ cả xe đạp lẫn xe máy. Hãy nói cụ thể xe đạp từng phổ biến, còn hiện nay xe máy phổ biến hơn; đồng thời sửa “in around 20 years ago” thành “about 20 years ago” và dùng động từ số nhiều phù hợp.

Example: Bicycles were very popular in my country about 20 years ago. Nowadays, however, motorbikes are more common because they are faster and more convenient for commuting.

× My family at that time had only one bike and my parents mostly used it for going to work, going to the relative, and going to the market.

✓ My family at that time had only one bike, and my parents mostly used it for going to work, visiting relatives, and going to the market.

The singular phrase the relative is unsuitable when referring to relatives in general. Use the plural relatives, or say visiting relatives. This also keeps the activities in a natural parallel form.

× And we have, we went to school by...

✓ And we went to school by...

The answer refers to the student's childhood, so the past tense went is appropriate. Have is an incorrect present-perfect form here and should be removed.

× It used to be popular in my country in around 20 years ago, but now bike and motorbike is more popular.

✓ It used to be popular in my country around 20 years ago, but now bikes and motorbikes are more popular.

Do not use in before the time expression around 20 years ago. Say around 20 years ago.

× It used to be popular in my country in around 20 years ago, but now bike and motorbike is more popular.

✓ It used to be popular in my country around 20 years ago, but now bikes and motorbikes are more popular.

The speaker refers to bikes and motorbikes in general, so both nouns should be plural: bikes and motorbikes.

× It used to be popular in my country in around 20 years ago, but now bike and motorbike is more popular.

✓ It used to be popular in my country around 20 years ago, but now bikes and motorbikes are more popular.

The subject bikes and motorbikes is plural, so it must take the plural verb are, not is.